Sports roundup

Crvenka’s handball players gave their supporters an unpleasant surprise, losing at home to Morava from Velika Plana 25:24 last night in the 13th round of the Super B League championship. Crvenka got off to a poor start, and the visitors had a five-goal lead in the 16th minute, when the score was 8:3. However, with a somewhat more determined performance, Crvenka’s handball players managed to go into the break only two goals behind. The second half was goal for goal, until Crvenka took the lead for the first time in the 51th minute, when the score was 22:21. But in the final moments, the experienced visitors punished several mistakes and took the points. Crvenka are second from bottom in the standings with 9 points, and will visit Jedinstvo in Novi Bečej in the next round.

The spring half of the First League handball championship has begun. Sivac 69 beat Mladost TSK from Bački Jarak 31:24 in the opening match, played in Crvenka. Branko Žeželj’s team controlled both the game and the score throughout, and secured a convincing win in the closing stages. Sivac’s top scorers were Čabai with 9 and Kalić with 8 goals. Sivac 69 is second in the table with 17 points and will host Srem from Sremska Mitrovica in the next round.
Laki handball players from Crvenka lost 27:20 to Petrovaradin in Novi Sad in their opening match of the spring part of the First League championship; the halftime score was 9:7. Aleksandra Jelenković was Laki's top scorer with 5 goals. Laki are currently fifth in the standings with 14 points, and will host Mokrin in the next round.

In the 19 round of the First Serbian League championship, Hajduk's basketball players beat Jedinstvo from Novi Bečej 103:100 in front of their home fans, but only after two overtimes, as the game ended in a 83:83 tie in regulation time. It was very dramatic, and the home team kept their nerve better in the second overtime and ultimately celebrated the win. Hajduk are currently ninth in the table with 9 wins and 10 losses. In the next round, they host Vrbas in a local derby.
In round 19 of the Second Serbian League, Crvenka’s basketball team beat Novi Sad’s Budućnost 75:64 in front of their home fans. Crvenka secured the win in the final quarter, which they took 26:14. This victory improved Crvenka’s chances of avoiding relegation: they are second from bottom with three wins and 16 defeats. In the next round, they travel to Karađorđevo in Banatsko Karađorđevo. Our other team, Sivac’s basketball players, had a bye this weekend, as their match against Tisa in Bečej was postponed to 14 March. Before that, Sivac will host Novi Sad’s Sloboda this coming weekend.

The spring part of the futsal championship has also begun. In round 12 of the Vojvodina Futsal League, Hajduk Futsal Club defeated hosts Sombor 6:4 away in Sombor. Bogovački scored four goals for Hajduk, while Kiš and Husak scored one each. Hajduk Futsal Club are currently ninth in the standings with 12 points, and will host Mićko Trend from Beočin in the next round.

In the 9 round of the Vojvodina League, North group, Hajduk's women's volleyball team lost at home to Apatin 3:0. The set scores were 25:17, 25:11 and 25:10, showing that Apatin's victory was never in doubt. Hajduk's women's volleyball team are seventh in the table with 6 points, and will visit Vrbas in the next round.

Đ. Bojanić