Crvenka defeated in Apatin

Crvenka's handball team secured a valuable victory in the sixth round of the Super B League. Playing away in Smederevo, Crvenka defeated hosts Smederevo 27:25. Smederevo held on only for the first fifteen minutes or so, when the score was 8:8, but then Crvenka stepped up the pace and finished the first half ahead 16:11. That lead proved insurmountable for Smederevo, and Crvenka secured the win with a routine performance in the second half. Radonjić and Slavljuljica were Crvenka's top scorers, with six goals each, while young Čabrilo and Nešić scored five apiece. Crvenka is currently ninth in the standings with 4 points, and will host Jugović from Kać in the next round.

Our other Super League team, Sivač 69, lost 33:31 away to Lavovi in Bačka Palanka. Sivač’s handball players started poorly, which the home team took advantage of, building a five-goal lead midway through the first half — the score was 13:8. Sivač stepped up its game in the second half and pulled within one goal. At 32:31, they had a chance to equalize but failed to convert it, and left the court in Bačka Palanka with their heads bowed. It should also be noted that young wing player Lazar Anđelković was absent from the Sivač lineup in Bačka Palanka. The top scorers for Sivač were Čabai with 9, Beslać with 8 and Živković with 6 goals. Sivač 69 are sixth in the table with 6 points, and will host Jedinstvo from Novi Bečej in the next round.

Hajduk’s footballers suffered another defeat in 12. round of the Serbian League, Vojvodina group. In front of their home supporters in Kula, Hajduk 1912 lost 2:0 to Bečej. The decisive moment of the match appears to have come in the tenth minute, when visiting player Janjuš pulled Erak down in the penalty area. A penalty was expected for Hajduk, but the referee showed Erak a yellow card for allegedly diving. This unsettled Hajduk, which the visitors took advantage of, scoring on a counterattack. Right at the start of the second half, Erak received a second yellow card, and with an extra player Bečej managed to score another goal and win. Hajduk 1912 are currently fourteenth in the table with 9 points, and travel to face Vojvodina in Perlez in the next round.

Crvenka’s footballers lost 3:0 away to Mladost APA in Apatin in the twelfth round of the Vojvodina League, North group. Although they travelled to Apatin with only eleven players, Crvenka had chances that they failed to convert. Young Kostić had three one-on-ones with Mladost’s goalkeeper but could not beat him, so the defeat was a fair result. Crvenka are eleventh in the table with 13 points, and host Tisa from Adorjan in the next round.

In the twelfth round of the championship in the Sombor District League, Rusin’s footballers hosted Maglić in Ruski Krstur. The match was stopped toward the end of the first half, with the score at 3:0 in Rusin’s favor. Maglić had started the match with eight players, and when the home side was leading 3:0, two Maglić players complained of injuries, so the match was stopped and will be recorded as a 3:0 win for Rusin. Before the stoppage, Dejan Davidović scored twice and Holik once for Rusin. It should also be noted that Rusin were coached from the sidelines by Ranko Delić, who also coached them last season. Rusin are eighth in the table with 20 points, and in the next round they travel to bottom-placed ŽAK in Sombor.

All four clubs from the Municipality of Kula competing in the Sombor Intermunicipal League First Division played at home in the 12th round of the championship, and only Lipar’s footballers recorded a win, defeating the Dunav team from Bački Monoštor by 6:1. Novaković scored a hat-trick for Lipar, Kovač scored twice, and Mijić also got on the scoresheet. Mladost from Kruščić drew 0:0 with Terekveš from Svilojevo in front of their home supporters, while our other two representatives each suffered a defeat. Polet lost 5:1 in Sivac to league leaders Omladinac from Deronje. Maksimović scored Polet’s goal. Kula were beaten 4:1 at Geder by Hajduk from Stapar. Kula’s consolation goal was scored by Dimitrije Šarac. Lipar are fifth in the table with 24 points, Polet are eighth with 17, Kula are ninth with 16, and Mladost are twelfth with 11 points. In the next round, Lipar travel to Jedinstvo in Ribarevo, Kula visit Stanišić, Polet travel to Stapar to take on Hajduk, while Mladost from Kruščić visit Lider in Odžaci.

In the fifth round of the First Serbian League, Hajduk’s basketball players beat Mladost Veternik from Veternik 108:74 in front of their home supporters. In the first quarter alone, Hajduk demonstrated its superiority and led 38:10 after ten minutes of play. This allowed Hajduk’s coaching staff to give younger players a chance in the remainder of the game, while the more experienced players rested for the upcoming match. Hajduk captain Škrbić led the scoring with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists. Young Tešović also stood out, scoring 18 points, along with 10 rebounds and 5 assists. After this round, Hajduk lead a group of five teams with four wins and one loss. In the next round, they will visit Sloboda in Novi Sad.

Hajduk’s bowlers suffered an unpleasant surprise in the seventh round of the Serbian First League championship, Vojvodina group, losing at home in Vrbas to Radnički of Novi Sad by 5:3 on points, or 3154:3147 in pins knocked down, in favor of the Novi Sad visitors. The result was a surprise because Radnički had not earned a single point before this match. The outcome was decided by Radnički’s bowlers knocking down seven more pins. Hajduk’s points were earned by Branko Vuksan, who knocked down 542 pins, Vladimir Trišić with 552, and Mirko Bakić with 522 pins. After this defeat, Hajduk’s bowlers are second from bottom in the standings with 4 points, and will visit Spartak in Debeljača in the next round.

In the third round of the First Vojvodina League, West group, Hajduk’s volleyball players lost at home to Partizan 2 from Bač, 3:1 in sets. The match was very close, as the set scores show. The visitors from Bač won the first set 25:22, Hajduk won the second 25:22, Partizan won the third 25:23, and the fourth 25:22, thus recording a victory in Kula. With one win and two losses, Hajduk are fifth in the table, and next round they travel to Kikinda, who have won three consecutive matches.

Đ. Bojanić