“Sharks Triumph Over Italy to Secure Fifth Place at the European Championship”
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Photo: VPSCG, Montenegro’s Cadet Water Polo National Team
Today, Montenegro’s cadet (U17) water polo team triumphed over Italy with a score of 11:7 (2:1, 1:1, 4:4, 4:1), securing fifth place at the European Championship taking place in Manisa.
Montenegro concluded its championship journey with a record of four victories and three defeats.
Prior to defeating Italy, the ‘sharks’ claimed victories over Croatia in the group stage (15:13), France in the round of 16 (8:5), and the Netherlands in the placement match from 8th to 21st position (11:XNUMX).
The Montenegro team faced losses against Hungary (11:6) and Spain (13:7) in the group, and fell to Serbia (15:9) in the quarterfinals.
In the final match, Montenegro consistently maintained the lead, occasionally stretching the advantage to three goals, although Italy remained competitive until the end.
The decisive moment came when Srđan Janović scored to make it 10:7 with just 2:53 minutes left, solidifying Montenegro’s victory.
Strahinja Gojković led the scoring with four goals, followed by Srđan Janović with three, and Ivan Marković, Nikola Petrović, Tim Perov, and Ljubomir Kovačić each contributed one goal.
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