The finals of the Serbian league continue to smell like gunpowder. Its president Red Star, Neboisa Covicshortly before tonight’s second final with Partisanadded fuel to the fire by blasting opponents and the referee for their tolerance.
“We saw things that I have not come across in my 55 years of basketball. The push to Partizan was unprecedented. We saw it in the first period when we were charged with three fouls in 30 seconds, two by Luka Mitrovic who is our captain and a member of the national team. They gave us two technical penalties for a clear foul that was not given to us. Then, at 89-87, Leday – who is one of the dirtiest players – grabbed Ilic’s hand and drew a foul for him. Fortunately they didn’t take advantage of all of that and Red Star won fairly, but the difference should have been 15-20 points“, he emphasized.
“We have a historic seven-game winning streak against a coach with so many titles. I congratulate our players and coach for what they have achieved, but also the fans who faced these huge injustices and challenges without any serious drama. I hope we don’t have the same in the second final, they give us technical penalties while Pander chases the referees all over the field and doesn’t get punished. The entire Partizan bench is constantly protesting. Not to mention Savic, who threatens the referees that he will succeed them in Belgrade. And after all this they come and complain about the referees, while for three months they have been preparing how to put pressure on the referees“, he added.
Source: Sport Fm
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