Jadran suffered its first defeat in the qualifying tournament for the Champions League, but without consequences, because Novljan will definitely play in the second round.
The Montenegrin champion lost to Mladost at Škver (9:7) in a direct duel for first place, so they enter the last day of the qualification with a score of two triumphs and a defeat.
Petar Radanović's team will play its last match tomorrow at noon when the rival is Novak Slovakia.
Jadran had a two-goal advantage (5:3) in the third quarter of the duel with "Zapci", only for the giants to reverse the series 3:0 by the middle of the last period.
Our team equalized at 6:6, then 7:7, but Valiko Dadvani and the experienced Marko Elez, a former Jadran player, brought Mladost a triumph.
Pabvel Halturin was the most effective in the Adriatic with three goals, Jake Muscat scored two.
"We had our chances, but we stopped when we had a two-goal advantage. The experience of our rivals prevailed, especially Eleza, who has been playing at the top level for years. We were in trouble already in the first quarter when Halturin had two personal fouls, so he didn't could be so aggressive," said Radanović.
Mladost finished the tournament with all four wins and 12 points, Jadran has six, Žaibas has three, and Enka and Novaki have one each.
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