VK Partizan - Radnički Kragujevac 9:2 (play-off, semifinal, 1st match)

"Routine victory", "the odds were with us", as they say.
Well, yes, something like that.
I brought some screenshots. The game was streamed on Youtube, because none of the sports channels broadcasted it. As usual.

The boys line up at the pool side

Last discussion among team captains and referees

Both teams are in the pool, we are about to start

Swim-off

It was something like you blinked twice and we were leading to 1:0 with Asanović’s goal.
Then you blinked once more and it was 2:0 (goal scorer: Tigkas).
Meanwhile Rističević saved everything. He was like as if all the devils of the hell would be sitting with him on the crossbar.

I’m sure after this game Rističević will appear in the nightmares of Radnički-players. He gives them a broad grin, doesn’t even look up and saves even their impossible attempts - and at this point Radnički-players wake up crying and they all swear they would continue their life on Mt. Athos.

The game was smooth. No heavy clashes, no brutal fights, Partizan was playing from routine. We could allow ourselves the luxury of missing out a penalty at the end of the quarter.

Time-out in the first quarter

In the second quarter Radnički tried to pick themselves together. They attacked, but Rističević saved their attempts with the cool manner of an English lord.
Then Gogov scored a cannon shoot goal in the middle of the quarter. He picked the ball in the middle of the pool, made a sway and threw it.
Then he tore the net to pieces. 3:0
Only 47 seconds were left, when Radojević joined the others on the goal-scorers’ list (4:0).
There were only 5 seconds left, when Rističević thought it might bring a negative light on him, if he didn’t get any goal during the match. Also, it is not nice to stretch the power of the host, not allowing the guests to play. So, Radnički could score a goal here (4:1).

In the third quarter Kragujevac scored another goal (4:2). On the other side of the pool their goalkeeper saved our attempts, well, for a while. In the 5th minute Manojlović scored a FANTASTIC goal with a backhand shot. It was that kind of goal that should be taught everywhere.
Meanwhile Rističević saved everything with a phlegmatic face.
After Radnički’s second goal he rolled down the shutters once and for all. Enough of this playground, kids, you got two goals, deal with it. Radnički-players couldn’t score to him even 2 cm from the goal line. Rističević didn’t even look up just raised his hand and caught the ball.

Next time he should take some crossword puzzle with himself to the box, or macrame, or something like that. Or else he’ll fall asleep in the water from boredom.

Then 14 seconds before the end Subotić scored another goal for Partizan. 6:2, we were ready for the last quarter.

The last quarter was a fiesta.
In the second minute Tigkas scored his second goal (7:2).
In the 4th Jakšić showed himself (8:2).
Rističević saved everything.
Finally in the 6th minute Gogov threw the ball from distance and scored a GIANT goal. (9:2)

Next round will be on Saturday at Kragujevac.

VK Banjica - VK Partizan 5:19 (Serbian league play-off, quarterfinal, return match)

This game was back on Tuesday, but I focused more on the Serbian Cup semifinal. Also, as you can see, it was merely just a formality. The only question was how many goals we can score.
In the first quarter Partizan totally controlled the game (0:4). The home team picked themselves a bit for the second, but still they could score their first goal only 38 seconds before the end buzz (1:6). In the third part they reduced the difference to 5:7, which meant it was time to stop fooling around. Gogov quickly scored 3 goals (5:10), then Tanasković and Asanović both scored 1-1 goal, just for the sake of it. (5:12)
The last quarter was a fiesta. We scored 7 (!!!) goals and walked into the semifinal with waving flags, where we’ll play against Radnički Kragujevac.
Every player scored at least one goal from us, the most was earned by Vico (5), followed by Gogov and Drašović (3-3) as well as Manojlović and Asanović (2-2).

The semifinal will be held on 4th May, the return match comes on 7th May. If there’s a third match to be play, that will take part on 14th.

Nemanja Vico

(photo: waterpolopartizan.rs)

Vojvodina - VK Partizan 8:11 (Triglav Liga, Round 11)

The winter holiday has ended in Triglav Liga, Partizan's water polo team started the season in Novi Sad. We were leading to 2:4 for the end of the first quarter, and we didn't slow down even for the second. At the end of the first half our advantage was 4 goals (3:7).
Vojvodina picked themselves together for the third quarter, but it was enough only to reduce their difference to 2 goals (6:8), they couldn't even equalize. In the last quarter Šulc scored from penalty (7:9), then Subotić took the entire team under his armpit and quickly shot two more goals, setting the final result. He was the hero of the day with his 4 goals, followed by Drašović and Asanović (2-2 goals). Manojlović, Gogov and Vico all scored 1-1 goal.

