Basketball players from Igman Burch registered a new victory in the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, defeating the Mladost team from Mrkonjić Grad on Sunday evening in the sports hall in Ilidža with a score of 91:77 (27:14, 25:15, 16:16, 23:32) in the second round.
For the team from Ilidža, this was a historic match, considering that for the first time in the club’s history, they performed in front of home fans in the highest level of Bosnian basketball. With that victory, Igman Burch maintained its maximum performance at the start of the championship (2-0), while the Mladost team recorded its second defeat (0-2).
Coach Dinko Peljto’s team practically solved the question of the winner in the first 20 minutes of the match. The home team, carried by the great atmosphere in front of around 500 spectators, opened the match furiously (27:14), and in the second quarter they further increased the difference (25:15) and went to the big break with an unattainable 23-point lead (52:29).
In the continuation of the match, the home team routinely maintained the acquired capital, and the guests from Mrkonjić Grad, led by coach Danilo Palalić, only managed to alleviate the defeat in the last part (23:32).
The absolute hero of the historic night in Ilidža was the experienced center Ismet Sejfić, who achieved an incredible “monster double-double” performance of 21 points and as many as 19 rebounds (of which 7 offensive and 12 defensive), with a field goal of 10/17. Read the guide
Harold Woods with 13 points, and David Maran, who added 11 points and four rebounds, also recorded a double-digit performance in the winning team. Amar Kožar scored nine points with five rebounds, while Adnan Arslanagić finished the match with eight points, five rebounds and seven assists.
In the ranks of Mladost, Matija Popović was in the best mood with 23 points and seven rebounds. Nemanja Milošević scored 16 points with four assists, Rajko Gutalj added 14 points and nine rebounds, while Aleksandar Smiljanić finished the match with nine points and nine rebounds, BH Basket writes.
