President of the BFM (Basketball Fedration of Macedonia) , Daniel Dimevski , commercial director Vitaminka , Vladimir Trpanoski , coach of the Macedonian National team Marjan Lazovski and the National Team player Predrag Samarziski, addressed to the numerous media press - conference , the satisfaction from continuation of cooperation that has brought only success on both sides . "The team that wins does not change " , says Trpanoski . " It proved Macedonian basketball team and "Vitaminka" with today's continuation of the cooperation agreement for the overall sponsorship . "Vitiminka" as a socially responsible company for several years in a row is general spozor of basketball players . We believe that only by investing in sports are possible good results . We showed that the common belief in success and when he least expected is the most important of all . We as a company receiving congratulations after each victory the Macedonian basketball team past European Championship . Letters from supporters of Croatia , Turkey , Poland and other countries arrived to us but most interesting was the application of 15 year old fan from Poland who spoke Macedonian jersey with logo Vitaminka fortunately . We are proud of our team and we honor that "Vitaminka"is part of that success and I hope with all subsequent even more " , complete commercial director Vitaminka . It's great pleasure to have beside a company as "Vitaminka" . They are not only our largest , gold sponsor , but in all these past years Vitaminka proved sincere and faithful relationship with the Macedonian basketball . Exactly with the start of our partnership began to range the best results in the basketball history of Macedonia and I believe that in the future along with "Vitaminka" we will celebrate the many successes and joys " , added the president of the BFM (Basketball Fedration of Macedonia), Daniel Dimevski .
Prva Liga Round 2 of Semi-Finals. MZT Skopje advance into Final - May 14, 2013
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Rabotnicki - Kozuv 95-87
Rabotnicki shot down Kozuv and cut the deficit in the series. Kozuv trailed by 13 points after 3 quarters before a 29-24 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 87-95 at the end of the game. Fersped-Rabotnicki made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. It was a great shooting night for Fersped-Rabotnicki especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 62 [read more]
Rabotnicki shot down Kozuv and cut the deficit in the series. Kozuv trailed by 13 points after 3 quarters before a 29-24 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 87-95 at the end of the game. Fersped-Rabotnicki made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. It was a great shooting night for Fersped-Rabotnicki especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 62.5 percentage. 27 personal fouls committed by Kozuv helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Naturalized Serbian forward Nenad Zivcevic (204-87) scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and American point guard John Sharper (186-84, college: San Diego St.) chipped in 20 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) during the contest. The former international guard Dimitar Karadzovski (190-84, agency: Global Sports Plaza) responded with 16 points and 4 assists and Serbian power forward Slobodan Bozovic (207-79) scored 14 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Kozuv: D.Karadzovski 16+2reb+4ast, V.Filipovic 15+2ast, S.Bozovic 14+6reb+1ast, M.Pekovic 13+1reb+1ast, I.Mijajlovic 10+1reb+2ast, P.Blazevski 9+3reb+1ast Rabotnicki: J.Sharper 20+3reb+2ast, N.Zivcevic 16+6reb+5ast, M.Abukar 15+2reb+3ast, J.Petrovski 11+2reb+2ast, N.Jelesijevic 8+2reb+1ast, A.Dimitrovski 8+2reb+2ast
MZT Skopje upset Feni Indistrija on the road to sweep the semifinal series. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Feni Indistrija won fourth quarter 18-17. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. MZT Skopje made 20-of-22 charity shots (90.9 percent) during the game. Feni Indistrija was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. American swingman Cade Davis (197-88, college: Oklahoma) notched 28 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and international center Todor Gecevski (209-77, agency: Interperformances) supported him with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Even 17 points and 4 assists by the former international guard Darko Sokolov (190-86) did not help to save the game for Feni Indistrija. The former international power forward Bojan Trajkovski (206-88, agency: Global Sports Plaza) added 18 points for the hosts. Top scorers: Feni Indistrija: B.Trajkovski 18+4reb, D.Sokolov 17+4reb+4ast, V.Brckov 15+4reb+1ast, D.Knezevic 9+2reb+1ast, H.Kamp 7+6reb+3ast, N.Vucurovic 6+2reb+1ast MZT Skopje: C.Davis 28+6reb, T.Gecevski 20+10reb+1ast, D.Stojanovski 17+4reb+2ast, D.Noa 7+3reb+2ast, G.Cekovski 6+3reb+2ast, B.Bakic 4+3reb+6ast
Pero Antic wins EuroLeague title with Olympiacos - May 13, 2013
