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Serbian won gold medal at the water polo tournament of the 17th Mediterranean Games

Serbia, Mediterranean Champion

Serbia, Mediterranean Champion Source: Photo: Olympic Committee of Serbia

Serbian water polo team retook the gold medal won in Pescara in 2009. The final match of the men’s tournament was a big battle between two mighty teams, Olympic champion Serbia and Greece.


The team of Greece, led by several Olympiacos’ players, who won the Champions League a month ago (Fountoulis, Argyropoulos, Nikolaidis, Mourikis, Dervisis, Genoduounias and coach Vlachos) dominated the first two quarters. The Greeks played excellent in defense, The Serbs, which came to Tarragona without injured Andrija Prlainovic, missed all their six man-ups in the first half. Greece led 3:1 at halftime.

Serbia came back after a 5-minute break and leveled the score (4:4), but the Serbs weren’t able to go in front. Before the final period, Greece was 6:5 up. The hard battle was continued in the last eight minutes, Greece didn’t manage to keep an advantage. The match ended in an 8:8 draw and penalties decided a winner.

 

There's plenty more of action to look back on in sport with AFL,  NRL,  Super Rugby and International Hockey to name just four.

Add in the arrival of Wimbledon on the sporting landscape and it’s not just the World Cup in Russia that's getting the headlines.


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