The fact that the Montenegrin vice-champion scored 17 goals in the first 14 and a half minutes of the game shows what kind of opponent the water polo players of Jadran Mtela had in the first match of the Champions League qualification.
Banjaluka "went astray" in the fight for placement in the elite, it was not even expected to offer strong resistance to Novljan, who celebrated 35:3 at the start of the tournament in Gruž, Dubrovnik.
Therefore, the people of Banja Luka scored three goals, the impression is that Vladimir Gojković's team could have avoided them too, but that does not change the essence - it was only a stronger training for our representative, who is likely to have a key match in the fight for first place tomorrow. Champions League.
Jadran will play against Jug on Friday at 18.30:XNUMX and until the outcome of the neighboring derby, it will be known what their chances are before the last two rounds and duels with Dinamo from Bucharest and Barcelona.
There is hardly anything to say about the match with Banja Luka, because the goals alternated as if on tape.
In the first two quarters, the players of Jadran needed 17 shots to score 20 goals, and the rival scored the first goal in the last minute of the second period when Glavić reduced the score to 17:1.
In Jadran, all the players in the team registered, even the goalkeeper Ilija Radović did it in the penultimate minute when he shook the net for 33:3.
The most effective were Strahinja Gojković and Dimitrije Obradović with seven goals each, Danilo Radović scored five, Vuk Milojević four...
Jug justified the role of favorite against Dinamo 15:8, while Barcelona was free in the first round.
In addition to Jug - Jadran, Barcelona - Dinamo will play on Friday (20.30:XNUMX p.m.).
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