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Pero Antic (210-F-82, agency: Beo Basket) wins EuroLeague title with Olympiacos as his Greek side celebrated the second straight EuroLeague title. They outgunned Real Madrid in an exciting clash at O2 Arena in London. Vassilis Spanoulis came up with 22 points to pace the Hellenes to the historic success. The Reds entered the EuroLeague Final Four as underdogs but proved a tough nut to crack edging big time favourites CSKA in the semis and then Real Madrid in the Final [read more]
Pero Antic (210-F-82, agency: Beo Basket) wins EuroLeague title with Olympiacos as his Greek side celebrated the second straight EuroLeague title. They outgunned Real Madrid in an exciting clash at O2 Arena in London. Vassilis Spanoulis came up with 22 points to pace the Hellenes to the historic success. The Reds entered the EuroLeague Final Four as underdogs but proved a tough nut to crack edging big time favourites CSKA in the semis and then Real Madrid in the Final. Real Madrid looked dominant at every end of the floor in the opening quarter. The Spanish team got to a flying start building a 27:10 lead after ten minutes. But Olympiacos once again showed their character. They opened the second frame on a 12:2 rally. Sloukas capped the first half with three points to put Olympiacos within 4 points 37:41. Vassilis Spanoulis drained back-to-back three-pointers early in the third term to give the Reds a 45:43 lead. Kyle Hines and Acie Law made it 52:46 for Olympiacos midway through the third term. Real however did not allow the Reds to pull away entering the fourth frame all tied at 61. The Greek team opened the fourth frame on a 9:1 run to ensure a 70:62 advantage. Marcus Slaughter received a technical foul midway through the period and Olympiacos punished Real with a 6:0 run to extend the lead to 14 points 84:70. Sergio Rodriguez dragged the Madrid outfit within 8 points 79:87 but Vassilis Spanoulis reacted with a timely three-pointer and Olympiacos cruised to the victory from there on. Acie Law provided 20 points, while Kyle Hines netted 12 points for the winners and Pero Antic netted 10. Rudy Fernandez responded with 21 points for Real Madrid. Sergio Rodriguez added 17 points in the loss.
Prva Liga Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Kozuv and MZT Skopje gain victories - May 11, 2013
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Kozuv - Rabotnicki 79-73
Kozuv celebrated the first win in the semifinal series versus Rabotnicki thus gaining 2-0 lead in the series. Fersped-Rabotnicki was ahead by 1 point at the halftime before a 44-37 second half run of Kozuv. Serbian point guard Igor Mijajlovic (193-84, agency: Global Sports Plaza) nailed 22 points and 4 assists for the winning side and the former international guard Dimitar Karadzovski (190-84, agency: Global Sports Plaza) accounted for 14 points and 6 assists [read more]
Kozuv celebrated the first win in the semifinal series versus Rabotnicki thus gaining 2-0 lead in the series. Fersped-Rabotnicki was ahead by 1 point at the halftime before a 44-37 second half run of Kozuv. Serbian point guard Igor Mijajlovic (193-84, agency: Global Sports Plaza) nailed 22 points and 4 assists for the winning side and the former international guard Dimitar Karadzovski (190-84, agency: Global Sports Plaza) accounted for 14 points and 6 assists. Four Kozuv players scored in double figures. Kozuv's coach Marjan Srbinovski allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Naturalized Serbian forward Nenad Zivcevic (204-87) came up with 17 points and 9 rebounds and guard Aleksandar Dimitrovski (193-80) added 14 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Fersped-Rabotnicki in the defeat. Top scorers: Kozuv: I.Mijajlovic 22+2reb+4ast, D.Karadzovski 14+3reb+6ast, V.Filipovic 11+3reb+3ast, M.Pekovic 10+2reb, A.Shterjov 9+4reb+1ast, S.Bozovic 6+2reb Rabotnicki: M.Abukar 17+6reb, N.Zivcevic 17+9reb+1ast, A.Dimitrovski 14+8reb+2ast, J.Sharper 8+3reb+1ast, N.Jelesijevic 8+2reb+2ast, S.Avramovski 7
MZT Skopje shot down Feni Indistrija in the semifinal opener. The game was mostly controlled by MZT Skopje. Feni Indistrija managed to win second period 26-24. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. MZT Skopje made 22-of-28 free shots (78.6 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Feni Indistrija turnovers. 28 personal fouls committed by Feni Indistrija helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. International Damjan Stojanovski (197-87) stepped up and scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and the former international Gjorji Cekovski (203-79) chipped in 20 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side the former international power forward Bojan Trajkovski (206-88, agency: Global Sports Plaza) responded with 18 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and American forward Harper Kamp (203-88, college: California) scored 19 points. Four MZT Skopje and five Feni Indistrija players scored in double figures. Feni Indistrija's coach Miodrag Kadija rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Top scorers: MZT Skopje: D.Stojanovski 25+5reb+6ast, G.Cekovski 20+5reb+2ast, T.Gecevski 19+5reb+2ast, B.Bakic 11+2reb+3ast, D.Noa 8+2reb, C.Davis 8+2reb+2ast Feni Indistrija: H.Kamp 19+3reb+3ast, B.Trajkovski 18+7reb+2ast, D.Sokolov 13+2ast, V.Brckov 11+4reb+1ast, D.Knezevic 10+6reb+1ast, N.Vucurovic 5+4reb+1ast
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