League table comes later.
Update: current standing of the Liga
1. Dubrovnik 30 points
2. Primorje 27 points
3. Jadran HN 24 points
4. Partizan 19 points
5. Mladost 16 points
6. Mornar 10 points
7. CZ 9 points
8. POŠK 7 points
9. Vojvodina 3 points
10. Radnički 2 points

VK Partizan - Radnički Kragujevac 11:9 (Serbian Cup final)

The basketball game didn't even finish when the last game of the day, the water polo cup final started. At yesterday's training match rehearsal semifinal we knocked off Zvezda like the blind knocks off a glass from the table and we entered the final with fanfares.

RTS was of course blocked at everywhere. It came to my mind, it's one thing that being a foreigner I'm getting grumpy over it, having no available stream link beyond the borders. But what happens to those living in the diaspore as well as those fans who live/work abroad?... Or all those who don't pay their taxes directly to Čika Acika, they are all allowed to hang themselves?...

Fellow Fan kept on informing me for the whole game about the current standing. (Pigeon-post rocks.) Many thanks to him for this and you should all send him your love and blessings, because without him this post would have never been written. (I would have died for sure until news sites had bothered to mention this game. Information society, my a...)

So, we jumped into the water, quickly scored a goal (1:0), Kragujevac switched the standing (1:2).
But Partizan is Partizan, and such a triviality won’t break us. We were leading to 4:2 for the end of the first quarter, upon reports Kragujevac can thank their goalkeeper that this difference didn’t grow even bigger for us.
Then came the second quarter. We were leading to 6:2 with the goals of Subotić and Gilen, then 6 seconds before the end Radnički scored. We finished the first half with 6:3.

Time-out some time during the game

For the second half Kragujevac tried to speed up. They scored a goal right in the beginning (6:4), so did Manojlović (7:4). Another goal from Kragujevac (7:5).
And then came the Parni valjak.
Drašović. 8:5
Subotić. 9:5
Jakšić. 10:5. Less than one and a half minutes were left from the quarter.
At the other side Rističević saved all the attempts of Radnički, just like it is written in the Book of Rules.
There were maybe 3 seconds left from the quarter when Kragujevac pressured a goal into our net. We entered the last part of the game with 10:6

Partizan-bench, viewed from back

The atmosphere was so tensed for the last quarter that even the referee lost control and made nerve-racking judgements. Radnički scored two more goals (10:8). Then three and a half minutes before the end Subotić shot another goal (11:8) and at the very end, when there were only 15 seconds left, Kragujevac scored the last goal of the final (11:9).
But we won. WE WON.
We won the cup for the 24th time in the team’s history.

Rističević takes the cup from Milorad Krivokapić

Finally we could celebrate

The hero of the day was Gavril Subotić with 4 goals. He is followed by Radomir Drašović (2) as well as Lukas Gilen, Marko Manojlović, Nikola Jakšić, Mateja Asanović and Filip Radojević (1-1).

(photos: Facebook/Vaterpolo Klub Partizan Raiffeisen)

VK Partizan - Crvena Zvezda 14:3 (Serbian Cup semifinal)

WE WON!!!
We didn't just win, we ran through them, demolished them, quartered them, tore them to pieces and dug their grave. Then we buried them to 3 metres deep.

Again there was no working stream at all, RTS seemed to block all available broadcasts beyond the Serbian frontiers. There wasn't anything else left again than waiting for Fellow Fan's message with the result.

It was only the first quarter when Zvezda could be a more or less equal opponent for Partizan. Subotić scored a goal at the very beginning, at this point Zvezda equalized. No problem, Subotić quickly scored another goal, we took back the lead.
What is more,
3:1, Tanasković.
Second quarter.
4:1.
5:1.

