News: COMPETITION

NEXE - Metalurg 31:31 (16:15) (Buvinic 9, Barisic Jaman 6, Zrnic 5 / Jaganjac 9, Pesevski 5)   Hrvoje Horvat, NEXE coach: We had a lot of problems in defense especially when Metalurg played with seven players. Halil Jaganjac played really well, he is on the top level. If we want to beat teams like Metalurg we must arrange our defense like a fortress. But we didn't do it...

NEXE did not manage to beat Metalurg from Skopje at home in Nasice. In the end it was 31:31 after a very interesting and dramatic match. NEXE has not achieved a win for over a 100 days in the SEHA - Gazprom league. It was their fourth match without a victory. During the first half both teams were in the lead, but none of them had more than a two-goal advantage. It was interesting to see Metalurg play with ‘seven players’ in attack...

Dinamo - Gorenje Velenje 27:29 (12:15) (Pilipovic 6, Bunjevcevic 6 / Golcar 7, Cehte 5, Toskic 5)   Zeljko Babic, Gorenje Velenje coach: We had a nice time in Pancevo and enjoyed the city. I am very pleased to say that we competed with Dinamo’s team. They showed that they are a well-led team, they fight hard...

Gorenje Velenje celebrated their fourth win in the SEHA - Gazprom League season by beating Dinamo in Pancevo 29:27 (15:12). In a very interesting match against the Serbian vice-champions, a thrilling finish ended successfully for Zeljko Babic and his players. They showed more quality and experience in the decisive moments, thanks to players like Alem Toskic and Rok Golcar. The hosts stayed...

After two good results in front of home fans against NEXE (25:25) and Vojvodina (24:22), self-confidence of Dinamo went to another dimension. The Serbian vice-champions are currently eighth in the SEHA - Gazprom League with clear vision to give their all until the end of their first season in regional competition. The first chance will be on...

Another match between two national vice champions. Croatian NEXE are hosting a team from Macedonia - Metalurg, in their last match in 2017 on Sunday (20.30 CET) in King's Tomislav sports hall. NEXE has not won a match in the SEHA -Gazprom league for over 100 days. Last time they did, it was on the 5th of September against Vojvodina in Nasice (33:28). A few days ago, team from Novi Sad had their revenge over NEXE for that that defeat in...

Celje PL - Tatran Presov 32:28 (13:13) (Mlakar 11, Anic 5 / Hrstka 9, Cip 5, Urban 4)   Branko Tamse, Celje PL coach: First I would like to thank Slavko and Tatran for their best wishes. I think that today we saw how tired all the players are. Especially in the first half, we saw what kind of mistakes we were making, wrong passes and similar. Although we rotated players...

With a victory over Tatran Presov 32:28 (13:13), Celje Pivovarna Lasko ensured the position of the first follower behind the SEHA - Gazprom League leaders - RK Vardar at the end of 2017. The Slovenian champions celebrated their fourth win in a row against one of the contenders for the SEHA - Gazprom Final 4. As Celje's coach Branko Tamse announced in the preview of the match, Slovakian team was eager to show their best game and fight...

PPD Zagreb - Vojvodina 35:25 (16:14)(Bicanic 10, Kontrec 5, Bozic Pavletic 5 / Jovanovic 8, Stankovic 7; Jandric 15 saves) Dragan Kukic, Vojvodina coach:I want to thank Zagreb on a very fair match, considering there were not any 2 minute suspensions in the whole match. They played just enough to win the match. Our roster was not full, and did a good job in the first half. However, Zagreb raised the quality of their play in the second half. Bicanic was...

PPD Zagreb were without a couple of players in the match against the Serbian champions Vojvodina, including Vuglac and Horvat. The Croatian champions also lost Zarko Markovic, as his contract expired, meaning they were without a true right back. It was a fast paced match right from the start, as both teams looked to score some easy goals. Damir Bicanic scored five out of first...