After the loss against Tatran, Vardar will face new challenge in Novi Sad

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Serbian champion RK Vojvodina is back on the winning track after very good performance in Osijek, where the Serbs beat easily Croatian RK Nexe 29:22. After two wins and two defeats, the team coached by Momir Rnićwaiting Macedonian best team RK Vardar on Saturday (18 hrs) in "Slana Bara" hall.
- We are well prepared for the clash with Macedonians. Our chance lies in their tiredness because of busy schedule - said Serbian coach during PRESS conference before the match of Round 5.

Momir Rnic scan count on the full squad. Team's captain Stevan Popov is recovered from the muscle injury and ready to play.
One of the best goalkeepers in the recent part of SEHA GAZPROM South Stream League, Miroslav Kocic, who was the key player in the success over Nexe with 19 saves last weekend, believes that match with Vardar will be a real handball experience for both teams, but also fans:

- I expect that match with Vardar will be a real spectacle. They are very good team and the real challenge for us. We have to prepare ourselves and to try to play on the high level against them - said Kocic, who had the main role in both Vojvodina's victories in SEHA GAZPROM SSL in Belgrade against Partizan and Osijek against Nexe.

After poor performance in front of 2000 home fans and defeat over Slovakian champion Tatran Presov 34:37, Macedonian champions RK Vardar coming to Novi Sad with full concentration and ambition to get back on winning track before new clashes at the VELUX EHF Champions League:

- It's really important to keep the concentration. We must get some lessons from the last defeat against Tatran and try to improve our performance. It's a long season ahead, so a single defeat should not upset us. I know that we will be good again and hopefully, more powerful. We can't count on Igor Karacic, but we have quality players on all positions - said RK Vardar's coach, Zoran Kastratovic.
Serbian goalkeeper Strahinja Milic will back to the squad, while Spaniard Inaki Malumbres will have some rest.