Meshkov superior against Maks Strumica

Мешков супериорно против Макс Струмица

Maks Strumica - Meshkov Brest

All doubts about who is going to win the match in Strumica were blown away after first 15 minutes of the match with Meshkov taking 11:5 lead. Hosts were not able to 'wake up' after opening shock losing clearly with 22:41 (8:25).

After four games Maks Strumica remain without a victory and Meshkov Brest have finally ended series of two defeats.

An additional disadvantage for Maks Strumica was Marko Majić’ injury in the second minute after a duel with Vyacheslav Shumak after which he did not return into the match. Dejan Pecakovski also missed the match after complaining on an injury before the game.

Stefan Čizmović was the best scorer for Maks Strumica with 6 goals, Chaturija and Kulenović have added 4 each. Best scorer of the match was Simon Razgor with seven goals from seven attempts.

Marjan Andonov, Maks Strumica’s coach:

We expected strong opponents but had problems in our squad. We depend on a few players and they were out of squad for this match. I did not want to take any risks with them, and I am looking forward to future wins, perhaps against Borac.

Pavle Atanasov, Maks Strumica’s coach:

We had a few injured players. Meshkov were better and knew what they wanted from this match. We will wait for the victory against other teams, for example against Borac.

Sergey Bebeshko, Meshkov’s coach:

We’ve prepared seriously for this game. We've watched a few matches that Maks Strumica played so far and we saw that this is serious team. We've had amazing periods, strong fast brakes, good defense. In the second half I gave a chance to younger players who need more experience in SEHA Gazprom League. I am pleased that there were no injuries before the start of the EHF Champions League.

Rastko Stojković, Meshkov’s player:

We expected and believed that it will be difficult, but the game started differently. We've had our day, especially in first 15 minutes. Maks Strumica had a few technical mistakes early in the game and that discouraged them. I think this is not real measure of the quality of this team.