At this point a message came from Fellow Fan about RTS interrupting the sports broadcast, because a fathead politician just had to announce something right then. And of course RTS 2 just HAD TO broadcast it live instead of Partizan. I’d like to remind all those in charge that there are 3 other goddamned civil service TV channels available beside RTS 2. But no, just no, the public (and Grave Diggers) must know the importance list and what "double standards" mean.

Never mind. We were still leading. Our advantage was 7:1 at the half-time.
In the third quarter we continued the joyous training match. Zvezda scored a goal though, but so did we, just we did 5. We were leading to 12:2 before heading to the final part.
In the last quarter we scored only two goals (hey, we have to spare energies for the Cup final, right?), red team also scored one.
The hero of the day was of course Gavril Subotić with 4 goals. He is followed by a row of players who all scored 2-2 goals (Marko Manojlović, Radomir Drašović, Draško Gogov and Đorđe Tanasković). Đorđe Vučinić and Filip Radojević added 1-1 goal to this smashing victory.

(photo: hotsport.rs)

Cup final will start tomorrow at 20:30.

POŠK - VK Partizan 7:14 (Triglav Liga, Round 10)

Another easy training match.
There are again only less-than-nothing infos available, but the most important is that we were leading in the first quarter to 1:4. We increased the difference to 3:8 for the half-time. For the third half the standing was 5:12, finally in the last quarter both teams scored 2-2 goals and settled the final result.
The hero of the day is Marko Manojlović with 4 goals. He is followed by Nikola Jakšić and Marko Janković with 2-2 goals. Lukas Gilen, Dimitris Tigkas, Radomir Drašović, Draško Gogov, Mateja Asanović and Filip Radojević added 1-1 goal to the victory.

League table comes later, not all the matches are finished yet.

Update: current standing of the liga
1. Dubrovnik 27 points
2. Primorje 24 points
3. Jadran HN 21 points
4. Partizan 16 points
5. Mladost 16 points
6. Mornar 10 points
7. POŠK 7 points
8. CZ 6 points
9. Vojvodina 3 points
10. Radnički 2 points

Mornar - VK Partizan 6:12 (Triglav Liga, Round 9)

This was the match of invalidated goals.

(screenshot)

In the first quarter Asanović scored first after a few attempts on both sides (0:1). After him Gogov also scored, but the referee invalidated his goal for unknown reasons. Even Radojević shot a goal, but referees whistled off that one as well. Instead of 0:3 the standing was still 0:1.
For our great luck our goalkeeper Rističević at the other side of the pool was as persistent as a concrete wall and saved all attempts of the home team.
Then Jakšić’s goal was valid at long last (0:2). At this point, almost at the end Croatians could score one (1:2), but Manojlović quickly threw a goal right before the buzz, as it’s always better to be safe than sorry. We finished the first quarter with 1:3.
In the second quarter we got a penalty shot. It followed a wrestling scene in front of the Croatian goal line, then all Average Fan could see was the referee whistling, Mornar’s head coach explaining something to him with big gestures, then the referee shows him the yellow card and waving for Partizan to throw a penalty shot. Excellent. Jakšić shot it and scored (1:4). Croatians started to attack continuously. They put our goalmouth under heavy pressure, but Rističević saved their attempts with a Buddha-expression. (Or our defense line blocked their shots.) They could still reduce the difference to 3:4, but Subotić scored as well, followed by Drašović. The home team also threw one goal, the first half ended with 4:6.
In the third quarter the referee again took a goal from us (Subotić threw it, the refere didn’t like it, nobody knows why), and then they even put the home team into double power play (aka they sent off two of our players at the same time).
But they couldn’t score to Rističević, even if we were two men less. Rističević himself was the Serbo-Hungarian defensive army of the Siege of Belgrade from 1456 against the Turkish Croatian team being in superior numbers power play. It was again amazign what Partizan’s goalkeeper made on this match. Referees put Croatians into power play time after time, but they couldn’t score from any. Yet Asanović did score (4:7), so did Lazić (4:8). The home team again scored only at the end of the quarter, the standing was 5:8 at the end of the third part.
In the last part Gogov scored (5:9) after almost two and a half minutes of wrestling. Then Jakšić (5:10), from power play.

