PHOTO: Ivano Balic`s First Match In Zagreb Kit

Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje played an easy match against Nasice-based Nexe in front of a full Kutija sibica sports hall in Zagreb.

ZAGREB, CROATIA – Zagreb CO handball players displayed their great power and overcome the respectable Nexe team from Croatia`s Nasice.

The Zagreb players were dominant the entire match, while their greatest star Ivano Balic occasionally entered the game during the first half. Most of the match was initiated by young players like Horvat, Duvnjak, J. Valcic and Vukovic.

At the end of the first half, the home team was in the lead 22-12-

Ivano began playing in the second half for three minutes and scored a beautiful goal, while the audience welcomed its hero and one of the world`s best players with an ovation.

The match was continued in the same tone, with Zagreb players toying and ended with the hosts` victory, 45-28.

- I am pleased with how the team played – Ivano Balic was brief, Zagreb`s biggest star who mostly rested during the match.