League for the Champion officialy began in Slovenia with the first round matches. Celje Pivovarna Lasko beat Maribor Branik 26:24 in derby match.
RK Celje Pivovarna Laško: Lesjak 14/1 saves, Skok; Blagotinšek, Mlakar 2, Marguč 5/1, Janc, Razgor, Toskič 3, Ranevski, Skube 5, Poteko, Čavor, Žabič, Zelenovič 3, Mačkovšek 6, Žvižej 2; trener: Vladan Matič
RK Maribor: Čudič 2 saves, Pešič 9/1 saves; Štefanič, Mirkovič, Tarabocchia 2/2, Svalina 2, Oštir, Špelič 9, Špende, Razgor 2, Pučnik, Zarabec, Šoštarič 6, Sok, Šimič 2, Mlakar 1, trener: Marko Šibila
Cimos Koper beat Krka 33:28 with important role of right back Novak Boskovic who scored 8 goals. On the other side, Svetelinsek scored 10.
Gorenje keeps three points ahead of Celje with an win in Trebnje against Trimo 38:33. Montpellier’s signing for the next season, Jure Dolenec has scored 12 goals…
STANDING:
1. Gorenje Velenje 44
2. Celje PL 41
3. Cimos Koper 35
4. Maribor Branik 32
5. Trimo Trebnje 23
6. Krka 22