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Mladost dominates Jug to reach Croatian water polo finals
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Mladost dominates Jug to reach Croatian water polo finals

From Veฤernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Mladost defeated Jug 19:10 in Dubrovnik to reach the Croatian water polo league finals.
  • Mladost advances to the finals after winning both matches against Jug with a combined score of 30:19.
  • They will face the winner of the semifinal series between Primorje and defending champions Jadran.

Mladost water polo club has secured a spot in the Croatian championship finals after a decisive 19:10 victory over Jug in Dubrovnik. This win, following their earlier 11:9 triumph in Zagreb, gives Mladost a commanding 30:19 aggregate score over the two-match semifinal series.

The team, coached by Vjekoslav Kobeลกฤ‡ak, dominated the second leg from the start, leading significantly by the end of the first quarter. Key offensive players for Mladost included Ivan Nagaev, who scored six goals from seven attempts, and Andrija Baลกiฤ‡, with five goals from seven attempts. Konstantin Harkov also contributed three goals.

Mladost's overall shooting accuracy was impressive at 61 percent (19 out of 31 shots). Crucially, goalkeeper Mauro Ivan ฤŒubraniฤ‡ was instrumental in the victory, making 15 saves from 25 shots faced, more than double the combined saves of Jug's goalkeepers Toni Popadiฤ‡ and Ivan Juriลกiฤ‡.

Mladost now awaits the outcome of the other semifinal, where defending champions Jadran leads Primorje 1-0. Jadran is expected to advance and meet Mladost in the finals.

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Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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