Good preparation for PPD Zagreb ahead of CL in Celje
Dobra generalka PPD Zagreba uoči Lige prvaka u Celju
Confident victory for PPD Zagreb in Round 3 of SEHA Gazprom League against Gorenje - 28:21 (13:7). Match will serve PPD Zagreb well ahead of Champions League's opener against Celje on Saturday. Zagreb was able to stay in control throughout the whole match with Gorenje being unable to reduce the gap and come closer.
Slovenian trio in PPD Zagreb's jersey was on a high level - Skok had 14 saves, Miklavcic scored 5, Cingesar 3 goals with Mandalinic leading the scorelist with 9. Speaking of Gorenje, Golcar scored 6, Levc added 5 and in the second half Mitrovic netted 3.
In the next round PPD Zagreb will travel to Ljubuski to meet Izvidac and on the other side Gorenje will play in Skopje against Vardar.
Veselin Vujovic, PPD Zagreb coach:
We've managed to take advantage of mistakes young Gorenje's players were
comitting. In this moment we are a better team and I think this was a good
thing ahead of our duel in Celje.
David Miklavcic, PPD Zagreb player:
Opening was important with defense and Skok pointing the match in our
direction. In the second half we were not on the highest level allowing them to
score some easy goals and that is a thing we still have to work on. We have to
forget this as soon as possible and turn to Celje.
Marko Sibila, Gorenje coach:
We are satisfied with the match. We were a bit too much impressed with our
opponent making mistakes we usually don't make. New experience for us that's
for sure, we're trying to grow from match to match.
Niko Medved, Gorenje player:
We're struggling and not playing good. Zagreb is a quality team. They
were in control of the match from the first minute. In the next round we'll
have a strong opponent and we see it as a chance to make things better in
Skopje.