Sports roundup: Sivac’s fourth consecutive win, Lipar prevail in local derby

Crvenka’s handball players continued their autumn campaign in a hot-and-cold manner, showing two sides: formidable on home ground, where they can beat even the league leaders, but lackluster away. That was also the case in round 7. of the Super B League championship, in which Crvenka’s handball players lost to hosts Inđija in Inđija by 31:23, with the halftime score at 16:9. Crvenka played for only the first twenty minutes in Inđija, when Inđija’s players turned the score of 9:7 into a run of 4:0, taking a 13:7 lead and then simply maintaining and extending it. Milan Žegarac was Crvenka’s top scorer with 6 goals. After this defeat, Crvenka are ninth in the standings with 6 points, and will host league leaders Kolubara from Lazarevac in the next round.

Sivac’s handball players brought their fans another reason to celebrate, winning away in Banatski Karlovac in the 8 round of the First League championship. They defeated the hosts, Banatski Karlovac, 33:26, with the halftime score at 18:13. Coach Branko Žeželj’s team played well, taking a 9:4 lead in the 15 minute and building a nine-goal advantage midway through the second half, so the points were deservedly secured. Sivac player Marko Čabai stood out with 16 goals. With their fourth consecutive win, Sivac 69 retained second place in the standings with 13 points.

Crvenka’s young female handball players were successful too. Laki’s team recorded its fourth consecutive win in front of its home fans in round 8. of the first-league championship. Laki defeated Radnički from Bajmok by 28:25, with the halftime score at 12:12. It was an exciting match: in the 53th minute the visitors were one goal ahead, but then the young Crvenka players went on a 3:0 run, took a 26:24 lead, and held on patiently to secure the points. Laki’s top scorers were Dragana Radulović with 9 and Dragana Dimitrić with 8 goals. Laki are currently third in the standings with 10 points and a game in hand, and will visit Jadran in Feketić in the next round.

The fourteenth round of the Sombor District League championship was marked by a municipal derby played in Lipar, where home team Lipar defeated Mladost from Kruščić 4:0. Mijić, Begović, Marčetić and Basarić scored for Lipar. Hajduk Junior’s players delighted their fans by beating Stari Grad 2:1 away in Bačka Palanka. Vujmilović and Danojević scored for Hajduk Junior. Kula also won convincingly, beating Slavija from Pivnice 4:0 on their home ground at Geder. Vojnović scored from the penalty spot, along with Radulović, Bukejlović and Anđelković. Crvenka also recorded a 4:0 win, defeating ŽAK from Sombor by that score on their home ground. Faćol scored twice for Crvenka, while Jovan and Milan Subotić scored one goal each. Our sixth representative, Rusin from Ruski Krstur, lost 5:1 away to league leaders Stanišić. Crvenka are second in the table with 32 points, Hajduk Junior are third with 30, Lipar are ninth with 19, Rusin are eleventh, and Kula are twelfth with 16 points each, while Mladost from Kruščić are fifteenth with 8 points. In the next and final round of the autumn championship, the municipal derby will be played in Ruski Krstur, where Rusin will face Lipar. The round’s derby will be played in Kula, where third-placed Hajduk Junior will meet leaders Stanišić. Second-placed Crvenka will visit Budućnost in Parage, Kula will visit Borac in Bački Gračac, and Mladost will host Vojvodina from Tovariševo in Kruščić.

The autumn half of the championship in the Sombor Intermunicipal League, First Division, has ended. In their farewell match in front of their fans, Polet beat Partizan from Kupusina 6:2 in Sivac and finished the autumn half second in the standings with 26 points.

In the final round of the autumn half of the women’s First League season, Polet’s footballers from Sivac lost 3:0 away to league leaders Šumadija 1903 in Kragujevac. The women from Sivac finished the autumn season in sixth place with 7 points.

Hajduk’s futsal players were unsuccessful, losing 5:2 to league leaders Kruna from Novi Sad at home in the 7 round of the Vojvodina Futsal League championship. Hajduk are ninth in the standings with 6 points and will visit Tisa in Novi Bečej in the next round.            

After five consecutive victories, Hajduk’s basketball players lost to Vrbas 91:75 in a local derby in Vrbas in the 7 round of the First Serbian League championship. The Kula team played this match without several key players—Bajić, Bogdanović and Čurović—and the hosts took advantage of their absence to secure a win. Hajduk are fourth in the standings with five wins and two defeats, and will visit Dunav 2014 in Apatin in the next round.

Hajduk’s women’s volleyball team lost 3:0 to Spartak 2 away in Subotica in the fourth round of the First Vojvodina League championship. The set scores were 25:12, 25:15 and 25:12. The defeat was no surprise, as Hajduk have a new, young team and will need patience before results come. Hajduk are at the bottom of the standings without a point, and will host Soko from Gajdobra in the next round.

In the 10 round of the First Vojvodina League championship, Hajduk’s bowlers defeated Srem from Sremska Mitrovica 6:2 on points, or 3156:3059 in total pinfall, in front of their fans. Velimir Joković recorded Hajduk’s best result, knocking down 554 pins. Hajduk’s bowlers are third in the standings with 12 points, and will visit Železničar in Inđija in the next round.

Đ. Bojanić