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Satria Muda Pertamina continues to advance on the winning path after beating Prawira at their headquarters GOR C-Tra Prawira Arena Bandung last Sunday. SM, which this time went down with a different squad of foreign players when they lost to Prawira last March, was able to win with a narrow score of 98-97.
However, this big smile was not achieved easily, because Youbel Sondakh's boys only managed to take the lead with nine seconds remaining in the match. It was Artem Pustovyi who managed to be the difference with 26 points, including several important points in the final minutes via free throws.
"Of course we are grateful that we were able to turn things around in the last quarter because to be honest, playing against them at home is never easy. And today they played extraordinary, but we also had a good response. "It's proven that we can get up to 32 points and win," said Youbel after the game.
This Manado-born man also said that the key to SM's victory that night was because all the players had a big contribution and ambition to win. That's why they didn't waver when they lost, Reynaldo had to come out in the first quarter.
“We are committed to rising together. And I give appreciation to all of them because they were able to score that many points in the final quarter. "Artem, Antoni Erga, Sandy, Abraham, Cook and all of them, they proved that we can win this important match," he concluded.
Apart from that, this game also shows the quality of Elgin Cook. Starting from the bench, player number 28 was able to become the team's attack motor in the second half and finished with a record of 23 points and 9 rebounds.
The captain of the Satria Muda team, Arki Wisnu, said he was also happy with the performance of the former Tenerife player. Arki said that the quality of Elgin would make Satria Muda Pertamina even better prepared to face the playoffs next July.
"Tonight Elgin had all eyes focused on him, he only arrived a few days ago and already had the tough task of playing against the defending champions. But we can see that he is able to show his class. "With a short adaptation time but being able to score 23 points is certainly an extraordinary quality," said Arki.
With this victory, SM and Prawira's meeting record became equal. After a break for some time, the team based at the Britama Arena will compete again on 6 & 7 July against Dewa United and Pelita Jaya. (FR)
