The most interesting first leg of the Serbian Super League play-off quarter-finals was in Futog. Red Star convincingly avenged Partizan’s defeat in the regional league and will face the rematch on April 18 with a five-goal advantage. Red Star led the entire match, Partizan reduced the score to 12:9 in the final period, but the home team gained a big advantage with two goals,
Novi Beograd made an easy job in Valjevo. Pushing in the first and last quarters, they achieved a convincing triumph as expected. The rematch in Belgrade will be just a formality, Novi Beograd will play in the semifinals (1-4) while Valis will be in the group of teams that will fight for fifth to eighth place.
It was similar in Niš. Šabac stepped up in the second quarter, scoring nine goals and maintaining a seven-goal lead until the end.
Red Star Belgrade – Partizan 14:9 (4:1, 5:3, 2:4, 3:1)
Pool in Futog. Referees: Rakovic and Virijevic. Expulsions: Red Star 12, Partizan 9. Peterci: Red Star 2, Partizan 3.
Red Star: Misovic, Dankovic 4, Gajic 2, Markovic, Krstic 1, Zivkovic, Popovic, Smiljevic 2, Cikaric, Radanovic 1, Kasum 2, Radovic 2, Savic.
Partizan: Dimkovic, K. Bodiroga 1, Neskovic, A. Ilic 1, V. Bodiroga 1, Papic, Bozovic, Djokanovic 1, O. Ilic, Durutovic 2, Kutajar 1, Radulovic 1, Rajevic, Canepa 1.
Valis – Novi Beograd Technomania 10:16 (2:6, 3:3, 3:2, 2:5)
Petnica Pool. Referees: Prlić and Đorđević. Expulsions: Valis 13, Novi Beograd 11. Peterci: Valis 1.
Valis: Stojanovic, Kojic 1, Gavrilovic 2, Gligorijevic 1, Aleksandrov, Nisovic, Antic 1, Babic, Knezevic, Bosic 3, Stanic, Samardzic 1, Virijevic, Poznanovic 1.
New Belgrade: Glušac, Pljevančić 1, Urošević, Gladović 3, Ćuk 1, Janković, Trtović 2, Dimitrijević, Ukropina 2, Martinović 2, Lukić 3, Grgurević 2, Gavrilović, Schulz.
Nais – Sabac Elixir 11:18 (4:4, 2:9, 3:3, 2:2)
Pool Chair. Referees: Jovančević and Beljin. Player over: Nais 8, Šabac Elixir 14. Peterci: Nais 1, Šabac Elixir 3.
Nais: Lazic, Kovacevic, Posmuga 3, Nesic 2, P.Mitrovic, Djordjevic 3, A. Mitrovic 1, Radanovic, Pejic 1, Silj 1, Boskovic, Zivadinovic.
Sabac Elixir: Đurović, Novaković 1, Stanojevic 3, Repanović 1, Lazić 1, Gavrilović 2, Barać 3, Mićanović, O. Tomic, Kovačević 3, Stojanović 1, Korac 2, V. Tomic, Toholj 1.
