Guest coach Zeljko Babic said right after the match - Meshkov without
shot from distance and distracted but experienced, good enough to deal with
Partizan’s youngsters.
Vanja Ilic has played great in defense and good on middle-back in
attack although his real position is left wing. He missed to score the
equalizer at 18:18 due to fantastic reaction of goalkeeper Ivan Pesic.
Another gift Partizan did not know how to use was Ivan Karacic’s red
card in 48th minute because of a foul on Mijailo Marsenic, Partizan’s left back
for the night but actually pivot.
Instead of that Maksim Baranau made sure to take Brest to safe 17:21.
Partizan has once again approached the goal behind (21:22), seven
minutes before the end, but guests have routinely completed the match using fast
breaks and lack of players in home team’s rotation of.
Zeljko Babic, coach of Meshkov Brest:
- I have to say only nice words about Partizan and people who lead this team. I
had a lot of nice moments in sport, but this kind of warm hospitality from the
heart which I felt in Belgrade is something special. We were lucky because we
are better individualy and that was crucial at the end. Partizan played
tactically good with long attacks. We have played bad in attack without shot
from the back-line, but we scored a lot of easy goals. They missed the chance
to score when they had a player more on the court and we managed to take the chance
to win the match. Partizan is on the good way, they have to be supported by
media and the fans.
Aleksandar Brkovic, Partizan’s coach:
- Meshkov is much more experienced squad than my team, but we had a
chance to stay equal until the end of the match. Lack of experience and
concentration is something what is expected from my team, but I can't critize
them. We tried to give our best and we we were doing it during the bigger part
of the match. It's not easy to play against players which have won medals or
play semi-finals at big championships like Vukic or Spiler.
Lazar Kukic, Partizan’s player:
- We fought until the end, but a lot of mistakes decided the game on
Meshkov's side.
Domagoj Srsen, Brest Meshkov’s player:
- We began well in defense but our attack was bad. We weren't
concentrated, but we had Charapenka between the posts. Good moments in the
second half have decided the match.
Pravo reče trener gostiju Željko Babić posle meča, Meškov bez šuta spolja, dekoncentrisan, ali opet dovoljno iskusan da izađe na kraj sa Partizanovom mlađarijom.
Crno-beli su pali na igrača više, prosuli sve ono što su uspeli da urade blagodareći slabijem izdanju po imenima znatno iskusnijeg protivnika.
Vanja Ilić odličnih reakcija u odbrani, čak dobar i na poziciji srednjeg beka, iako je po vokacji krilo, ali kad je trebalo da postigne gol za izjednačenje na 17:18, popustila je koncentracija. Tek što je stao na gol Ivan Pešić je zaustavio taj šut.
Još jedan poklon Partizan nije znao da iskoristi - crveni karton Karačića u 48. minutu zbog prekršaja nad Mijailom Marsenićem, sinoć više na poziciji levog beka, nego njegovoj izvornoj - pivota.
Umesto toga Maksim Baranau se pobrinuo da Brest odvede do sigurnih 17:21.
Partizan je još jednom prišao na gol zaostatka sedam minuta pre kraja, ali su gosti rutinski meč priveli kraju koristeći brzopletost i nedostatak igrača u rotaciji crno-belih.
Željko Babić, trener Meškov Brest:
- Moralna mi je obaveza da se zahvalim Partizanu i ljudima koji vode klub. Doživeo sam lepih trenutaka u sportu, ali ovo je gostoprimstvo iz srca, bez maski i pro forme. Osetio sam to u Beogradu, od srca im želim sve najbolje. Lepo mi je bilo i stvarno sam se dobro osećao. Imali smo sreću jer smo jači sastav individualno, to je na kraju bilo presudno. Partizan je taktički igrao dobro, strpljivo i dugo u napadu. Mi smo bili smešni u napadu, bez šuta spolja. Oni pri kraju nisu iskoristili igrača više, mi smo to iskoristili i napravili seriju. Partizan je na dobrom putu, treba ih podržati. Trebaju biti strpljivi. Ovo je primer kako treba biti.
Domagoj Sršen, igrač Meškova iz Bresta:
- Počeli smo solidno u odbrani, iako napad nije dobro išao. Igrači nisu bili koncentrisani. Čarapenka je dobro otvorio utakmicu. Dobro smo odigrali završnicu i uzeli bodove.
Aleksandar Brković, trener Partizana:
- Iako je Brest daleko iskusnija ekipa, imali smo šansu da duže ostanemo u egalu. Neiskustvo, dekoncetrancija, nepoznavanje situacije, to je sve shodno našem timu. Ne smemo momcima ništa da zamerimo. Trudili smo da odigramo što kvalitetnije. Donekle smo u tome uspeli. Nije lako igrati protiv igrača koji imaju momke koji su osvajala svetske medalje i igrali polufinala, poput Špilera i Vukića. Ne mogu da budem zadovoljan, jer nismo iskoristili čiste šanse. Nadam se da ćemo biti konkurentniji u svakom pogledu.
Lazar Kukić, igrač Partizana:
- Na početku smo imali dosta grešaka u odbrani, a napad je delovao dobro. Borili smo se do kraja, ali greške su nas odvele u poraz.
