The young water polo national team opened the World Championship in Belgrade with a defeat.
In the first round of Group B, Veljko Uskoković's men were defeated by Croatia with a score of 9:6, which they easily defeated just six days ago in the final of the tournament in Bor.
The big competition, however, is something else, Montenegro registered its first defeat and complicated the situation in the group already at the beginning of the WC.
Our team took a 1:0 lead with Aleksa Ukropina's goal, and after that it was forced to chase the opponent's advantage.
In the second quarter, Croatia achieved a two-goal difference for the first time (5:3), and in the third part of the game they escaped to plus four (9:5).
The last goal of the match was scored by our center Vladan Spaić 16 seconds after the end of the third quarter...
In the same group, Spain justified the role of favorite against Japan (20:11), while in this round the Netherlands, which is the next rival of Montenegro, is free (tomorrow from 10.20:XNUMX am).
Montenegro - Croatia 6:9 (1:2, 3:3, 2:4, 0:0)
Beograd - SC "Milan Gale Muškatirović". Judges: Bianco (Italy), Bender (Germany). More players: Montenegro 7 (2), Croatia 7 (3).
Montenegro: Tešanović (12 saves), Matković, Franeta, Saveljić, Mitrović 1, Vujašević, Ukropina 3, Gardašević, Radović, Moskov, Spaić 2, Grgurević, Mandić.
Croatia: Čubranić (13 saves), Dužević 1, Zović 2, Merčep, Butić 2, Dašić 1, Pejković, Pavlicevic 1, Lazić, Burić 2, Biljaka, Paparić, Podrug.
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