Serbian champions Vojvodina celebrated first victory in SEHA GAZPROM league this season after great performance against Borac Banja Luka 37:29 (21:15). Much easier than it was expected, best Serbian team outplayed Bosnian champions in "Slana Bara" hall. It became obvious that Boris Dvoršek and his players are underperforming after only 13 minutes, when result was 10:4 for the home team.

Aggressive defense and efficient fast-breaks were biggest advantage of Serbian team coached by Nikola Marković. The first gunner in the home team was right wing Strahinja Stanković, who netted nine goals. Visitors from Banja Luka managed to get back in the match, in 25th minute  and the result was 16:12, but they couldn’t come closer until the final buzzer.

Domestic players full of self-confidence after good matches at VELUX EHF Champions League put the pressure on their rivals which produced crucial 5:0 series between 33th and 38th minute, when Vojvodina finished job taking 27:16 lead.

Mladen Bojinović was TOP scorer for Borac with eight goals.

Boris Dvoršek, Borac' head-coach:

We made lot of technical mistakes. We allowed rivals to have 12 counter attacks. We played really bad. Our approach is like the last team in the standings. Character is concerning. We've qualified for EHF Cup Round 3, but we went down. That's the problem. Vojvodina deserved to win and proved themselves again as a great team. 

Miloš Njezić, Borac' player:

We've played very bad. Vojvodina was better. Too many mistakes in the first half. We could not play the way we know.

Nikola Marković, Vojvodina' head-coach:

We achieved 21 goals in the first half. We have been scoring 25 goals per match in the past. We scored a lot of easy goals from counter-attacks. We started to play in the way we want but still there is space for improvement. We turn towards Champions League. Tomorrow we're traveling to Spain.

Strahinja Stanković, Vojvodina' right wing:

Important win for us. We scored 21 goals in the first half. That's slightly below average scored goals per match in SEHA league. I congratulate my teammates for this victory.