Professor Jakšić teaches Croatians how to score from power play, bwahahahahaha

Mornar started to fall into pieces, as for us, we were not in a hurry at all. Rističević saved whenever it was needed, and even Asanović’s third personal foul (and being fouled out) didn’t mean any upheaval for Partizan. Then referees invalidated a Croatian goal as well. There were less then one and a half minutes left, when Lazić scored again (5:11). At this point the stream died for a few seconds, I just missed out the sixth Mornar-goal as well as Partizan’s 12th one. (Running through post-match statistics I think it was scored by Radojević, but correct me if I’m wrong.)
The hero of the game is Dimitrije Rističević, among goal scorers Nikola Jakšić with 3 goals. Mateja Asanović and Đorđe Lazić both scored 2-2 goals, the others (Marko Manojlović, Gavril Subotić, Radomir Drašović, Draško Gogov and Filip Radojević) added 1-1 goal to the victory.

League table will be brought later.

VK Partizan - Crvena Zvezda 15:3 (Triglav Liga)

WE WON WITH 12 GOALS!

WITH 12 GOALS!!!

Amazing, unbelievable.
We should make a bronze plaquett and hang it at the entrance of the Banjica swimming pool, with date, players’s name, highlighting the goal scorers. We defeated them with 12 goals, we didn’t just humiliate them, we tore them to pieces, buried them to 3 metres deep and even danced on their graves.
You get what I mean. When it’s about an eternal derby, one excepts the two teams to clash like roaring lions. The water boils up, underwater wrestling, one-to-one fighting, one sending-off after the other, with one or maybe two goals during an entire quarter, tension, drama and everything else.
Instead it was like a training match against a well-meaning, amateur team.
We walked out to the pool, the boys jumped into the water, we grabbed the ball at the kick-off and soon Radojević scored our first goal (1:0). Greek player Tigkas was the next (2:0), then Subotić scored from penalty (3:0). Partizan’s defense line worked perfectly, and if Zvezda could ever break our wall, then there was our Rističević, who saved their attempts. Jakšić also scored in the meantime, the result of the first quarter was 4:0.
We just started the second quarter, Zvezda’s players were still jumping into the water, when Subotić scored our 5th goal. Adžić also said ’hi’ (6:0), while at the other side Rističević saved all the attempts of the opponent with the elegance of an English lord. Radojević scored another (7:0), while Rističević was doing his job in an exemplary way.
Zvezda could do nothing with us. Our players tackled them smoothly, without struggle, while their attacks were desperate and extremely weak. The difference between the two teams was at least 3 leagues, but maybe more.
Subotić scored again (8:0). Red team can thank only their goalkeeper, that we were leading with 8 goals instead of 14, at least he had some try to keep us away from the goal line. (Not much though.) They pressed their very first goal into our net, sweating blood, right before the end buzz of the first half. The half-time result was 8:1.
Then we walked out to the second half. Manojlović settled back World Order in red heads right at the beginning, to make them clear who’s the boss in the house (9:1). Here the opponent could score another goal (9:2), but it meant no problem for us, because so could Drašović (10:2).
What is more.
In the second half of the quarter the referees gave a penalty to Zvezda.
And Rističević saved it!!!
Radojević quickly scored our 11th goal, we could start the final quarter with 11:2.
The guest team tried to pick themselves together for the last quarter, they had attempts, shots from distance and from near, but in fact on this match anybody could shoot from anywhere to Dimitrije Rističević. Dimitrije Rističević rolled down the shutters, let himself cradle with the waves, maybe even made a cocktail for himself while his teammates kept on scoring at the other side of the pool. Manojlović increased our difference to 10 goals (!!!), the standing was 12:2. Zvezda scored a third goal after a lot of struggles, but we settled back the two-digit advantage with Radojević’s goal (13:3). And as it’s always better to be safe than sorry, Drašović and Gogov scored two more for the end, demolishing the opponent into tiny pieces.
Dear Grave Diggers, fellow fans, I think this is definitely a match to remember!

(photos: hotsport.rs)

(photo: Facebook/Partizan is life)

Current standing of the Liga:
1. Dubrovnik 15 points
2. Primorje 12 points
3. Jadran HN 12 points
4. Partizan 10 points
5. Mornar 6 points
6. CZ 6 points
7. Mladost 4 points
8. Radnički 1 point
9. POŠK 1 point
10. Vojvodina 0 point

VK Partizan - Radnički Kragujevac 11:7 (Triglav Liga, Round 2)

Partizan’s water polo team again earned a smashing victory, now against Radnički in the 2nd round of Triglav Liga.
The available informations are less than minimal, what is important that Gavril Subotić was again the hero of the day with 4 goals. He is followed by Mateja Asanović, Nemanja Vico and Nikola Jakšić, all scoring 2-2 goals. Marko Manojlović earned 1 goal.

