In the match 3rd round 2. SKL sailors registered their second victory, beating Celje.
Final result: 78: 68 (18:18, 18:19, 23: 8, 19:23).
Celje proved to be an experienced and solid opponent, they kept in touch with Portorož until their players started to run out of power and then a longer Portorož bench appeared. In the third quarter, the Sailors took the lead with 42:41 in the 23rd minute and then they did not let go of the lead, they made a decisive difference of 14 points, which they then held until the end. Celje came close to 7 points difference in 35. minutes of the match, but more than that they failed and in the end deserved the victory of the hosts.
The sailors again had problems with the accuracy of the throw by 3 points (5 / 22-23%), but they significantly improved the accuracy with free throws (19 / 26-73%), and the overall throw was solid (27 / 57-47%). ).
On the other hand, Celje's goals were better in triples (9 / 23-39%), free throws (9 / 10-90%) and worse in overall throws (25 / 59-42%). The Sailors also got a 32:30 jump, scored more assists 19:11 and lost fewer balls 14:17.
The longer Portorož bench is also visible after the players scored from the bench (21: 6), the highest advantage of Portorož was 15 points, and the guests were leading by a maximum of 4 points.
The hosts were also better in the points from the counter-attack (18: 6), as well as in points after the acquired ball (19: 7).

Shooters near Portorož: Kavgič 6, Miklavčič 6, Krmac 2, Žikovič 2, Rogelja 22, Radanović 16, Škerbec 9, Cvetičanin A. 7, Hodžić 8. The best individuals from Celje were: Sevšek 28, Jereb 13 and Ulčar 9.

On Wednesday, Portorož will play a cup match in Vrhnika against the strongly strengthened third league Ipros Vrhnika, and on Saturday they will play in Škofja Loka on a terrain that is always unfavorable for sailors.