The masterful game and four goals of Popadić were not crowned: This defeat hurts a lot

From the special reporter "Vijesti"

Montenegrin water polo players were defeated by Greece (17:1) in the second round of the Olympic tournament in a match that they controlled for a long time, and Vlad Popadić's great game was not rewarded.

He scored four goals, each one was very important, but Montenegro had to come to terms with the failure that brought them a point.

"This defeat hurts a lot, even though it is the vice-champion of the Olympic Games and the favorite for a medal. We opened the game without one center and with a strange referee's decision, but good. I think we showed a fantastic level of play and there will certainly be regrets because we should have "taken our scalps" To the Greeks. I don't think they expected this kind of resistance and this is the path we should take," said Popadić and added:

"Now we have to rest and prepare for the Italians. If we repeat this kind of game, we have something to hope for".

Defeat is defeat, but nothing is lost.

"I think that on the one hand we can be satisfied because I believe that one ball was decisive in the duels with Croatia and Greece. If one ball had gone in our favor, if we had had a little more luck, one better decision, I believe that everything would have been different ", said Vasilije Radović,

Italy has so far shown the most in Paris.

"We trained for this, we knew what was waiting for us and we have the strength to continue fighting for big things. Nothing is easy at the OI and I really believe in the boys because we showed, even without a single rotation, that everyone gave their best. It was mistakes, but they can be forgiven, because mistakes were made for the best of intentions," Vasilije concluded.