Slovenia beat Serbia 36:32 (15:15) in their first friendly match just three days before the official start of the Men’s EHF EURO 2018. Matevz Skok (10 saves) and Blaz Janc (7) were the main forces in the winning team, while Petar Djordjic netted five goals for defeated team alongside goalkeeper Vladimir Cupara with 14 saves.
SLOVENIA – SERBIA 36:32 (15:15)
Murska Sobota
SLOVENIA: Blagotinšek 5, Heningman 2, Marguč 5(2), Janc 8(1), Cingesar 3, Cehte, Medved 2, Zarabec, Bezjak 2, Grebenc 2, Žabić 1, Mačkovšek 2, Leban 1, SKok 10 saves, Lesjak 6 saves, Suholeznik 2, Mlakar 1
SERBIAA: Sesum 2, Djukić, Nenadić 4, Radivojević 3, Marković 2, Djordjić 5, Stojković, Ilić N 4(1) Zelenović 3, Beljanski 2, Marsenić 2, Obradović, Vujin 3, Jovanović 2, Ivanišević 1 save, Cupara 14 saves
RESULT: 2:2 (5.) 7:5 (10.) 7:7 (13.) 9:7 (18.) 9:10 (20.) t.a 12:13 (25.) 19:16 (35.) 21:20 (38.) 25:21 (43.) 30:23 (48.) 30:25 (50.) 31:26 (52.) ta 33:29 (56.) 35:31 (58.)
Two teams will meet again on Wednesday in Velenje (18.00)
