2024 World Aquatics Championships
Italy and Croatia clashed in the gold medal match. Croatia scored the first goal less than a minute into the game, but Italy equalized less than 30 seconds later. Italy ended the first quarter with a score of 3-2, scoring two goals.In the second quarter, Croatia Dzerko Marinic Kragić With two consecutive goals, Croatia regained momentum and tied the score at 5-5 by the end of the second period.
Croatia took the lead for about 15 seconds in the third, then Italy scored two consecutive goals to take a 7-6 lead, then Croatia again scored two consecutive goals to take an 8-7 lead. The two goals were scored one after the other, and the fourth point began. With less than three minutes left, both teams were tied at 10 goals each.And with 1 minute 40 seconds left, Italy’s andrea fondelli They scored and won 11-10.Croatia with 5 seconds left Lino Burik He scored to tie the game and send it to a penalty shootout.
Croatia won the penalty shootout 15-13 and won the gold medal. The team was led by Konstantin Kharkov A player who scored 4 goals that day.
In the bronze medal match, Spain defeated France 14-10. Bernat Sanafja On this day, he shot 4/5 and scored 4 goals for Spain. Spain led the entire match and took an early lead, leading 4-1 at the end of the first half.
Greece defeated Serbia 15-11 in the match for 5th-6th place, and Hungary defeated Montenegro 18-16 in the match for 7th-8th place.