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The winner of the third annual Josip Molnar Žiga Memorial Tournament for young players, organized by Hajduk Junior Football Club and held yesterday in Kula, was Crvenka Football Club. The young players from Crvenka beat their peers from Odžaci’s Tekstilac in the final, 2:0. Third place went to the CFK team from Vrbas, who defeated Hajduk Junior’s young players 3:1. In addition to these four teams, young players from Spartak of Subotica and Srbobran also took part in the tournament. The tournament was very well organized. It was opened by Hajduk legend Željko Račić, and the opening was enhanced by the folk ensemble of the Serbia Cultural and Artistic Society. Awards were presented to the top performers by former Hajduk stars Željko Račić, Risto Pavić and Ranko Delić, while the trophy for the winners was presented to Crvenka’s captain by prominent football official Radoman Vasović. The general sponsor of the third annual “Žiga” Memorial was the Municipal Administration of the Kula Municipal Assembly.

In the final round of the Bačka group of the Vojvodina League, Polet from Sivac lost 3:1 away to ŽAK in Sombor. Sivac finished the season in tenth place in the table with 36 points.

The twenty-ninth round of the Sombor District League was marked by a local derby in Kruščić, where Rusin from Ruski Krstur defeated hosts Mladost 5:3. Kula earned a valuable win away to Hajduk in Stapar, beating them 3:2 and thereby keeping alive their chances of preserving their district-league status with a win in the final round. Our fourth representative, Lipar, bid farewell to its fans with a win, defeating Graničar from Gakovo 4:1. Lipar are fifth in the table with 43, Rusin sixth with 42, Mladost seventh with 39, while Kula are fifteenth with 33 points. In the final round, Kula host Mladost from Kruščić at Geder in a local derby; Rusin host Dunav from Bački Monoštor in Ruski Krstur; and Lipar travel to face Omladinac in Deronje.

The second-division handball championship has concluded. Sivac 69 defeated Radnički from Kovin 36:25 in the final round, in front of their home fans. Marko Čabai was particularly inspired in a match of little competitive significance, scoring 11 goals. Crvenka’s second team lost 30:27 at home to Hajduk from Čurug, and the defeat can also be attributed to the absence of the Sunajko brothers, Počuča, and several other regular starters. Sivac 69 finished the season in sixth place with 25 points, while Crvenka’s second team finished tenth with 21 points.

Đ. Bojanić