Serbia - Australia 16:11 (6:2, 3:2, 2:3, 5:4)

Serbia started very good this game and finished first quarter with 4 goals lead. Filip Filipovic opened game with direct goal from free kick, soon after Mandic doubled lead to 2:0. Vico then scored from turn with his back to goal. It was nice kick and ball passed under arm of Australian goalkeeper for 3:0. Australians then hit crossbar while in next attack Serbia was awarded with 5 m. shoot which Prlainovic converted in goal for comfortable 4:0. Referee soon after blow for foul in attack by Serbia and sent off one player. Australia called for time out after which they scored first goal. Richard Campbell scored in extra man play for 4:1. Soon after Pijetlovic scored for Serbia also in extra man play. Then Filipovic scored his second after wonderful pass and one easy shoot from angle for 6:1. It looked like Australia is completely helpless. It looked like Serbia can score when they want and like every attack could be goal. Edwards Blake scored second for Australia after stupid outflow of one of Serbian players who started to swim in counter attack when Australia had few seconds remaining for attack. Australian player had clear shot and scored for 6:2 which was final result of first quarter.

Second period started with good save of Serbian goalkeeper. Prlainovic then increased lead to 7:2. Serbian goalkeeper saved well another shoot. In next attack Josef Kayef scored from distance. Ball went in net above head of of Serbian goalkeeper for 7:3. Soon after Aaron made it 7:4 with his goal. Serbia hit post with extra man before Filipovic scored another goal for 8:4. Until the end of quarter Nemanja Vico increased lead to 9:4 in another attack with extra man. Half time ended with comfortable 5 goal lead for Serbia.

Mitrovic scored from close range in third period for 10:4. However Australians didn't surrender as Younger Aaron scored for 10:5, but then Prlainovic run away from them and increased lead to 11:5. At this point it looked like Serbian players were keen to rest a bit for final as they stopped to play serious defense. Timithy Putt lower lead to 11:6. He scored after extra man attack from close range. Soon they scored another one for 11:7. It was very quick goal from new attack with extra man.

Final quarter opened with Denerley denied Rasovic attempt to score. Pijetlovic scored from new extra man attack for Serbia, but then Rouch put ball in Serbian net from doubtful decided 5m shoot. Result was 12:8. Filipovic scored from long distance shot for 13:9. Australian Pro Reco player Joseph Kayes lowered lead to 13:10 after new power play. Serbian players then missed their chance with extra man and Australia hit post in next attack. Soon after it was 13:11 as Australia scored again with extra man in swimming pool. That was however closest to Serbia they came in this game as Filipovic scored important goal also with extra man. He founded net between 2 or 3 Australian players who tried to block him. Nikola Jaksic then scored from long range for 15:11 and Strahinja Rasovic made final result in this game which is 16:11.

Filip Filipovic 32 years old player from Pro Recco and one of many from Partizan water polo school in this squad was absolute unstoppable beast in this game. He was awarded with well deserved man of the match award. He scored many goals including the most important one between 3 Australians when lead was only 2 goals to deny uncertain finishing.

Serbian coach said after game "players played defense catastrophic bad and I think playing like this will not be enough to win final." He also said they will analyze this game and try to improve in that segment before facing final. On question who we wants in final Spain or Croatia he said he has "no preference". My opinion is that players just relaxed with big lead and saved strength for today game.

Croatia - Spain 10:8 (5-1, 3-2, 2-4, 0-1)

Game started in similar fashion like first one as Croatia took lead 5:1 in first quarter. Rest of the game passed in Spanish attempts to go closer which they did in final quarter. 5:30 to the end Spain came to just 2 goals deficit, but was unable to make big turn over here. I think Croatia players also did some rest for final in this game. They showed very good extra man play and some very good defense. Man of the match was Marko Bijac from Croatia.

Croatian coach Tucak said "Two best squads in last 10 years will face in final. I expect real sport game, water polo spectacle despite both sides are pretty dead because non human day by day games. Six days six games and each one more tough than previous." He said that he believes that Croatia will win final saying that his players need no better motivation for playing than winning against Serbia away at Tasmajdan swimming pool.

First group game between those rivals ended with Serbia dramatic win with 11:10. Who win this final will get gold medal and one other reward. That is direct ticket to Tokyo Olympic games Water polo tournament. Like I believed we will see another classic between Serbia and Croatia in FINA's Men's Water Polo World League.

Today shedule is:

15.00 match for Bronze medal: Australia v Spain

16.45 final match: Serbia v Croatia

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