CO Zagreb wins the Croatian derby, excellent goalkeepers

Hrvatski derbi CO Zagrebu, olični vratari

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Second time in this season CO Zagreb managed to win the Croatian derby in SEHA GSS league against NEXE (27:31). This Croatian derby passed with excellent rolls from two goalkeepers Filip Ivic in CO Zagreb, and NEXE's goalkeeper Perica Lelic.

 

About 1.300 spectators enjoyed in very interesting first half. NEXE had two goal advantage in 16th minutes after Igor Vujic scored. Vujic scored seven goals in the first half. But in 27th  minute Zagreb had two goals plus. Half minutes before the break, Vegar equalized at 16:16. In the last Zagreb's attack Sokolic got red card after he hit Mandalinic in face which allowed Horvat to score for half time lead.

In the beginning of the second half Zagreb had 5:0 series which has taken them to plus 7 in 42nd minute. Hosts tried to catch Croatian champion but did to many mistakes in some very important moments.

Boris Dvorsek, CO Zagreb's coach, was satisfied with a win:

- This was a very important victory for us. We haven't had good shot percentage today. One of the reasons surely was deadly rhytm we're experiencing and that's why we would use a little bit of rest.

Zagreb's goalkeeper Filip Ivic had 18 saves.

- I want to congratulate NEXE and my coleague Perica Lelic. We won in a great atmosphere, mostly because of our good defense, and fast transition. But Lelic had its day, Ivic said.

 

Perica Lelic on the other side had 20 saves.

- We had lots of oscillation. But we have to be satisfied with how we played against CO Zagreb today, Lelic said.

NEXE's coach Zdenko Kordi added:

- Our wish is to play as good as Zagreb. And we are on the right way, but also we are tired. Today we did not play well enough as a collective, and it decided the match.

Kordi said something about Sokolic's red card.

- I really have not seen that. But I believe that referees had no bad intentions.