Sports weekend ahead: what to expect

The upcoming sports weekend will feature the sixth-round basketball championship derby in the Serbian Republic League, Northern Group, with Hajduk and Joker from Sombor meeting in Kula. Both teams have won all five of their matches so far, and one of them will suffer its first defeat after the derby. Hajduk coach Danilo Boović says the match against Joker is one of the most important of the season, as they are hosting a team built to compete in the Serbian First League. It is still unclear whether Ivan Đurović, one of the team’s top scorers, will be available for Hajduk. Efforts are being made to get him fit for the game. In any case, the “Hajduk players” say they will not back down and call on fans to come in as large numbers as possible and cheer them on to a sixth win. The match between Hajduk and Joker from Sombor will be played on Sunday in the Petefi Brigade Primary School gym, kicking off at 19.

Because of EHF Week, the top handball teams are not playing this weekend, so the Sivac and Crvenka men’s teams will be resting. There will still be handball, though—First League women’s handball, as the women take to the court. In round 7 of the Women’s First League, Sivac’s Krule team will host Ravangrad from Sombor in front of its supporters. Buoyed by their away win in the previous round, the Krule players say they will do everything they can to secure another victory against Ravangrad. The Krule–Ravangrad match will be played in Sivac on Sunday, kicking off at 18. Our other representative in the First League, Crvenka’s Laki, was supposed to host Temerin. However, due to work being carried out at the Crvenka sports hall, the venue has been switched, so the match will be played in Temerin tomorrow at 19 and 30 minutes past the hour.

In round 13 of the Serbian League, Vojvodina Group, Hajduk will play away in Odžaci, where they will face Tekstilac. Odžaci are near the top of the table and aim to join the battle for promotion. Playing on their home ground, they are certainly the favorites. Hajduk, meanwhile, hampered by problems with its squad, will again be unable to field its strongest team in Odžaci. Despite this, the team from Kula say they will do their best to upset the favorites. The match between Tekstilac and Hajduk will be played in Odžaci tomorrow, kicking off at 13.

In round 13 of the Sombor District League championship, all three teams from our municipality will be playing at home. Crvenka faces the toughest challenge, hosting league leaders Bratstvo from Prigrevica in front of their fans. The match will be played tomorrow at the “Milorad Džomba” stadium. On Sunday, Rusin will host Budućnost from Gložan in Ruski Krstur, determined to make amends for its defeat in Parage, while Lipar will host ŽAK from Sombor. Lipar have strung together five consecutive wins and are playing in front of their home fans, so it is understandable that they are aiming for a sixth. All these matches will start at 13 hours.

In the 12 round of the Sombor Intermunicipal League, First Division, second-placed Kula host Dinamo from Bački Breg at Geder, determined to win and remain in contention for the autumn championship title. Polet from Sivac can help them in this effort by hosting current leaders Hajduk from Stapar in front of their home fans. Our third representative, Mladost from Kruščić, travel to face Graničar in Riđica. These matches will also kick off on Sunday at 13.

In the seventh round of the Vojvodina Futsal League, the Hajduk Futsal Club travel to face league leaders Spartak in Subotica. The futsal match between Spartak and Hajduk will be played in Subotica on Sunday, kicking off at 20.

The fourth round of the volleyball championship is scheduled for this coming weekend. In the Serbian Second League, Hajduk’s men’s team will play away in Šid, where they will face West. Coach Milorad Lazić says his players will be looking for their first points in the second division in this match. The West–Hajduk volleyball match will be played in Šid on Sunday, kicking off at 19. In the fourth round of the First Vojvodina League, Hajduk’s women’s team hosts Bečej. Buoyed by their win in the previous round, Hajduk’s players say they will make use of their home-court advantage and win. The match between Hajduk and Bečej will be played tomorrow in the Petefi Brigade Primary School gym, kicking off at 17.

In round seven of the First Vojvodina League championship, Hajduk’s bowlers visit Kljajićevo, where they will play the home team, Kljajićevo, on Sunday at 11.

Đ. Bojanić