First win in Osijek for Vardar

Vardar s 11 igrača prvi put slavio u Osijeku

Nexe - Vardar 1 (14/15)

Vardar have managed to extend their winning streak. Unlike the match in Osijek last season they were better than the team from našice with 27:30. Current champions were, due to some injuries, forced to come to Slavonia with only 11 players from which 2 were goalkeepers. But, today it was enough. NEXE were however a very good opponent and they after all can be sorry they did not reach better result. The main reason for that were multiple technical errors.

Vardar have today presented great pivot-back cooperation mainly between Pribak and pivots Chipurin and Toskić as well as great Milić between posts. Vardar have had biggest advantage little more than 15 minutes before the end leading with 17:23. After Kordi's timeout NEXE have started playing better reaching in the end acceptable -3 against reigning champions.

Zdenko Kordi, NEXE's coach:

This was a tough, narrow match in which details have decided the match. Vardar's coach has prepared them for the match well and that was the main reason for their win. They did play without some of their important players but to be honest, they still have come here with some remarkable players. In my opinion, fans have seen a great match!

Mirko Herceg, NEXE's player:

We've lost the match with our beginner mistakes, especially during the first half. We were in the end doing our best to come back but it was not possible. I would like to thank audience, i hope they've enyjoyed this match and that there will be even more of them on our upcoming matches.

Raul Gonzalez, Vardar's coach:

Very hard match for us. We have prepared well, especially after we've lost last year with seven goal differences. We were playing very concentrated from the beginning, our goalkepper had a good day as well as our backs, wings and line players. Everything was working really well for us today.  

Nemanja Pribak, Vardar's player:

It is always hard to play against good team like NEXE especially when it is last match in the year when many players are already on vacation in their heads and others carry some injuries.  However, we've played a quality match against a good team and won. Their main problem, the reason why they do not reach bigger results is that they are forced to change lot of their key players from season to season.