Jadran and Primorac sunk in Genoa and Oradea

The epilogue of the second round of the Champions League for Montenegrin teams could be sensed practically from the first minute of the pool games in Italy and Romania.

The water polo players from Jadran M:tel and Primorac were convincingly defeated in the European elite - the team from Novi Sad by the giants Pro Reka (16:7), and the team from Kotor by Oradea (14:7).

Vladimir Gojković's team suffered their first defeat of the season against a team that is once again one of the strongest in Europe and in a pool where it will be difficult for anyone to reach points this season, while Anastasios Kehajas' team complicated their chances for the next round with their second defeat.

Jadran took the lead in Genoa with a goal from Vasilije Radović, and then realized by the beginning of the second quarter that they were facing a convincing defeat - Pro Reko practically settled the match with a 6:0 series.

One of the reasons for the convincing defeat was certainly the desperate play of the team from Novalja with a player more (12-2), so the host had a huge 11:2, and the Montenegrin champion managed to somewhat mitigate the defeat in the finish.

The scorers for Jadran were Dmitrij Holod, Matija Sladović (two goals each), Francisco Valera, Strahinja Gojković and Radović (one each), while Pro Reco was led by Alvaro Granados with four goals, Giacomo Canella and Matteo Jockey Grata with three each.

Unlike their Gulf rivals, Primorac never led in Romania, Oradea quickly went up 4:1. Midway through the second quarter, after a goal by Nikola Brkić, the team from Kotor came close to 5:3, but that was all the Montenegrin team could do.

Oradea "flew" to a 10:3 lead during the third period, and ended the match with a plus seven (14:7).

Goals for Primorac were scored by Jusuke Inaba, Nemanja Vico (two each), Draško Brguljan, Savo Ćetković and Brkić. Ivan Gusarov was the most efficient player in the Oradea team with four goals, while Montenegrin national team player Filip Gardašević scored three times.

In the next round, in two weeks, our teams will face duels with the champion and vice-champion of Europe - Primorac will be the guest of Ferencvaros, while Jadran will be hosted by Novi Beograd.