There were no surprises in the 7th round of the Croatian Championships. All favorites collected points, but one faced trouble beating the rival.
The highlight of the day was a game in Split. Mladost beat Mornar by two goals (12:10) in a game that produced several twists and turns.
2022/23 Croatian League, Day 7
Jug AO – Medvescak 17:8 (5:2, 4:2, 3:2, 5:2)
Jug AO: Vukojevic 4, Zvono 3, Krzic 2, Kakaris 2, Tolja 1,Pavlic 1, Lazic 1, Grgurevic 1, Zuvela 1.
Medvescak: Miljak 3, Busic 2, Simunovic 1, Paic 1,Gavranic 1.
Mornar BS – Mladost 11:13 (2:2, 2:4, 5:3, 2:4)
Mornar BS:Buselic 3, Akrap 2, Uvodic 2, L.Penava 1, Buzdovancic 1, Cumbelic 1, Guduric 1.
HAVK Mladost: Jelaca 3, Dadvani 2, Gluhaic 2, Mijic 2, Herceg 2, Vrbnjak 1, Rakovac 1.
Solaris – Jadran 10:17 (0:6, 2:4, 2:4, 6:3)
Solaris: jakovcevic 2, Erak 2, Rak 1, Condic Kadmenovic 1, Krekovic 1, J.Penava 1, Sirovec 1, Burburan 1.
Jadran Split: Delic 4, Tomasovic 2, Bukic 2, Pejkovic 2, Cagalj 2, Marinic Kragic 1, Buric 1, Butic 1,Setka 1, Zovic 1.
Zadar 1952 – POSK 8:9 (1:1, 4:4, 2:3, 1:1)
Zadar 1952: R.Jurisic 2, Basic 1, Cacic 1, Jovancevic 1, Cicero 1, Zelic 1, Martinovic 1.
POSK: Jankovic 2, Tonkovic 2, Prizmic 1, Gadza 1, Elez 1, Borovcic Kurir 1.
Primorje – KPK Korcula 15:7 (5:0, 3:1, 3:3, 4:3)
Primorje EB: Crippa 3, Tonicic 3, Brubnjak 2, Da.Brguljan 1, Cubranic 1,Vukovic 1, Te Riele 1, K.Babic 1, Tomic 1, L.Babic 1.
KPK Korcula: Tedeschi 2, Bjelopera 2, Vang 2, Joudrie 1
Mornar and Mladost faced off for the third time this season. Mladost recorded convincing wins in the Croatian Cup and the Regional League, but the third match was a close contest. Still, Mladost dictated the pace for more than two quarters.
In the 19th minute, the Zagreb-based side had a 3-goal lead (8:5). But, Mornar didn’t say its last word. The hosts netted four straight goals and turned around a 3-goal deficit to a 9:8 lead. Buzdovancic scored the 9th goal for Mornar 33 seconds before the end of the third quarter. Just seven seconds from the last break, Jelaca leveled at 9:9. The teams fought a hard battle in the opening minutes of the final period. Mornar took the lead in the 27th minute again (Buzdovancic for 10:9). But, Mladost responded with a 4:0 run. The Zagreb-based side regained a 3-goal lead in the 30th minute (13:10) and the match was decided.
The reigning champion Jug hosted Medvescak. Despite the fact that the title-holder played without several key players (Jokovic, Fatovic, etc), who got a rest after a big win over Marseille in the Champions League, the match was a one-sided contest.
Jadran Split recorded a convincing win, as well as Jug. Jadran needed one half to secure a convincing win over Solaris in Sibenik. The visitors opened the match with a 7:0 blast. Solaris got on the scoreboard in the 11th minute. After that, Jadran responded with three goals and had a 10:1 advantage at halftime. Solaris narrowed the distance in the second half.
POSK recorded the first win in the season, beating Zadar, which is still without the points. There were a lot of twists and turns in the game. Before the final quarter, POSK had a slim 8:7 advantage. In the middle of the fourth period, Zadar leveled at 8:8. In the following minutes, both defenses worked well. It seemed that the teams would share the points. Still, Tonkovic scored a winner for POSK with 32 seconds left on the clock.
Primorje beat KPK Korcula with ease.
1.Jadran S 7 – 19
2.Jug AO 7 – 19
3. Mladost 7 – 18
4. Primorje 7 – 15
5. Solaris 7 – 12
6. Mornar 7 – 6
7. Medvescak 7 – 6
8. POSK 7 – 4
9. KPK 7 – 4
10. Zadar 7 – 0
