HOT IN SLOVENIA! RK Gorenje win Slovenian derby after 8 years!
The biggest Slovenian handball derby has different winners after seven and a half years! Since December 2013, RK Gorenje Velenje couldn’t outplay their rivals from the neighborhood, RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko.
But, at the end of the series, young squad led by coach Zoran Jovicic, totally deserved it.
RK Gorenje beat RK Celje PL 25:23 in away clash to make Championship race in Slovenia more serious.
RK Celje Pivovarna Laško : RK Gorenje Velenje 23:25 (8:11)
RK Celje Pivovarna Laško: Vujovič 11/1 saves; Cvetko, Mazej, Dragašević 2, Razgor 1, Marguč 2, Poteko 1, Čepić, Kodrin 2, Horžen, Kljun 1, Mlakar 7, Leban 3, Novak 1, Načinović 3
RK Gorenje Velenje: Panjtar 8 saves, Taletović ; Haseljić 4, Tajnik 2, Pajt 3/3, Starc, Miklavčič 2, Drobež 1, Komar, Verdinek 3, Grmšek, Slatinek Jovičić 1, Predovič, Kavčič M. 4, Kavčič A. 5, Ravnikar
STANDING:
| 1. | Celje | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 671:482 | 38 | |
| 2. | Gorenje | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 603:498 | 35 | |
| 3. | Trimo Trebnje | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 575:506 | 31 | |
| 4. | Koper | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 568:546 | 23 | |
| 5. | Jeruzalem Ormoz | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 626:629 | 23 | |
| 6. | Ribnica | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 632:633 | 21 | |
| 7. | Slovenj Gradec | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 584:590 | 21 | |
| 8. | Loka | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 538:553 | 20 | |
| 9. | Slovan | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 543:583 | 14 | |
| 10. | Dobova | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 491:531 | 14 | |
| 11. | Maribor | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 475:484 | 13 | |
| 12. | Ljubljana | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 498:574 | 10 | |
| 13. | Krka | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 499:570 | 8 | |
| 14. | RD Izola | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 444:568 | 7 |
