Review of the past sports weekend

The local handball derby played in Sivac marked the past sports weekend.

In the final 11 round of the autumn half of the Handball Super B League, Crvenka defeated hosts Sivac 69 33:30 in the municipal derby played in Sivac; the halftime score was 14:11 in Crvenka’s favor. Sivac took the lead 1:0 with a goal by Petar Šajin, their only lead of the match. Crvenka responded with a run of 4:0, taking the lead 4:1, and managed to hold on to that three-goal advantage until the end, deservedly recording its fourth consecutive league win. There were moments when Sivac’s handball players came within one goal, as in the 42 minute, when the score was 20:19 in Crvenka’s favor, but there were also times when Crvenka led by as many as five goals, such as in the 51 minute, when the score was 29:24. Crvenka’s most experienced player, Vuk Perović, was especially outstanding in the municipal derby. He was the top scorer with 12 goals and deservedly earned the title of player of the match, while Beslać and captain Kalić were Sivac’s top scorers with six goals each.

Crvenka handball players finished the autumn half of the Super B League championship in fourth place in the standings with 14, while Sivac 69 finished eighth with 11 points.

Our women’s handball clubs ended the autumn half of the First League championship with defeats. Women’s Handball Club Krule, newcomers to the First League, lost to Spartak from Debeljača 36:26 in Sivac in the final round of the autumn season; the halftime score was 17:11 in favor of Spartak. Given that the home team played with only eight players, it is clear that little more could have been expected. Jadranka Bikicki was Krule’s top scorer with 11 goals, interestingly, all 11 from seven-meter throws. Women’s Handball Club Laki from Crvenka hosted Sloven from Ruma in Ruski Krstur in the final match of the autumn season. The women from Ruma were better and won 32:25; the halftime score was 17:11 in Sloven’s favor. The young handball players from Crvenka held their own for the first twenty minutes or so, with the score at 8:9, but then Sloven’s players went on a 8:0 run, took a 17:8 lead, and comfortably maintained it until the end. Anželi Lovre with 10 goals and Jovana Mišković with 9 goals were Laki’s top scorers. Women’s Handball Club Krule finished the autumn half of the First League championship in ninth place with 7, while Laki is last with 2 points.

In the 10 round of the Serbian First Regional League – North Group, Hajduk’s basketball players beat Sloven from Ruma 78:62 away from home, with the halftime score 37:30 in Hajduk’s favor. According to Hajduk coach Danilo Borović, his team made a poor start, and Sloven won the first quarter 18:15. However, Hajduk’s players regrouped in the second quarter, winning it 22:12 and going into halftime with a seven-point lead. In the second half, Hajduk built a favorable score through good defense and deservedly won in the end. All of Hajduk’s players got a chance to play against Sloven, with Đurović, Koprivica and captain Škrbić standing out. With a record of 8 wins and two losses, Hajduk are second in the standings. In their final game of the year, they will host Futog in Kula on Saturday.

Sivac’s women’s basketball team lost to Vizura 78:40 in Belgrade in the 10 round of the Serbian First Regional League championship; the halftime score was 45:30. The result says it all: when a team scores only 10 points in an entire second half—that is, over 20 minutes—a convincing defeat is inevitable. Sivac’s women are currently fourth in the standings, with 5 wins and 5 losses. In the next round, they visit Grill Basket in Belgrade.

In the 10 round of the Second Regional League, Sivac’s basketball players lost 125:87 away to Petrograd in Zrenjanin, with the halftime score 64:41 in Petrograd’s favor. So far this season, Sivac have recorded one win and seven defeats and are near the bottom of the table. In the next round, they travel to Subotica to face Spartak.

Hajduk’s volleyball players continued their second-division campaign in the same old way—with a defeat. In the eighth round of the Second League, Hajduk’s newcomers to this level of competition hosted the experienced Dunav Volley team from Novi Sad in front of their home crowd and suffered a 3:0 defeat. The first set, which Hajduk lost 25:21, seems to have been decisive; the players expended a great deal of physical and mental energy and could not recover as the match went on, losing the second set 25:10 and the third 25:16. So far in the second-division championship, Hajduk’s volleyball players have earned one point, and in the ninth round they travel to Sremska Mitrovica to face Srem Iton.

In the eighth round of the First Vojvodina League championship, Hajduk’s women’s volleyball team played away in Subotica, where they faced league leaders Spartak. Although Spartak won 3:1, the young women from Kula put up strong resistance to the leaders, as shown by the fact that they took one set. Spartak won the first set 25:21, Hajduk won the second 25:21, Spartak took the third 25:13 and the fourth 25:21, for a final score of 3:1 in sets. Hajduk have earned three points so far this season, and in the next round they will host CVS from Sombor.

Volleyball Club Hajduk head Milorad Lazić, commenting on the performance of the men’s and women’s teams to date, says Hajduk relies on its own youth academy and on the players who came up through it. Results are suffering due to inexperience, as they cannot come overnight. Patience and consistent work are needed, and results will follow.

In the tenth round of the First Vojvodina League championship, Hajduk bowlers lost away to “SPENS” in Novi Sad, by 6:2 on points and 3312:3268 on pinfall. Branko Vuksan, with 580, and Marko Eraković, with 558 pins knocked down, scored points for Hajduk. Following this defeat, Hajduk have dropped from the top spot to second place in the standings, with 12 points. In the final round of the autumn championship, they will host Junaković Prigrevica in Vrbas.

Đ. Bojanić