Serbia is in the semi-finals of the European Championship in Belgrade. In a match that will once again be included in the collection of great Serbian water polo matches, they defeated world vice-champion Hungary 15:14 (4:4, 4:3, 5:1, 2:6). A match that was decided after three quarters, but it was also a match in which the Arena crowd trembled until the last second. <\/p>\n\n
Serbia will play against Montenegro in two days and think about the semifinals, a great Hungarian team will play with Spain for a place. Nikola Jak\u0161i\u0107 shone, followed by the phenomenal Glu\u0161ac, Mandi\u0107 waited for his moment, \u0106uk fooled Vogel in the third half who had to be replaced and when it didn’t work twice, Strahinja Ra\u0161ovi\u0107 scored in the last eight minutes <\/p>\n\n
What a first quarter, while the Serbs realized that the game was going on, the Hungarians were leading 3:0 after 110 seconds. Nikola Jak\u0161i\u0107 saw where it was leading, he started as only he knows how. He reduced the score to Viktor Ra\u0161ovi\u0107’s assist with a player more and then at 1:4 he forced a five-pointer for Mandi\u0107’s goal. The Hungarians stopped, Sava Rand\u0111elovi\u0107 converted Strahinja Ra\u0161ovi\u0107’s pass to make it 3:4. Then referee Schwartz annoyed everyone in the hall, he did not react to Rand\u0111elovi\u0107’s kick. In the last second, the almighty Jak\u0161i\u0107 equalized with a player more. <\/p>\n\n
The crowding continued, the pace was fierce. Against a team known for its speed and explosiveness, the Serbian team played in the same way. Glu\u0161ac defended well, rewarding the great fighting spirit of the defense. In the attack, Martinovi\u0107 brought the first lead 5:4, followed by two quick goals from the Hungarians, one from a counterattack by Jan\u010d\u00edk after a mistake by the Serbian attack. Lazi\u0107 equalized with another assist from Viktor Ra\u0161ovi\u0107. By the time of the break, Petar Jak\u0161i\u0107 and Mandi\u0107 had secured an 8:7 advantage. The Hungarians had an excellent Na\u0111, but mistakes in defense annoyed Varga. The Israeli in white was also on his target, referee Schwartz for whom this was too much of a challenge. In the end, fortunately, it had no impact on the result<\/p>\n\n
\u0106uk was the first to break the plus-two mark, Vogel was in great trouble. He returned the brilliant Na\u0111 but then Serbia stepped up the gas. Jak\u0161i\u0107 almost got the ball into the goal and then Dedovi\u0107 used the extra player for 11:8. The game became a problem for the Hungarians. After three potatoes at the beginning, Glu\u0161ac took care of everything, Vogel disappeared before the Serbian shots. \u0106uk again broke him up, and then Vico earned a five-pointer for another Mandi\u0107 goal and a big 13:8 before the last part. It was a brilliant eight minutes for Stevanovi\u0107’s team. <\/p>\n\n
Manherz immediately reduced the lead, and then Glu\u0161ac took the lead off the Hungarian striker. Varga started with a new goalkeeper, looking for quick shots. Serbia was patient but without a goal from two situations with an extra player. Vince Vigvari reduced the lead to 13:10 with 5.18 minutes left. Kova\u010d used the extra player for only two goals difference for Serbia, which had no attack. Halfway through the quarter it was 13:11. Everything was in the game. Strahinja Ra\u0161ovi\u0107 broke the streak with the first goal 3.27 minutes left. Na\u0111 played alone and reduced the lead to 14;12, There was then a scuffle in the pool. A large number of Hungarian players ended up in the water. The epilogue of VAR was a red card for Luki\u0107. The Serbian game disappeared, Varga’s team got an extra player two minutes before the end. Everything was going their way. Serbia had only a goal to spare 100 seconds before the end. And then Strahinja Ra\u0161ovi\u0107 again. In the last second with a player more, 69 seconds before the end it was 15:13. Fekete took advantage of the player more 40 seconds before the end. Serbia held the ball until the end of the attack and then in the remaining ten seconds withstood a Hungarian attack that did not even end with a shot.<\/p>\n\n
Hungary – Serbia 14:15 (4:4, 3:4, 1:5, 6:2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Arena Pool. Referees Margeta (Slovenia) and Schwartz (Israel). Player more Hungary 9 (7), Serbia 14 (9). Peterci: Serbia 2 (2). <\/p>\n\n Hungary: Csoma, Anjal 1, Manherc 1, Ve. Vigvari 2, Nagy 4, Fekete 1, Kovacs 1, V. Vigvari 1, Janczyk 2, Bytyzy, Vogel (seven defense), Vizmeg, Varga.<\/p>\n\n Serbia: Filipovi\u0107, Mandi\u0107 3, S. Ra\u0161ovi\u0107 2, Rand\u0111elovi\u0107 1, \u0106uk 2, Lazi\u0107 1, N.Jak\u0161i\u0107 3, Vico, Dedovi\u0107 1, P.Jak\u0161i\u0107 1, V.Ra\u0161ovi\u0107, Glu\u0161ac (14 saves), Martinovi\u0107 1, Luki\u0107.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Serbia is in the semi-finals of the European Championship in Belgrade. In a match that will once again be included in the collection of great Serbian water polo matches, they defeated world vice-champion Hungary 15:14 (4:4, 4:3, 5:1, 2:6). A match that was decided after three quarters, but it was also a match in which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[58],"class_list":["post-6745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mens-national-team","tag-slider"],"yoast_head":"\n