Sports panorama: futsal team triumphs in local derby, Laki squander lead

Another interesting sports weekend is behind us.

Crvenka’s handball players lived up to expectations, beating Sinđelić 26:22 away in Belgrade in their 9th-round match in the Serbian Super B League. The Crvenka team justified their status as favorites, as Sinđelić had lost all its previous matches. The duel between the “squirrels” and Sinđelić was decided in the first half, which Radovan Kovačević’s team won 17:6. Dragiša Račić was Crvenka’s top scorer with 8 goals. Crvenka are fifth in the table with 9 points, and next round they host Proleter from Zrenjanin.

Our First League teams were unsuccessful in the 10 round. Sivac 69 lost to hosts Jabuka 34:27 in the round’s derby in Jabuka, with the halftime score 18:14. In the 45 minute, Sivac were only two goals behind, with the score at 25:23, but the hosts then went on a 5:0 run, extended their lead to 30:23, and sealed the win. Marko Čabai was Sivac’s top scorer with 9 goals. Sivac 69 are third in the standings with 13 points and host Apatin in the next round.

In the women’s First League, Laki lost 35:34 at home in Crvenka to Ravangrad from Sombor, despite leading 20:17 at half-time. The young women from Crvenka took a 34:32 lead in the 52 minute, but scored no more goals for the rest of the match and conceded three, losing the game. Laki’s top scorers were Radulović with 12 and Rabrenović with 7 goals. Laki are fifth in the table with 10 points and a game in hand, and will visit Temerin in the next round.

After two consecutive defeats, Hajduk’s basketball players beat Topola from Bačka Topola 69:58 in the 9 round of the First Serbian League championship in front of their home fans in Kula, with the halftime score at 38:33. The Kula team played without the injured Bajić and Vladetić, but victory was never in doubt. Hajduk’s basketball players are sixth in the standings with six wins and three losses, and next round they visit Sloven in Ruma.

The 9 round of the Second Serbian League championship brought mixed results for our teams. Sivac’s basketball players won 98:76 away against Spartak OKK in Subotica. The Sivac team was better in every quarter and most dominant in the final quarter, which it won by ten points. Our other team, Crvenka’s basketball players, continued in the same vein—that is, with a defeat. Crvenka lost 101:69 to Tisa from Bečej in front of its home fans. The score clearly reflects the balance of power on the court. After the ninth round, Sivac’s basketball players are third with seven wins and two losses, while Crvenka’s basketball players are last with nine losses. Next round, Sivac hosts Kadet from Novi Sad, while Crvenka visits Sloboda in Novi Sad.

In the 6 round of the North Group First Vojvodina League championship, Hajduk’s women’s volleyball team visited Sombor, where they lost to CVS Elbrako Tehnolend 3:0, with set scores of 25:18, 25:19 and 25:14. Hajduk’s young volleyball players are near the bottom of the standings with one win, and next round they host Libero from Bačko Gradište.

Hajduk’s bowlers were unsuccessful, losing 7:1 in points and 3241:3133 in total pins to Petrovaradin away from home in the 12th round of the First Vojvodina League. Marko Eraković scored Hajduk’s only point, knocking down 529 pins. Vladimir Trišić knocked down more for Hajduk—540—but his opponent from Petrovaradin knocked down more, so Trišić did not score a point. Hajduk’s bowlers are fourth in the table with 14 points, and next round they host Polet from Sombor.

Hajduk Futsal Club delighted their supporters by beating Flying Dutchman from Vrbas 3:2 at home in Kula in a local derby in the 9 round of the Vojvodina Futsal League. Four goals were scored in the first ten minutes, two by each side, and the first half ended 2:2. Hajduk played better in the second half, and Srđan Bogovački scored his second goal to set the final score at 3:2 for Hajduk. In addition to Bogovački’s brace, Kiš also scored for Hajduk. Hajduk Futsal Club are currently eighth in the standings with 9 points, and in the next round they travel to Apatin to face APA Futsal.

Đ. Bojanić