1 Liga Round 3 (Regular Season): #1 Ziar/Hronom U23 is defeated by Inter SB

After 3 rounds played we can already see who rules in the 1 Liga and who belongs to weaker ones. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Ziar/Hronom U23 (0-1) in Ziar nad Hronom on Sunday night. Hosts were edged by Inter SB (2-0) 92-90. Inter SB dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Ziar/Hronom U23's 46. Inter SB forced 20 Ziar/Hronom U23 turnovers. It was a great evening for who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Robert Hudec (191-2005) helped adding 24 points. The best for the losing side was point guard Samuel Horvath (187-2001) with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. Inter SB are looking forward to face Iskra U23 (#4) in Svit in the next round. Ziar/Hronom U23 will play on the road against Komarno B and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Blue Wings 2 (3-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed Slavia (0-1) in Kosice 84-57. It was a quality performance for who led the winners and scored 15 points and 9 rebounds. Martin Chlupis accounted for 13 points and 4 assists. Yehor Dovhopol came up with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for Slavia in the defeat. Blue Wings 2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Slavia will play at home against B.Bystrica (#9) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
The game in Komarno supposed to be also quite interesting. Levoca (1-2) played at the court of Komarno B (1-0). Komarno B smashed Levoca 89-55 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was Martin Pospisil who had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Jan Balogac who recorded 15 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Komarno B will meet at home Ziar/Hronom U23 (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Levoca will play against Zilina and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 3 bottom-ranked Zilina destroyed B.Bystrica on the opponent's court 79-57.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 14 points and 7 rebounds by Jakub Meress of Zilina.



Komarno B - Levoca 89-55

The game in Komarno supposed to be also quite interesting. Levoca (1-2) played at the court of Komarno B (1-0). Komarno B smashed Levoca 89-55 on Sunday. They outrebounded Levoca 41-25 including a 33-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was who had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds. Four Komarno B players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Jan Balogac who recorded 15 points and point guard Dmytro Sokolovskyi (190-2004) added 13 points and 6 assists respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Komarno B will meet at home Ziar/Hronom U23 (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Levoca will play against Zilina and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Levoca: B.Jan 15+3reb+2ast, D.Sokolovskyi 13+1reb+6ast, K.Matej 8+1reb, M.Jakub 6+3reb+2ast, Z.Matej 5+1ast, K.Marian 2
Komarno B: G.Adam 19+5reb+2ast, P.Martin 18+10reb+2ast, D.Chaban 17+2reb+3ast, L.Adrian 15+7reb+1ast, M.Koller 6+5reb+4ast, B.Samuel 5+2reb

Ziar/Hronom U23 - Inter SB 90-92

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Ziar/Hronom U23 (0-1) in Ziar nad Hronom on Sunday night. Hosts were edged by Inter SB (2-0) 92-90. Inter SB dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Ziar/Hronom U23's 46. Inter SB forced 20 Ziar/Hronom U23 turnovers. It was a great evening for who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Robert Hudec (191-2005) helped adding 24 points. The best for the losing side was point guard Samuel Horvath (187-2001) with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists and scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. Four Ziar/Hronom U23 players scored in double figures. Inter SB are looking forward to face Iskra U23 (#4) in Svit in the next round. Ziar/Hronom U23 will play on the road against Komarno B and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Ziar/Hronom U23: S.Horvath 32+12reb+7ast, S.Samuel 19+9reb+2ast, K.Lukas 12+8reb+1ast, P.Lukac 10+3reb+3ast, H.Albert 9+1reb+1ast, M.Alan 8+10reb
Inter SB: R.Hudec 24+3reb+3ast, R.Bruno 21+6reb+4ast, Z.Ivan 16+10reb+4ast, G.Matus 9+5reb+3ast, P.Adam 9+5reb, A.Karlis 8+7reb

Slavia - Blue Wings 2 57-84

Blue Wings 2 (3-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed Slavia (0-1) in Kosice 84-57. Blue Wings 2 forced 32 Slavia turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. It was a quality performance for who led the winners and scored 15 points and 9 rebounds. accounted for 13 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Yehor Dovhopol came up with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Robert Hudec (191-2005) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Slavia in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Blue Wings 2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Slavia will play at home against B.Bystrica (#9) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Slavia: D.Emil 13+4reb, S.Robert 12+3reb+2ast, M.Matus 11+5reb+3ast, D.Yehor 10+9reb+4ast, L.Jan 4+7reb+4ast, S.Martin 3+6reb
Blue Wings 2: H.Simon 15, G.Ladislav 15+9reb+2ast, C.Martin 13+4reb+4ast, F.Marek 12+4reb+4ast, T.Radoslav 12+5reb+2ast, G.Adam 7+5reb

B.Bystrica - Zilina 57-79

But B.Bystrica was not able to use a home court advantage and was crushed by the opponent from Zilina 79-57 on Sunday night. The best player for the winners was who scored 11 points and 9 rebounds. The former international Jakub Meress (200-1996) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international Roman Vido (204-1988) who recorded a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds and added 9 points and 13 rebounds respectively. Zilina will meet Levoca (#5) on the road in the next round. B.Bystrica will play against Slavia (#7) in Kosice and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
B.Bystrica: R.Vido 22+10reb+2ast, H.Stefan 9+13reb, K.Matej 8+8reb, S.Jaroslav 7+3ast, C.Adam 5+2reb, S.Milan 4+6reb+3ast
Zilina: J.Meress 14+7reb+1ast, K.Vladimir 11+9reb+3ast, D.Simon 10+3reb+4ast, N.Samuel 9+2reb, A.Filip 9+3reb+4ast, K.Matus 8+5reb+1ast