RK Zagreb saw off Slovèn-Gradec 34:27 in a club friendly on Tuesday evening. The match took place at their home ground on the fifth of August, 2026. Zagreb took the three points in a contest that showed their current sharpness.
The hosts came in with momentum from a run of friendlies. They had beaten Neh 34:26 in May, then saw off Sesvete 35:22 a week earlier. Before that, a 29:25 win over Trogir and a 35:30 victory against Gorica rounded out their recent schedule.
Slovèn-Gradec arrived from a different sort of form. Their last five games read like a rollercoaster — losses to Trimo Trbnič and Cيلي, but also wins against Lok and Gorenje. The 34:27 result here did not change any league standings, as this was a friendly.
By then, the scoreline told the story of a team that had tightened things up. Zagreb's defence kept Slovèn-Gradec at arm's length for most of the ninety minutes. The visitors kept knocking on the door, but could not find the breakthrough.
And here's the thing about friendlies — they are about rhythm, not points. Zagreb now head into their pre-season programme with confidence. Slovèn-Gradec will take the lesson and move on.