Sharks beat Malta - Georgia was the only serious rival in the final

Seven games, seven wins, a ticket to Sydney in my pocket and a return to the A Division.

Montenegrin water polo players won the World Cup tournament in Malta, the "sharks" defeated a persistent Georgia in the final (19:17), but that match - the only serious one in this competition - showed how any relaxation is forbidden.

Even among teams of which our national team is much better.

By winning over France in the semi-finals the day before, Montenegro secured a place in the World Benchmark Super Finals, which will be organized by Australia, and which will feature, in addition to our national team and the host, Georgia, as well as Spain, Hungary, Greece, Croatia and Italy from Division A.

After a good first eight minutes (6:4) in the final, the "Sharks" were unrecognizable in the second quarter, during which Georgia managed to turn things around and go into the break with a 10:8 lead.

Montenegro did not give up, especially Dušan Matković, who tied the score at 11:11 with three consecutive goals.

The game was then goal for goal, with Georgia entering the final quarter with a goal advantage (13:12).

And then, a furious game and a 3:0 run by Dejan Savić's team in just under two minutes at the beginning of the last quarter - that part practically broke the match (15:13).

Georgia did not give up even then, but Matković scored another goal, Savo Ćetković and Balša Vučković knew how to respond to their rivals' attempts.

Matković was the best player of the final with six goals, followed by Vučković with three, Ćetković, Aljoša Mačić and Jovan Vujović with two goals each. Darko Đurović made five saves, and Petar Tešanović made one less.

On the other side, Besarion Ahvlediani scored five times, Hvicha Jahaja scored three times, while former "Sharks" member Stefan Pješivac scored two goals.