The Serbian youth water polo team (players under 18) was defeated in the second match at the World Championship in Portugal. After a convincing defeat to Hungary in the championship’s opening match, they lost to Montenegro in the second round by just one goal. In an uncertain match, with many score reversals, Montenegro won 14:13 (5:4, 4:5, 4:3, 1:1).
The players of coach Miloš Saković played much better than in the first match against Hungary, but unfortunately, they were unable to achieve a better result than a minimal defeat. The most efficient players in the Serbian national team were Strahinja Nešković and Milan Pavlović with three goals each. Milan Zelić and Pavle Papić scored twice, while Luka Vojnović, Luka Drobnjaković and Uroš Rahpejma scored a goal each.
Within Group A, in which Serbia competes, Croatia defeated Hungary 12:9. After the second round, Montenegro is in the lead in the table with a maximum of 6 points, Croatia and Hungary have 3 points each, while the Serbian national team is currently without points.
In the final round of the first phase of the competition, Serbia will play against their peers from Croatia on Monday at 4:30 PM.
You can watch the match live on the World Aquatics YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8ILT-H8gbY
