Primorac Kotor is the last quarterfinalist of the 2026 Euro Cup.
Primorac beat Jug 14:12 in Zagreb in the postponed 2nd-leg match of the eighth-finals. The Montenegrin club advanced to the Round of 8 with two wins, having edged Jug 14:13 in the first match, which took place in Podgorica.
2026 Euro Cup Eighth-finals, 2nd leg
Jug – Primorac 12:14 (1:4, 4:3, 4:4, 3:3) – 1st leg 13:14
Jug: Pavlic 5, Zuvela 3, Mozara 1, Jokovic 1, Buslje 1, Herceg 1.
Primorac: Mrsic 4, Brguljan 3, Dj.Radovic 3, Inaba 1, Vuckovic 1, Brkic 1, Perov 1.
Primorac ruled the field in the first quarter and a half. In the first two minutes and 20 seconds of play, the visitors built a 3:0 lead. Jug managed to halt Primorac’s series, but not for long.
Early in the second quarter, the Montenegrins streched the margin to four after Vuckovic converted a penalty shot to make it 5:1. They maintained a 4-goal difference until 7:3. Then, Jug started coming back. The Croats went on a 5:0 run between the 13th and 16th minutes. Andro Buslje put Jug in front – 8:7- by converting a man-up. The Dubrovnik-based team kept Primorac goalless for almost eight minutes. However, midway through the third period, the visitors refound their rhythm, scoring three unanswered goals in less than three minutes and regaining the lead at 10:8.
The visitors kept a 2-goal advantage until the end of the third quarter (11:9). A big battle continued in the fourth period, and Jug’s hopes were alive for long – until the 30th minute, when Primorac’s captain Drasko Brguljan scored from a counter attack, increasing the margin to four goals – 14:10.
Primorac will face Radnicki in the quarterfinals. The first matches of the Round of 8 are scheduled for March 18.
Quarterfinals (March 18 and 28)
Primorac – Radnicki
Marseille – Sabadell
Panathinaikos – Jadran Split
BVSC – Oradea
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