Olympia The first finalist, but without the incident, the coach hunted the judge
Cediti Olympia basketball players are the first finalists of the national championship. In the semi -finals of the OTP Bank League, Terme Olimio eliminated 2-0 in victories. In the finals, the winner of the Krka – Illyria duel, in which the first game was won by Novomestani. The duel, however, overshadowed the incident at the end of 3. The quarter when the coach of the Ljubljana team was faced Star Mitrovic and planned over the judge.
Cedevita Olympia – Terme Olimia 98:82
Stožice Hall, viewers 300, judges: Krejić (Kranj), Mohorič (Velenje), Smolej (Novo mesto).
Cedevita Olympia: Jones 2, Radovic 9 (1: 2), Nikolic 13 (2: 4), Voice 21 (2: 3), Lemar 6 (4: 5), Morano 3, Blažič 10 (2: 4), Beringer 14, Tasić 13 (5: 5), Daneu 7 (1: 1); Terme Olimia Podčetrtek: Pajk 7, Thompson 31 (5: 5), Švigelj 2 (2: 2), Stoimenov 21 (5: 6), Struger 9 (1: 1), Vukotic 7 (1: 2), Atanacković 5 (3: 4).
The people of Ljubljana, who celebrated in Stožice with 98:82 (23:15, 51:38, 67:66) today, will play for the thirtyth in the national championship finals and compete for the 21. The champions have been the last four seasons, and the defeat in the finals of the domestic competitions has not been known since 2020.
After the guests caught Olympia and the 19 -point gap (at the beginning of the third quarter was 59:40) reduced to 63:61, it is Igor Struger placed a blockade and collided with Olympia’s game organizer Alexei Nikolic. The referee could have made a personal mistake of riverbed in the attack, but he whistled his personal mistake Nikolic. This completely derailed the coach Star Mitrovicwho started hunting a third judge at the juicy curses Gasper Smole down the pitch. The impression was as if Mitrovic wanted to shine one around his ears, but he was stopped in time. Of course, the exclusion followed, Mitrovic had to leave the hall, the sports director of Cedevita Olympia, accompanied by a security guard Davor Uzbinec But he had to go to the stand. Olympia, however, was led by his assistant by the end of the game Djordje AdžićRTV Slovenia reported.
Since then, only one finals have been released, 2021 have been dropped in the semi -finals of the Spar Cup, so that they can finish the 2024/25 season with a 13 -consecutive laurel in domestic competitions. Also this season, as in the previous three, they have already won the Super Cup last September and the Spar Cup in February.
The date of the first game of the finals, which will play for three victories, will be known after the end of the second semi -finals. The second match between Illyria and Krka in Ljubljana will be on Sunday, June 1, and the third third party is scheduled for 7 June.