KK Dinamo Zagreb – MKS Dabrowa Górnicza 124:68 (33:13, 21:11, 38:22, 32:22)
Referees: Oprckal, Krajnc, Lapanovič (all Slovenia)
Attendance: 50
Scorers – Dinamo: Majić 17, Pavlic 15, Vučić 14, Duganžić, Nakić-Vojnović and Novačić each 13, Brzoja and Kraljević each 12, Mikšić 10, Vrgoč 5
Scorers – Górnicza: Konaszu 18, Wojchiechowski 17, Dziedžić 10, Indyk 7, Misiak 5, Wojdala 4, Platek 3, Buszka and Wozny each 2
The Dabrowa Górnicza team came to Zagreb with a weakened squad, which Dinamo took advantage of right away in the first quarter. Dinamo basketball players took the game seriously and solved the question of the winner in the first five minutes. After the first 10 minutes, Dinamo had an advantage of 20 points. In the second quarter, Dinamo reduced the pressure on the visitors. Coach Sesar rotated a lot and gave a chance to younger players who wanted to justify his trust. Dinamo continued to slowly increase its advantage and went to the break with a 30-point lead.
In the second half, the agony of the Polish youngsters only continued. Dinamo mercilessly increased its advantage, which, at the end of the third part, was as much as 50 points. Dinamo calmly brought the match to an end, in which the question of the winner was resolved even before it started.
Post-game quotes:
Josip Sesar, coach of Dinamo: “I congratulate my players on the victory and for their maximum seriousness throughout the game. This was good training for us because this weekend we have a very important match in the Croatian Championship.”
Matija Pavlic, player of Dinamo: “The guests came with a second team, so all players got a chance to play. I would like to congratulate the guests on a fair and correct game, and we are preparing for the match on Sunday.”
Wojciech Wieczorek, coach of Górnicza: “We came to Zagreb with the second team because our first team has a tough schedule next weekend. This was a match where we came to educate our young players and get the necessary experience. We knew it would be a difficult game for us, but I say we came so that the young guys could get experience, and I think we succeeded in that.”
Santiago Konaszuk, player of Górnicza: “We came with another team to gather the necessary experience, and I think we succeeded in that. Congratulations to Dinamo on the victory, but we couldn’t do more than this.”
