Gorica kept their unbeaten run alive at home in the Premier League, edging RK Trogir 25:23 on Saturday evening. The result keeps the hosts top of the table after three games, all victories, while Trogir remain winless with three draws.
It was a tight affair from the opening whistle. Gorica have been knocking goals in — they hammered Karlovac 37:31 last time out — but Trogir made them work for it. To be fair, the visitors had been drawing every game this season, so they knew how to grind out a result. This time the extra quality told.
Things came to a head late on. Gorica had looked comfortable for stretches, but Trogir clawed their way back into it. By then the home side turned it on, and the two-goal margin held. One mistake ends it, and neither side could find that gap until the final moments.
The table tells you everything you need to know. Gorica sit on six points from three games, three wins, no losses. Trogir are seventh, still on zero points after three draws. They had beaten VIF twice earlier in the season, so they are not without capability — they just haven't found the winning formula yet.
We had called a home win with 60 per cent confidence before kick-off, and it came to pass. Gorica's recent form has been up and down — they drew with Sesvete and lost to both Dugo Selo and Zagreb earlier this year — but this season they have been consistent. Trogir, meanwhile, are stuck in neutral.
The result means Gorica extend their lead at the top. Trogir need the points badly, and this was their chance to move off the bottom. They came for a cross they never reached.
