The Champions League clubs continued dominating in the Croatian League. Jug and Jadran convincingly defeated Solaris and Primorje, respectively, in the 11th round and extended their unbeaten runs.
Jug is currently in 1st place, with three points more than Jadran, but the Split-based side has played one match fewer.
2022/23 Croatian League, Day 11
Group 1st – 5th place
Jug – Solaris 11:6 (4:2, 3:0,2:2, 2:2)
Jug AO: Burdjelez 2, Jokovic 2, Biljaka 2, Kakaris 2, Vukojevic 1, Lazic 1, Zuvela 1.
Solaris: Jakovcevic 2, Rak 2, Erak 1, Penava 1.
Jadran S – Primorje 23:14 (4:3, 7:2, 5:6, 7:3)
Jadran Split: Marinic Kragic 4, Setka 4, Delic 3, Dobud 3, Cagalj 2, Bukic 2, Duzevic 2, Buric 1, Butic 1, Pejkovic 1.
Primorje EB: Brubnjak 4, N.Cubranic 3, Babic 2, Crippa 2, Da.Brguljan 1, Muslim 1, Tonicic 1.
Mladost bye
Jug knocked down Solaris in the first half. The Dubrovnik-based team led 7:2 at halftime. Marko Zuvela opened the second half with a power-play goal for 8:2. Jug maintained a 6-goal lead until the middle of the fourth quarter (10:4). Solaris reduced the gap to five in the last few minutes.
Jadran’s defense was far from its best in the game against Primorje. However, the attack was up to the task, so the Split-based team controlled the match even though it conceded 14 goals. Primorje led 1:0 and 2:1. Jadran scored three goals in two and a half minutes and earned a 4:2 lead. After that, the hosts were always in front. By the end of the first half, Jadran built an 11:5 lead. Primorje scored nine goals in the second half, but the difference was never smaller than five.
In the next round, Jadran and Jug will face off in Split. That match will probably answer on the question, “Who will enter the playoffs from 1st place?”. The encounter between these two teams in the first half of the season, played in Dubrovnik, ended in a 10:10 draw. This season, Jug beat Jadran three times in neutral fields – in the Super Cup, in the final of the Croatian Cup, and the Regional League. Jadran is seeking revenge in front of its fans.
1.Jug 11 games – 31 points
2.Jadran S 10 – 28
3. Mladost 10 – 21
4. Primorje 11 – 21
5. Solaris 11 – 15
Group 6th – 10th place
Mornar – Medvescak 14:12 (3:3, 4:2, 3:5, 4:2)
Mornar BS: D.Akrap 7, Guduric 2, Hrvatic 2, Knezevic 1, Uvodic 1, Majic 1.
Medvescak: Busic 3, Simunovic 3, Car 2, Markovic 2, Ljepava 1, Miljak 1.
POSK – Zadar 14:7 (5:3, 4:3, 3:0, 2:1)
POSK: Vukic 3, Elez 3, Bezer 2, Borovcic Kurir 2, Tonkovic 2, Cubelic 1, Jankovic 1.
Zadar 1952: Jovancevic 2, Eskinja 2, Jurisic 1, Martinovic 1, Cicero 1.
KPK Korcula bye
Mornar defeated Medvescak, thanks to an excellent finish. The game was an even contest. Before the final quarter, the score was 10:10. The teams were tied at 12:12 with two minutes left on the clock. Then, Mornar netted two goals and secured a 14:12 victory. The hero of the match was Duje Akrap, who netted seven goals for Mornar.
After Mornar’s win over Medvescak, POSK was better Zadar in the same swimming pool (Poljud in Split).
6. Mornar 10 – 15
7. Medvescak 11 – 12
8. POSK 11 – 8
9. KPK 10 – 5
10. Zadar 11 – 0