Nemanja Vico

(photo: vaterpolovesti.com)

Current standing of the Liga:
1. Dubrovnik 6 points
2. Partizan 6 points
3. Jadran HN 6 points
4. CZ 6 points
5. Primorje 3 points
6. Mladost 0 point
7. Radnički 0 point
8. Mornar 0 point
9. Vojvodina 0 point
10. POŠK 0 point

Victorious farewell to Champions League

Partizan’s water polo team won over Galatasaray to 11:14 in Engin Bora Pool, Istanbul, at the last group match of Champions League. The match had no significant importance, as Partizan could not qualify to the Final Six, while Galatasaray was positioned last of Group B.

Probably that was the reason no goddamn TV channel broadcasted it.

After 4 minutes we were on the lead to 0:3. Gilen scored two, Asanoviá one. Galatasaray reduced the difference with Slobodan Nikić’s goal

the fun part of the match was that 8 out of Galatasaray’s 13 players were from the states of the former Yugoslavia

our answer was Manojlović (1:4).
In the second part Turks reduced to 3:4, meanwhile the Italian and the Spanish referee continuously whistled fouls on Partizan. The half time result was 5:7, despite all we were still leading. In the third quarter Galatasaray got even closer to us, first to 6:7, then to 7:8, 8:9, finally to 9:10, with a nerve-racking approach. Then in the final period they even equalized (11:11), five minutes before the end.
That was the moment head coach Vujasinović sent the young titans into the battle. Tanasković, Stojanović and Asanović all shot the ball into the Turkish net.

Information to all of you: Wednesday is eternal derby day for the Serbian league final.

Mornar - VK Partizan 8:7 (Triglav League)

None of the teams could qualify earlier to the Final Four, so the match didn't have any significant stake.

Probably that's why none of the channels broadcasted it...

Mornar was on the lead for almost the whole time. They won the first quarter to 3:2, but we could equalize for the half-time to 4:4. In the third period the Split-based team sped up and increased the difference to 8:5. In the last quarter we scored 2 goals, they scored none, but even that wasn't enough for a draw.
The hero of the day was the goalkeeper here, too, Rističević had 10 (!) saves, keeping the team back from a bigger defeat. The most goals (2) was scored by Jakšić, the other goal shooters were Mandić, Subotić, Gogov, Manojlović and Stojanović.

VK Partizan - VK Crvena Zvezda 12:9 (Triglav League)

It was a great match.
The two teams started immediately a heavy fight. Nemanja Vico scored the first goal (1:0). Mandić quickly brought two more (3:0, the latter one from penalty), meanwhile on the other side Slobodan Soro saved all tryings of Zvezda with a wide grin.
They could still threw two (3:2), then Draško Gogov shot one just before the end buzz, because it’s better to be safe than sorry. (4:2)

In the beginning of the second quarter the stream died. Me too, a bit.

More than 3 minutes passed until the first goal of the second part, scored by Subotić (5:2). Goalkeeper Šefik just watched with shock, not knowing what happened... Yet Zvezda couldn’t take advantage of a double power play (two Partizan-players were sent off). They still reduced the difference from a counter-attack (5:3), they made a speed-swim to our goal line and shot.
Mandić again scored from penalty (6:3), Soro was the strong bastion of our defense. At the end of the first half, just 10 seconds before the buzz the opponent scored, so we went to the half-time pause with 6:4.
The 3rd quarter started and Zvezda didn't even pushed themselves at the swim-off. Mandić didn’t hesitate much, but scored another goal (8:5).
Then referees showed the red card for Vladimir Vujasinović. (He complained after a foul, referees didn't like it.) The head coach found a place on a tribune, from that point on the second coach was in charge.
Soro was still our biggest strength, Subotić had a brilliant try left, he wanted to shoot with a backhand twist, but he missed. (Had he scored, it would have been the Goal of the Month.)
The final part was opened by Stojanović (9:5), Zvezda had an instant reply (9:6) - but us, too! Repanović scored, immediately (10:6). Zvezda kept on trying (10:7), our rapid reaction came by Manojlović (11:7). What is more, Mandić stole the ball, swam up to Zvezda’s goal line like a shark on speed (all defenders were left far behind him) and threw the ball into the net without mercy (12:7). Zvezda had two goals left to score, but they couldn’t switch the standing to their benefit.

