Sisak beat Rudar 34:28 in a club friendly on Thursday, September 4th, 2026. The hosts turned in a comfortable display at home, while the visitors could only manage a losing away effort. And here's the thing about these friendlies — they are about testing things, not about results.
Sisak had won their last meeting, 33:24 against Bjelovar on August 28th. A steady run of form going into this fixture, and they showed it. Rudar were looking to build something different this time around.
The visitors had mixed results in their recent run. They beat Morar 31:30 and Sutjeska Nikšić 35:24, but also lost to Lovćen 22:29 and Poreč 29:32. To be fair, their last game before this one was a win — 31:26 against Budvanska on April 25th.
By then, both sides had been through enough to know what to expect. Sisak kept things simple and let the scoreline do the talking. Rudar fought but could not find the same rhythm as in their earlier victories.
The result gives Sisak something to build on. Rudar will need to work out what went wrong — and why the second half did not follow the pattern of their other wins.