Gorenje shine for a moment, Meshkov celebrate in the end
Блеск на мгновенье «Горенья» и победа мешковцев в концовке
Meshkov Brest have managed to overcome problems and celebrate in a game versus Gorenje with 26-24 (14-15) to strengthen their position among top 4 teams in SEHA Gazprom standings. Belarusian team has in last three minutes scored decisive two goals to gran the win and make a step towards F4.
Gorenje have showed great spirit and motivation, especially in the first half have three goal plus on several occasions. This was a little surprise for Meshkov withcoach Sergey Bebeshko being forced to change many things in attack and especially in defense.
Meshkov have taken the initiative and the lead at 20-18 and the match was narrow until the end with Nikulenkau and Shylovich deciding it for hosts.
Sergey Bebeshko, Meshkov coach:
Today we've played against the second best
team from Slovenia. We've known that rivals are rising lately and today they
did not onve again prove it. We've made many unnecessary mistakes which rival
knew how to use and score goals. This is our 14th game in two
months - it's a bit too much. It is visible that players were tired
physically. This year SEHA Gazprom League is much stronger. There are no easy
matches. Our 5-1 defense allowed us to come back into the game. In the second
half everything went normally in the beginning after which we've had many
suspensions. I'm sure Gorenje will show their strength in SEHA Gazprom League.
The main things are, three points and no injuries.
Dzmitry Nikulenkau, Meshkov player:
We were prepared for the game against Gorenje.
We've known that they are a serious opponent. I hope this game was pleasant to
fans. We are very happy - we have taken three points, and this is the most
important for us.
Borut Plaskan, Gorenje coach:
They were forces to put more effort to win
points. We're pleased with our game, especially in defense. In the first half
our attack played good, but later we've experienced many problems. We're not
satisfied because we did not win points but have some directions to improve our
game in the future.
Vid Levc, Gorenje player:
We've seen that Meshkov are a good team and we
did not come to surrender prematurely. We've showed our strenght in the first
half but in the second half we could not play against their 5-1 defense. At the
end we needed some more luck and they've had two shots that they knew how to
use. I think this was good game.