(photo: sportske.net)

VK Partizan - Primorje 7:11 (Champions League)

It's so great (NOT!) to find out in the last minutes of the 4th quarter that RTS 2 broadcasted the match despite all... At that point it didn't matter much anyway... There was one Primorje-goal that looked like a goal from only one angle, but the referees still validated it. There was a Partizan-goal, too, which seemed to be a real goal from every angle, but referees still invalidated it. There was also a penalty for the Croatian team, no one knows why that was given to them.
The hero of the day was Gavril Subotić, scoring 3 of Partizan’s 7 goals. Mandić, Gogov, Manojlović and Stojanović each scored a goal. Based on the review of zurnal.rs Partizan was fighting like a lion, doing their best (and even more) for victory, but Croatians were stronger than them.
You’re still our heroes.

VK Partizan - VK Mladost 10:8 (Triglav League)

Goalkeeper Rističević was the hero of the day. Right at the beginning he had a huge save while the opponent team was in power play. Right after this Subotić scored Partizan’s first goal (1:0). Our defense line was very strong and it says all that Mladost’s first (and equalizing) goal was a terrible, weak shot, soon before the end. No one knows why the referees validated it. (1:1)

The ball was floating on the surface of the water rolling around, crossing the goal line while sailing on the waves. Everyone was screaming and waving, the referee whistled and pointed at the middle of the pool. Thanks.

As an answer, Mandić made a giant block while defending a Croatian try, may his hands be engilt, and we could start a counter-attack. Stojanović scored, we were on the lead (2:1). As the final scene of the period, Rističević again had a wonderful save.
In the second quarter Croatian team quickly equalized (2:2) and they seemed to decide to take control of the match. They took control so much that Gilen tore the net to pieces (3:2). Mladost equalized from power play (3:3), Stojanović again took the lead with a distant shot (4:3). Rističević again saved the unsaveable, Mladost kept us under continuous control, but Rističević saved.
And saved.
And again saved.

I want you all to make a statue of him. Now. And put it to the entrance of the Banjica sports complex.

At the beginning of the second half Mladost again equalized (4:4), then... then we got into a triple "man down" situation. Three players were sent off from us, Mladost was in an absolute power play. I swear I don’t know how it could all happen, referees were just whistle and wave, there was a big upheaval and wrestling in front of our goal line...
...AND RISTIČEVIĆ SAVED!!!
HE SAVED IN TRIPLE MAN-DOWN POWER PLAY!!!
It was unbelievable, seriously.
Meanwhile Gogov was fouled out and Croats tried to score to Rističević from a few centimetres. But at this match nobody could score to Rističević, not even the Almighty Heavenly Father. Rističević saved in triple man-down power play, after this a try from a few centimetres was almost an offense for him.
Then Jakšić scored the biggest troll goal I’ve ever seen. He grabbed the ball and shot it with a twist in his wrist, as if he would be playing ducks and drakes. The ball was dropping on the surface, Mladost’s goalkeeper was sinking with a desperate expression on his face and the ball rolled into the net. (5:4)
Then the opponent equalized again (5:5), but only to give a chance to Manojlović to take us on the lead again. It was awesome, Manojlović was wrestling with an XXL-sized Croatian player in front of the goalmouth. The opponent player was about to drown Manojlović into the water, when the ball dropped next to Partizan’s player. All you could see was a hand appearing from underneath the Croatian player. It grabbed the ball and dropped it into the net. The standing was 6:5.
You get what I mean. Manojlović can score even while being half-drowned. The Croatian player, who was wrestling with him, just looked at the ball in the corner of the net with a confused face.
Then Subotić took advantage of the shock and quickly scored another (7:5). He shot somewhere from the half-line, raising up from the water waist-high and sent a bomber into Mladost’s net. Croatian team reduced the difference about 3 seconds before the end (7:6), but we were still on the lead.
In the last quarter Jakšić came, saw and scored a giant goal (8:6), while Rističević saved with a grin on his face. Mladost players picked themselves together and equalized, but they couldn’t stand against the Steam Roller, however much they tried. Stojanović set back World Peace (9:8), and finally the dot was put to "i" by Mandić (10:8) 11 seconds before the end.

