In the derby of the 14th round of the Super League for men, HAOK Mladost defeated the home team of Ribola Kaštela 3- 0 (25, 25, 17), thus retaining the first place and invincibility so far in the league. Although the 3-0 result might suggest a lighter job for Mladost, the match lasted 91 minutes and in the end, both coaches agreed that Ribola could draw at least one set, if not two, in this game in which Ante Šuker with 13 points was the most efficient with the hosts, and Boris Buša with 25 points with the guests. Mladost had 14 points from the block in the match, unlike 7 hosts, and 42 points in the attack, according to 34 Ribola.
Radovan Gačič, the coach of Mladost, said after the match:
“We knew it would be a difficult match. We are now in a series of 14 games in 25 days, and we are not completely ready. Also, I have to admit that Kaštela played very well in the first two sets. I watched a lot of their games and for a long time I didn’t see that they endured the first two sets at such a high level, and with very few mistakes. They were great, especially on the service, everything came in, and it was difficult for us to play against them, because at this moment we are not stable at the reception. Every part of the game for Kaštela, because the first two sets could have turned out differently.“
Ivan Rančić, coach of Ribola Kaštela, stated at the end of the match:
“Deserved victory of Mladost, it can be seen that they play European competitions, that they are quite calm and safe in the equal finals. It might not have been undeserved if we had taken the first two sets, as it was practically decided by one attack. We made a few small mistakes there. But it was obvious that the team is stable, that it has tried and wants to, but in the third set we may have fallen a little physically because they are still a stronger and higher team. I am satisfied though, I hope that my team will continue to play like this, because on Wednesday we will play in the Cup in Osijek and if we play at this level, I hope for the best. I see a good situation in the continuation of the championship for us. “
Mursa Osijek beat Rovinj 3-0 (19, 16, 9) in the expected hour of the game, and Split beat Rijeka 3-1 (25-20, 22-25, 25-17, 25-17) in a match that lasted exactly 100 minutes. Zadar lost at home from Marsonia 1- 3 (23-25, 25-17, 21-25, 20-25). The only match in five sets was played by Gorica and Sisak, the host lost 2- 3 (25-13, 14-25, 19-25, 28-26, 13-15), in an extremely uncertain match that lasted 116 minutes.
After the incomplete 14th round, because Centrometal and Kitro Varaždin postponed their match, Mladost leads with 39 points and almost 13-0, Mursa Osijek is second with 36 points and almost 12-1, and Ribola Kaštela is third with 30 points and almost 10 -4. The last is Gorica with 1 point won in this round, and almost 0-15, and the penultimate is Zadar with 7 points and almost 2-12.
In women’s Super League, Karlovac beat Kaštela 3- 1 (19-25, 25-19, 25-10, 25-11) in 87 minutes of play.
Ella Badanjak, a volleyball player from Karlovac, said after the match:
“Congratulations to my teammates on a great game, we showed that with a disciplined game we can beat great teams. In the first set, we started at a slightly slower pace, but later everything came to its own, we respected all the agreements and deservedly won. “
Tamara Đolonga from the Kaštela team added:
“We opened the game nicely, but we did not continue to play at such a pace, they woke up and deservedly won. Congratulations on their fighting spirit. “
The match between Veli Vrh and Osijek ended with the victory of the home volleyball players of 3- 1 (25-16, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21), in a match that lasted 110 minutes. In Sunday’s matches of the 14th round of the Super League, volleyball player Mladost beat Dinamo 3-0 (15, 15, 21) in the Volleyball Hall in 70 minutes of play, and Matina Kaštela beat Dubrovnik away, 3-0 (19, 17, 9), with the same result. in 64 minutes. Mladost made 9 points with a block, Dinamo 4, had 2 aces, while Dinamo players were obviously very nervous and made a lot of mistakes, so they had as many as 42 unforced errors, and Mladost 27.
After the incomplete 14th round, Mladost leads with 41 points and almost 14-0, Marina Kaštela is second with 39 points and almost 13-1, while Dinamo is third with 26 points and almost 9-5, at the back is Dubrovnik with 3 points and almost 1-12, while the penultimate Split has 7 points and a score of 1-11. The match of Enna Vukovar – Brda and Split – Rijeka CO have been postponed.
