The Serbian clubs finished the first stage of the playoffs. Sabac, which ousted Crvena Zvezda after a penalty shootout caused the biggest surprise of the quarterfinals.
The playoffs in Croatia have started. Jug has already qualified for the semifinals, after two easy victories in the quarters.
As for Montenegro, the regular season is coming to an end. Jadran Herceg Novi defeated Primorac 13:8 in the 11th round and secured 1st place before the playoffs.
2021/22 Serbian League, playoffs, quarterfinals (best of two)
Crvena zvezda – Šabac 11:13 (3:3, 1:3, 2:2, 3:1, PSO 2:4) – 1st leg 13:13
Crvena Zvezda:Subotic 3, Markovic 1, Pjesivac 1, Basara 1, Vukicevic 1, Radović 1.
Sabac: Stojanovic 5, Repanovic 3, Cetkovic 1, Markovic 1,.
Penatlty shootout – scorers for Sabac: Markovic, Sulc, Fliipovic, Stanic. Scorers for Crvena Zvezda: RAdovic, Basasra
Novi Beograd – Proleter 20:4 (7:2, 3:1, 4:0, 6:1) – 1st leg 24:6
Novi Beograd: Martinovic 4, Perkovic 4, Vucinic 3, Shushiashvili 3, Gogov 3, Drasovic 2, Tomic 1, Vlachopoulos 1.
Proleter: Cabrilo 2, Ljubenovic 1, Maric 1.
Radnicki – Vojvodina 17:7 (6:2, 5:0, 2:3, 4:2) – 1st leg 18:11
Radnicki: Radulovic 4, Pljevancic 3, Tohilj 2, Lukic 2, Krug 2, Brankovic 1, Stanojevic 1, Jankovic 1, Panic 1.
Vojvodina: Bogdanovic 2, Maric 1, Brescanski 1, Radovanlija 1, Nikolov 1.
Played earlier
Partizan – Valis 16:9 – 1st leg 17:10.
Novi Beograd and Radnicki recorded convincing wins to advance to the semifinals.
Both encounters between Sabac and Crvena Zvezda offered a lot of excitement. In the first leg, Sabac secured a draw with a last-gasp goal. Goalkeeper Radoslav Filipovic saved a match in a draw scoring the equalizer in the last second of the match.
Crvena Zvezda was the favorite in the game in Belgrade, but Sabac led by Ognjen Stojanovic, was in front for most of the time. Still, the fourth quarter belonged to Crvena Zvezda and the match entered the shootout. Radoslav Filipovic was the hero of the game. He saved two shots in the series of penalties which proved crucial for Sabac’s win.
Semifinals (best-of-three): Novi Beograd – Sabac, Partizan – Radnicki. Dates: May 4, 7, and, if needed, 14.
2021/22 Croatian League, playoffs, quarterfinals (best of two)
1st leg
KPK Korcula – Jug 7:24 (0:6, 3:6, 2:7, 2:5)
KPK Korcula:Tedeschi 3, A.Radovanovic 1, V.Radovanovic 1, Fabris 1.
Jug AO: Stahor 4, I.Vukojevic 3, Krzic 3, Zvono 3, Kolak 2, Bjelopera 2, Zuvela 2, Burdjelez 1, Pavlic 1, M.Tomasovic 1, Dumancic 1, Miloglav 1.
Primorje – Mladost 11:12 (1:6, 7:2, 1:2, 2:2)
Primorje: T.Brubnjak 4, Vukovic 2, Burburan 2, Babic 1, Crippa 1, Tkac 1.
Mladost: Rakovac 4, Biljaka 2, I.Vrbnjak 2,Herceg 2, Bajic 1, Lazic 1,
Mornar BS – Solaris 10:12 (2:2,3:5, 3:2, 2:3)
Mornar: Vrdoljak 3, D.Akrap 3, R.Akrap 2, Buselic 2.
Solaris: Goreta 4, T.Sparada 2, Condic Kadmenovic 2, Malenica 1, Erak 1, Pelicaric 1, Koprcina 1.
Medvescak – Jadran S on Monday
2nd leg
Jug – KPK Korcula 17:1 (6:1,6:0, 3:0, 2:0)
Jug AO: Stahor 3, Zuvela 3,Burdjelez 2, Cvjetkovic 2, Kolak 2, I.Vukojevic 1, Tomasovic 1, Loncaric 1, Krzic 1, Jarak 1.
KPK Korcula: Tolja.
Jug has become the first team that secured a spot in the semifinals. Jug faced KPK Korcula in the quarters. Both games were held in Dubrovnik. Jug played without several most experienced player, but it ran over KPK Korcula, which had only 8 players on the roster for these two encounters.
A very exciting game was played in Rijeka, where Primorje hosted Mladost. After the first quarter, it seemed that Mladost would record a big victory. The visitors led 6:1 at the first break and had a 7:1 and 8:2 advantage early in the second. However, Primorje managed to come back from six goals down and to level at 8:8 before halftime. Mladost entered the final quarter with a slim 10:9 advantage. The visitors stretched the margin to three after several minutes of play in the fourth period (12:9). Two minutes before the end, Primorje cut the deficit to one (11:12), and Mladost saved a victory. But, everything is still open.
Dario Rakovac (Mladost) Photo: VK Novi Beograd
Nothing is decided in a clash between Mornar and Solaris. Solaris earned an away 12:10 victory in the first leg and will play at home in the return leg, but Mornar has a chance.
Jadran, the 1st-placed team in the regular season, will start the playoffs tomorrow.
The remaining three games of the return leg are scheduled for April 6.
2021/22 Montenegrin League, Day 11
Jadran HN – Primorac 13:8 (2:1, 2:4, 4:3, 5:0) -play-by-play and statistics
Budva – Cattaro 9:4 (2:3, 3:1, 2:0, 2:0) play-by-play and statistics
Jadran Herceg Novi defeated Primorac in the derby of the 11th round and mathematically secured 1st place before the playoffs. One more league round will be played before the playoffs.
Primorac built a 5:4 advantage in the first half. The third period was quite balanced, Primorac controlled the match until the very end of this period. Twenty seconds before the last break, Paunovic scored Primorac’s 8th goal in the game (8:7). Ten seconds after, Danilo Radovic equalized (8:8) from a penalty. Jadran played excellently in the last eight minutes, scoring five unanswered goals, for a fine 13:8 victory. Jovan Vujovic and Danilo Radovic scored three goals apiece for Jadran. Macic and Vuckovic netted two each for Primorac.
Photo: PVK Jadran HN
Budva defeated Cattaro and confirmed 3rd place.
1.Jadran HN 11 – 30
2. Primorac 11 – 24
3. Budva 11 – 10
4. Cattaro 11 – 1
For all results, live scores and the schedule visit the page 2021/22 Montenegrin Championship, Total Waterpolo Arena
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