On January 24, a VTB United League match between MINSK and Lokomotiv Kuban took place in Krasnodar. The game ended in favor of the home team with a score 95:59 (22:14, 29:19, 22:15, 22:11).
Starting five:
MINSK: Daniil Kasko, Grigorii Motovilov, Vadzim Stubeda, Uladzislau Mikulski, Benjamin-Pavel Dodoo.
Lokomotiv-Kuban: DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell, Andrey Martyuk, Dmitry Uzinsky, Okaro White, Vladislav Emchenko.
Game scenario
Minsk residents came to the match in a 10-man squad without Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson and Dmitrii Kuratnik. Nevertheless, Aliaksei Sukhavetsky's wards scored a 5-point jump at the start of the game and maintained an advantage in the score throughout the first half of the quarter. During this period, Benjamin-Pavel Dodoo scored two accurate “three-point” shots, Daniil Kasko, Aleksandar Zecevic, Uladzislau Mikulski and Grigorii Motovilov also scored hits in the opponent's ring. However, the hosts of the venue managed to gain an advantage in the score by the end of the first ten minutes of the meeting (22:14).
Offensive blunders continued to accompany our team in the second quarter, increasing the difference in the score in favor of Alexander Sekulic's wards. Aliaksei Sukhavetski took advantage of a timeout, after which Daniil Barysevich, Vadzim Stubeda and Grigorii Motovilov made hits into the opponent's ring, and Benjamin-Pavel Dodoo made two more accurate throws from behind the arc. The teams went to the big break with a score of 51:33.
Interchange
In the third quarter, Aleksandar Zecevic scored hits from medium and long range in MINSK. However, a large number of losses on the part of our team led to an increase in the score on the scoreboard in favor of the Krasnodar team – 73:48. In the final quarter, Lokomotiv Kuban continued its active offensive in attacks and ended the match with a victory with a score of 95:59.
The most productive:
MINSK: Benjamin-Pavel Dodoo – 14 + 2 REB + 3 AST, Grigorii Motovilov – 13 + 2 REB + 2 AST, Aleksandar Zecevic – 9 + 3 REB + 1 block.
Lokomotiv-Kuban: Jaylen Barford – 17 + 2 REB + 3 AST+ 3 STL, Andrey Martyuk – 13 + 8 REB + 3 AST+ 2 STL, Kirill Elatontsev – 11 + 7 REB + 2 block.
Acting head coach of MINSK Aliaksei Sukhavetski: “First of all, congratulations to Lokomotiv Kuban on the victory. We were preparing for a hard physical fight, we knew that the opponent likes to go to someone else's shield, to put pressure on. We talked about it, but unfortunately we couldn't do anything about it. We lost 19 rebounds on our shield, it gave them extra points of a second chance and took a lot of strength from us. We played today without our leader, his shots were distributed to other players. Not everything worked out, that's why there's such a score on the scoreboard”.
Minsk residents will play their next match at home against PARMA on January 29. The match starts at 19:00. Tickets can be purchased on the website and at points of sale kvitki.by , as well as in the lobby of the arena on the day of the game from 18:00. Let's support MINSK together!