Jadran is still wondering, Primorac gave up too easily

The fourth round of the group stage of the Champions League for water polo players has removed one dilemma when it comes to Montenegrin clubs.

Primorac suffered its fourth defeat and lost its chance to advance to the quarterfinals of the European elite competition.

The team from Kotor suffered another setback away to Brescia, who defeated Anastasios Kejahas' team for the second time - in northern Italy it was 19:16, so Primorac conceded double-digit goals in every match in Group C.

- We can be satisfied with our attack, desire and aggressiveness, but we still conceded a large number of goals - says center Nemanja Vico.

Brescia scored 14 goals in Kotor, the same as Oradea in Romania, while in the 3rd round, Ferencvaros scored 26 times against the Montenegrin champions.

- The problem is getting into the match. The number of goals has to be reduced, I think we are realistically on the right track. We have a duel with Novi Beograd, we are turning our attention to that match and hoping for a win - Vico pointed out.

Primorac have two more games to play in the Champions League until the end of the season, both in their own pool - with Oradea on December 2nd) and FTC only in February of next year, and then an appearance in the Eurocup.

And the Jadran M:tela water polo players are still in a good position in the fight for a place among the eight best teams on the Old Continent.

Pro Reko is the leader in that group with all four wins (they are already in the quarterfinals, as is Ferencvaros), while Novi Sad holds second place after losing to Jadran 15:13 in Split.

They have six points, three more than Split, with a better head-to-head record and Novi Beograd, whom they defeated away from home in the 3rd round.

Vladimir Gojković's team welcomes Pro Reko in the 5th round and with a victory they would take a huge step towards winning second place, and the key match will probably not be until February 2026 when Novi Beograd arrives at Škver.

- We expected a tough match and we didn't open it properly. We didn't have the right rhythm, there was that reaction in the 3rd quarter, but then we conceded two easy goals and allowed ourselves to fall again in the group. Jadran, as an experienced team, knew how to take advantage of that - emphasized Jadran's national team player Jovan Vujović.