In the derby of the 7th round of the men SuperLeague, the volleyball players of Mursa Osijek defeated Kitro Varaždin away with 3- 1 (25-16, 25-16, 20-25, 25-22) in 106 minutes of play, thus justifying the role of the favorite and the first place in the table. which they currently occupy.
Marin Čilaš from the Kitro Varaždin team commented on the match in the end: “The match was very tense, but we didn’t play the best. We only started to play something in the last two sets, when the guests made a lot of mistakes on the serve.”
Split also beat Centrometal 3- 1 (25-17, 23-25, 26-24, 25-22) at home, in a completely uncertain match except for the first set and lasted 118 minutes. As expected, the volleyball players of Ribola Kaštela defeated the rookie in the SuperLeague, Gorica with 3- 0 (14, 11, 16) in just one hour, so the coach of the winning team, the experienced Ivan Rančić, was not overly euphoric, saying only:
“I congratulate the players on a serious approach, from the first to the last point. I don’t think there is a need to celebrate a convincing victory, because we were the favorites in the beginning, but it is important that the players did the things we agreed on, which should be visible in the stronger games that are coming.”
In an hour in Sunday’s match, Mladost beat Marsonia 3-0 (11, 15, 14). Home coach Radovan Gačič gave a bigger chance to the players from the bench in this match, and Roko Vlašić, who entered the first set and played the game until the end with 5 points, said after the match:
“Against Marsonia, which we deservedly won because we are better a team that trains a lot more than them, we younger ones got a bigger opportunity to play, which I believe we used in the right way. “
After the incomplete 7th round of the SuperLeague, Mursa Osijek leads with 21 points and a score of 7-0, followed by Mladost with 18 points and a score of 6-0 and Ribola Kaštela also with 18 points and a score of 6-1. In the end is Gorica without points from seven matches played.
The matches between Sisak and Rovinj and Rijeka and Zadar have been postponed due to Covid 19.
In women SuperLeague after losing one point in the last round in a 3- 2 victory over the last placed Dubrovnik, which is currently the only point, Dinamo lost in its hall on Peščenica in the derby round against Enna Vukovar with 1- 3 (21-25 , 21-25, 25-13, 22-25). Vukovar scored 52 points in the attack, Dinamo 43, and the guests were better in the block (13-9).
Osijek beat Dubrovnik 3-0 (20, 22, 20), and the young 18-year-old home player Rea Rajndl said after the game:
“I am very proud and happy that we played a great game. We secured a clean three points by keeping the concentration and rhythm of the lead in all three sets. Although we did not have any training at home during the week, we managed to achieve the set goal together and now we hope for further success. ”
In a rush, after the triumph in Cyprus in the CEV Challenge Cup, Kaštela also won the local derby Brda with 3- 1 (27-25, 25-13, 22-25, 25-13), with 24 points by the celebrant Nina Striza, the most efficient The player in the match, who was happy after the match that day on the eve of her 18th birthday, said:
“We won three new points, congratulations to our teammates on the victory and Brda players on a good fight, and we are already looking forward to new matches in the Challenge Cup and Super League. with new victories. ”
The leading Marina Kaštela also celebrated with an identical result at the always dangerous Rijeka CO with 3- 1 (25-22, 24-26, 25-20, 25-16), in a match that lasted exactly 100 minutes.
As expected, the match between Karlovac and Veli Vrh, old acquaintances, went into the uncertainty of the fifth set, after the home team ‘lived dangerously’, losing 0-2 in the first two sets. In the end, the fifth set went to the difference, which is usually in the matches of these two rivals, Karlovac with 17-15, for a total of 3- 2 (21-25, 17-25, 25-16, 25-23, 17-15 ) after 126 minutes of clean play.
The match between Split and Mladost has been postponed, so currently Marina Kaštela holds the first place with 21 points and almost 7-0, Mladost is second with 17 points and almost 6-0 and Enna Vukovar is in third place with 16 points and almost 6-1. At the back is Dubrovnik with one point from seven matches, and the penultimate is Brda with 4 points and almost 1-6.
