U20 Croatia defeated by Spain in World Cup water polo match

The Croatian U20 water polo team suffered their second defeat at the World Cup in Sydney, falling 18-14 to Spain. The match, played on Friday, July 24, saw the Croatian squad, bolstered by several senior national team players, unable to overcome their Spanish counterparts.

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Despite the loss, the young Dubrovnik player Vlaho Pavlić shone in this match, scoring half of the Croatian national team's goals and being by far the best scorer of the match with seven goals.

Despite the overall loss, the game featured a remarkable individual performance from young Vlaho Pavlić. The player from Dubrovnik was Croatia's top scorer, netting an impressive seven goals, which accounted for half of the team's total score. Nardo Dragaš contributed two goals, with five other players adding one goal each to Croatia's tally.

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Nardo Dragaš scored twice, and five other players scored one goal each.

Spain's victory was led by Pol Daura Gomez and Unai Biel Iara, who each scored four goals. The Croatian team, coached by Zoran Bajić, will now play for seventh place in the tournament against Georgia. Georgia also lost their previous match, falling to Montenegro 18-16.

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The Spaniards were led by Pol Daura Gomez and Unai Biel Iara with four goals each.

In other tournament results, Montenegro and Spain will compete for fifth place. The semifinals will feature matches between Australia and Hungary, and Italy and Greece.

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Croatia will play its last match in this tournament on Saturday, when at 7 AM Central European Time it will play for seventh place against the Georgian national team, which was defeated by Montenegro 18-16 on Friday.