Handball derby immediately after football: Zagreb can already win the champagne …
Zagreb and Nexe On Saturday (18.00) they play the third derby of the season. Both got Zagreb, one in the championship and the Cup so far, but it was not one -way, which is a warning to Zagreb, and Nada Nexe that there could be something more in the match box.
Handball derby is played after a football, even with a transfer to MaxSport 2. The victory would win four points in the match and the first playoff game for the champion at home. Up to six points are played and another victory would be sufficient for the Zagreb players for the new champion title, or a champion champagne could cool down.
– I expect us to play a little better than the first twice. It is true that we have won both times, but I am partly dissatisfied because I am aware of the quality of my team and I think that we have to be sovereign with this staff through all 60 minutes, not just mosses. We must not question our victory as was the case in the Cup because we have the quality to bring the story to an end without unnecessary stress. What I am glad is to notice is that my players are also dissatisfied with the final game with Nexe, which as a coach shows me that they analyzed the match and that they care that something like that would not happen again. The health card is good, Pavlovic and Cavar are gone from earlier, but others are healthy and that is also looking forward to me – announced Zagreb coach Velimir Petkovic.
Zagreb: RK Zagreb and RK Nexe met in the quarterfinals of the Matej Mandic Handball Cup |
– I think the motivation and concentration will be decisive factors, and we have that we have weight. Most of our team has been together for several years and we have the weight of this derby, so I think we will know how to deal with pressure. In Nexe, I would single out Tina Lucina and Luka Moslavac as the biggest threat. In the first game in Našice, we neutralized them well, but then some other players gave us problems. In the match in the Cup, however, we covered other players well, so Lucin broke up. He will definitely be paying special attention to him. I think he’s their best player, though. He is a great shooter, plays well and has a great collaboration with the pivot. A complete player and we respect him, but we will have to find a way to stop him again. The opportunity is to invite our fans to come to support us once again and to help us win against Nexe – he said Zvonimir Srna.