VK Partizan - Vojvodina 15:7 (Serbian Cup, semifinal)

Partizan’s water polo team won easily over Vojvodina in the semifinal of Serbian Cup. We won the first quarter to 3:2. Both Subotić and Mandić scored, Vojvodina’s answer was Matković (2:1). Gogov also shot a goal, Vojvodina’s Vasić set the result of the first period.
Then the Parni Valjak started to roll, we made it to 6:2 with the goals of Jakšić and Manojlović. Repanović and Matković tried to keep the pace, but it didn’t last for long. The half time result was 7:3.
In the third quarter Gvozdenović tried to reduce the difference (7:4) but we again kept on pushing. Vico, Gogov and Radojević all scored, the result was 10:4. The end of the quarter was 10:6 after Šiman and Ćatović added their goals to Vojvodina’s side.
In the final period Jakšić was followed by Vasić (11:7), then Mandić scored two (13:7), Tanasković one, the final result was set by Repanović (15:7).
Partizan qualified to the final of the water polo Serbian Cup. Their opponent will be Radnički. The final will be on Monday from 20:00, RTS 2 broadcasts it live.

VK Partizan - VK Jug 3:5 (Champions League)

Croats beat us, literally.
One thing is that they were on the lead in the half-time to 0:3. We didn’t give ourselves cheaply, they could score only 1 goal in the entire first quarter and two in the second.
Yet, as for us, we couldn’t throw any goal. Our first score came after 17 minutes, thanks to Mandić. He threw all goals of Partizan, all of them in the 3rd quarter.
Then at the end of the quarter, when the guest team was on attack, the Croatian team captain, Dobud lost his temper and smashed into the face of Manojlović. The young player’s eyebrow started to bleed.

This Dobud was that one who beat up Filip Filipović at a Serbia - Croatia match. For some reason he seems to have a spite against Partizan-players.

The fighting scene:

The "result":

VK Partizan - POŠK 13:3 (Triglav League)

The water polo team easily knocked out the Croatians last night in the Banjica swimming pool. The Subotić-Jakšić axis scored 8 goals (out of them Subotić made 5). Ognjen Stojanović added 2, while Draško Gogov, Marko Manojlović and Filip Radojević all scored 1-1 goal for the victory.

Hero of the day: Gavril Subotić

Current group standings after Round 6:
1. Primorje 18 points
2. Radnički 15 points
3. Mladost 15 points
4. Partizan 9 points
5. POŠK 6 points
6. Budvanska Rivijera 6 points
7. Jadran ST 3 points
8. Branik Maribor 0 point

Mladost - VK Partizan 16:8 (Triglav League)

The Croatian team kept the entire match under control, they didn’t let things slip out of their hands even for a moment. Partizan played in black, Mladost grabbed the ball after the starting sprint. At first Partizan's goalkeeper made a great save, but later on he still had to reach out into the net for the ball (1:0). Mandić equalized with a distant shot, but after a foul the opponent got a penalty and scored (2:1). After 3:1 Mandić reduced the difference, even Subotić scored (4:3). We even equalized by Gogov (4:4), but the end result of the quarter was 5:4, Mladost scoring just 7 seconds before the end.
The second quarter brought improving advantage for the home team. 6:4, then 7:4, then Subotić made it 7:5 (with the classic trick, he was swinging the ball until the goalkeeper slowly started to sink), but the reply was immediate (8:5). About 1 minute before half time Mladost’s player threw the ball into our net from a few centimetres. 9:5
The third part brought two quick goals for both sides (10:6, Stojanović made it for us), then the rest approx. 7 minutes were eventless. Missed chances, underwater wrestling. In the final quarter Croatian players scored from all possible chances. 11:6, here Tanasković threw a goal for us (11:7), then 12:7, 13:7... and so on, until the very end, when Manojlović threw the team’s 8th goal with a great backhand movement.
As they say, this was that match that must be forgotten quickly and we must focus only on the upcoming one.