Water polo players from Primorje were also defeated in the second round of the Champions League, but unlike the starting match with Olympiakos, Savona was too strong in Kotor - 18:12 (4:4, 6:4, 3:3, 5:1).
Primorac had a period of good play in his Kotor after 14 years in the elite, nice actions, attractive goals and even won the player over 18 times. However, a drop in the game at the end of the half and a 3:0 series by the guests, brought a two-goal advantage to one team for the first time.
Kotor had no defense, goalkeeper Franćesko Masaro was indisposed, he only made three saves until halftime (13-3). And in contrast to the bad realization of the players in the first quarter, both teams used it in the second quarter.
The breakthrough, however, was the start of the last quarter when Primorac with a player no longer used the attack to approach the goal behind, but that's why Pačalijev scored for plus three (14:11). The time-out failed to get the team going, the guests scored like on the line through Guidi, Fiolgio.
In the Primorje team, Niko Šušiašvili, Dušan Matković and captain Draško Brguljan each scored two goals, Luka Murišić, Marko Mršić, Srđan Janović, Nemanja Vico, Nikola Brkić and Petar Ćetković scored one each.
Masar was replaced at halftime by teenager Dragoljub Ćetković, who saved six of 14 shots.
Petro Filjoli scored three goals from four shots, and Davide Ochioni, Balaš Erdelji and Luka Damonte each scored three goals in the Savona team. The goalkeeper of Nicosia blocked 10 of 22 shots.
Primorac remained on the point, because it was defeated at the start on penalties, while Savona registered its first triumph, because it was defeated by Sabadell in the 1st round.
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