The Montenegrin Championship finally started. The first round of the league was scheduled for early November, but the Championships was postponed due to the coronavirus cases among the players.
The first match was played today. After a big battle, Budva surprised Jadran Herceg Novi – 9:8. Jadran suffered the first loss in the domestic competitions after more than five years
Several Croatian and Serbian clubs that didn’t compete in the LEN Euro Cup last weekend have played their league matches in the last few days
2020/21 Montenegrin League, Day 1
Budva – Jadran HN 9:8 (2:2, 3:1, 3:3, 1:2)
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Jadran, which convincingly won the Montenegrin Cup in mid-October, was a firm favorite today. The Montenegrin champion was almost complete. The first goalkeeper Petar Tesanovic missed the match. The visitors led only in the opening minutes (1:0, 2:1). Then Budva took control and earned a 5:3 by the middle break. Jadran equalized twice in the third quarter (5:5, 6:6), but Budva regained a 2-goal lead in the last 81 seconds of the third period.
The fourth quarter was a new part of the big thriller. Jadran leveled the score (8:8), three minutes before the end. The visitors had a few nice chances to earn a lead, but they weren’t successful. Budva had the last possession in the match. Twelve seconds before the end, Jadran’s goalkeeper Darko Djurovic saved a shot from Kovacevic, but Budva earned a corner shot and a new chance to take all three points. Budva’s Blazo Mitrovic beat the buzzer. He found the net with three seconds to go for the final score – 9:8.
Jadran suffered the first loss in the domestic competition after more than four years. The Herceg Novi-based club wasn’t defeated in the Montenegrin competitions from April 2015 to today. Five years ago, Budva beat Jadran in the league match.
The league will be held in a quadruple round-robin format (12 rounds). After the regular season, the playoffs will be played. All four teams will take part in the playoffs.
Five matches will be held until the end of this week.
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2020/21 Croatian League
Day 8
POSK – Mornar 3:10 (0:1, 1:1, 0:6, 2:2)
Medvescak – Primorje 9:18 (2:2, 3:7, 3:5, 1:4)
Zadar 1952 – Solaris 8:22 (4:4, 0:8, 3:7, 1:3)
Day 9
Jug – POSK 17:4 (3:0, 5:1, 5:1, 4:2)
Favorites recorded convincing victories in Croatia. Today, reigning champion Jug beat POSK in the first game of Round 9.
The visiting teams Mornar, Primorje, and Solaris collected the points with ease in the games played on Saturday and Sunday.
1 Jug 7 – 21
2 Mladost 6 – 18
3 Mornar 8 – 18
4 Jadran S 6 – 12
5 Primorje 7 – 12
6 Solaris 7 – 9
7 POSK 8 – 9
8 Medvescak 7 – 6
9 KPK 7 – 6
10 Galeb 7 – 6
11 Zadar 1952 8 – 0
2020/21 Serbian League, Day 8
Banjica – Stari Grad 15:15 (2:3, 5:3, 4:5, 4:4)
Zemun – Sabac 11:19 (1:3, 4:3, 2:5, 4:8)
Sabac, led by Filip Gardasevic, who scored 6 goals, defeated Zemun, and caught Radnicki in points. Sabac and KVK Radnicki share first place. Novi Beograd is third, but it played a match less than the top two ranked sides.
1 Sabac 7 – 18 (+63)
2 KVK Radnicki 7 – 18 (+56)
3 Novi Beograd 011 6 – 16
4 Crvena Zvezda 6 – 13
5 Vojvodina 7 – 12
6 Partizan 7 – 9
7 Zemun 7 – 7
8 Nais 7 – 7
9 Stari Grad 8 – 1
10 Banjica 8 – 1
Next weekend, the quarterfinals of the national Cup will be played: Novi Beograd 011 – Sabac, Radnicki – Stari Grad, Crvena Zvezda – Vojvodina, Nais – Partizan.
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