Vidović for triumph over Jug: Primorac goes to Zagreb with a goal advantage

04.03.2026. / 1 komentara

Stefan Vidovic Filip Roganovic — Photo: Filip Roganović

Primorac lost the match at the green table but won the first of two, much more important, matches in the pool. The people of Kotor wanted to welcome Jug in the first match of the round of 16 of the European Cup in their pool, but European Aquatics and the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne had no ear. In the end, the decision was made to welcome the club from the ancient city to its Croatian neighbors in Podgorica, a week after the date scheduled on the calendar.

Draško Brguljan and his teammates, after a great fight and "breakdowns", defeated the four-time European champion with a minimal score of 14:13 (2:4, 4:2, 4:5, 4:2).

Whether the ups and downs of the match affected the Kotorans mentally or something else was at stake, they generally started the match poorly. It took the team almost six minutes to Atanasiosa Kahegijasa to reach the goal. He did it in a masterful way Savo Cetkovic, when the Lords already had a big plus four.

They were obsessed with Savo's goal. Jusuke Inaba i Draško Brguljan and brought the 2009 European champions back into the game in the 3rd minute of the second quarter (3:4). For the first time, the teams were tied after a goal by Brguljan with a player more than one and a penalty kick. Marko Mrsic in the penultimate minute of the first half.

Đuro Radović gave the home team their first lead (7:6) at the start of the third quarter, and the same player, with the help of Stefan Vidović and plus two (10:8) in the 22nd minute.

Tim Perov Primorac Jug Filip Roganovic — Photo: Filip Roganović

There was a decline in the Montenegrin vice-champion's game, so the veteran Maro Jokovic with two goals and Toni Mozara sent the Dubrovnik team one step ahead with the decisive eight minutes left.

Radovic and Luka Murišić In the 27th minute, Primorac regained the lead (13:12). Vidović made sure that our representative had some reserves for the rematch, with a powerful shot with 55 seconds left in the match for the final score of 14:13.

The rematch between Jug and Primorac is scheduled for March 14th in Zagreb. Our other representative in the Euro Cup, Jadran m:tel, will try to make up for the minimal deficit from the duel with Panathinaikos in Athens on Saturday in front of their fans.

PRIMORAC – SOUTH 14:13 (2:4, 4:2, 4:5, 4:2)

Pool: SC Morača. Referees: György Kun (Hungary) and Konstantinos Vasileu (Greece).

PRIMORAC: Risticevic (six saves), Brguljan 2, S. Cetkovic 1, Inaba 2 (1), Mrsic 1 (1), Murisic 1, Vidovic 2, Vuckovic 1, Vico 1, Petkovic, P. Cetkovic, Radovic 3, Pejovic, Perov.

JUG: Spilar, Burđelez, Đerković 2, Mozara 2, Joković 4, Pavlić 3 (1), Šušić, Bušlje, Kržić, Busić, Herceg 1, Žuvela 1, Jurišić (10 saves), Jerković.