VK Radnički Kragujevac - VK Partizan 9:10 (Serbian liga play-off final, 1st match)

I would like to know who was that perverted monster being beside themselves who put the water polo final and the football match exactly to the same date. Therefore, until the final whistle in Kragujevac I was clicking between the two streams, and I would bet on anything, those who picked the football match missed more than those who watched the final. It could have been a fantastic game against Radnički.

The home team made a 3:0 series right in the beginning. At this point Vladimir Vujasinović had a time-out, afterwards we quickly shot two goals. Still Radnički won the first quarter to 3:2.
Then came the second part. Kragujevac scored another goal, they were leading to 4:2.
This was the moment they hopefully burned into their memories.
Because from then on Partizan didn’t let them even to find their breath. We scored 3 goals in the second period, our 4:2 disadvantage soon switched to a 4:5 leading. This was the result at the half-time buzz.
In the third part Partizan switched to gun-vessel mode. We were on the lead to 5:8, and that is against a team that made it to the final in the previous Champions League season, with all these young players, well, that was indeed something to remember.
Radnički picked themselves together for the final quarter. They scored 4 goals, meanwhile we had one. If my memories are correct, the standing was 9:9 then (because in the meantime the football match was tearing my nerves to pieces).
And then came Dušan Mandić.
The 20-year-old, 2-metre-tall, newborn-looking Mandić surpassed all the devils of Hell as he sped up and scored a giant goal only 14 seconds before the end of the game. The Park pool of Kragujevac collapsed, Radnički could not equalize, the final result was 9:10. The (other) heroes of the day are Gilen, Subotić, Jakšić, Asanović (all scored 2-2 goals) and Gogov (1 goal).
The second game of the final comes on Wednesday, from 18:00.

Needless to say, it will be again at the very same time as the football match. I send all my love to those who organized it like this, and I wish them all to bang their toes into the corner of the bed in total darkness, in the middle of the night, as they try to approach the toilet.

(photo: sportskacentrala.com)