BC GEOSAN Kolín – KK DepoLink Škrljevo 66:65 (19:20, 17:18, 13:9, 17:18)
Referees: Mordai, Kuzia, Podkowinska
Attendance: 604
Venue: GEOSAN arena
Scorers –Kolín: Šiška and Jelínek each 16, Lošonský 8, Mareš 7, Petráš 6, Slavinskas and Dlugoš each 4, Novotný 3, Křivánek 2
Scorers – Škrljevo: Jelić 16, Barišić 12, Kujundžić 9, Ramme 8, Bešić 6, Svoboda 5, Antunović 4, Smojver 3, Bart 2
Guests from Škrljevo startgame with high intensity, Kolín score just three points in first five minutes of the game and Škrljevo takes the lead, after 1st quarter by 1 point. Second period start well for Kolín, the score 4 point in a row, but Škrljevo again shows them, why did they won three from last four games in the Croatian league. At halftime, the home team was down by 2 points.
Third quarter start well from Kolín, but there was still being tied, close game. At the end of third quarter Kolíns coach take the sub, that changes everything. Experienced Jiří Jelínek score at the end of third and start of fourth quarter 3 straight three points shots and Kolín takes the lead by 10 points. Last few minutes was pretty nervous, Škrljevo wants to won and step by step going back into tied game, Kolín didn’t score from last offense when they lead by just 1 point and guests can take the lead, thank for Kolín that didn’t happened.
Post-game quotes:
Adam Konvalinka, coach of Kolín: “That was lucky win for us, in total we were not been better team on the court, Škrljevo put more energy into the game, grab more rebounds. I´m really glad we won, that was just because of our fighting and x-factor player from the bench Jiří Jelínek. Our goal, before the season was to be successful in that competition, and I’m really happy we did that and will be fighting in play-off games!”
Theodor Dlugoš, player of Kolín: “We came into the game just with one goal and that was a win, we did that, doesn’t matter just by one point. So we all are really excited about play-offs and we will see, after next game if we will go there from 1st or 2nd place.”
Damir Rajković, coach of Škrljevo: “Congratulations to Kolín, they are really good, experienced team. We controlled the game for three quarters and after that we lost our focus on defense at the start or the 4th quarter. but again we started playing well, were been minus 1 point and had the last shot, but we missed. I think we were playing really well, but we lost.”
Griffin Benjamin Ramme, player of Škrljevo: “That was really competitive game, Kolín is really well coached, patient team and they show that today. It´s disappointing lost for us, because I think we were playing a really good game.”