Super Final 2011 (Men): Serbia and Italy go for gold, USA and Croatia for bronze

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1 Published on fina.org - Official FINA website (// Super Final 2011 (Men): Serbia and Italy go for gold, USA and Croatia for bronze Camillo Cametti, FINA Press Commission Chairman FLORENCE, Italy (June 25) - An ordinary game that could not add any lustre to none of the teams ended with a clear cut win for Australia, which on the last day will play for the fifth place.the Chinese s performance appeared under tone, compared with those delivered in the previous days and the Aussies had no difficulty in taking control of the game and securing an easy victory.progressive score: 4-0, 7-3, 10-4, 144. Australia s captain Sam Mc Gregor top scored the game with four goals. GAME 17: AUSTRALIA 14 - CHINA 4 Quarters: (4-0, 3-3; 3-1, 4-0) REFEREES: CAPUTI Massimiliano (ITA), CIRIC Mihajlo (SRB). FINA DELEGATE: AMINI Khosrow (IRI). CHINA: GE Weiqing, TAN Feihu, LIANG Zhongxing, YU Lijun, GUO Junliang, LIANG Nianxiang 1, LI Bin, WANG,Yang, XIE Junmin 1, LI Li 1, ZHANG Zhufeng, DONG Tianyi 1, WU Honghui. Coach: CAI Tianxiong. AUSTRALIA: QUINLIVAN Luke, CAMPBELL Richard 2, CLELAND Tim, YOUNGER Aaron 1, MAITLAND Robbie, MARTIN Anthony 1, COTTERILL Johnno 2, MC GREGOR Sam 4, SWIFT Joel, WOODS Gavin, HOWDEN Rhys 3, MILLER Billy, ROACH Aidan. Coach: FOX John.

2 AUS vs CHN - credit: Giorgio Perottino GAME 18: MONTENEGRO 16 - CANADA 7 Quarters: (5-1, 3-2; 4-2, 4-2) REFEREES: PERIS Nenad (CRO), STAVROPOULOS Nikolaos. FINA DELEGATE: FOSTER Richard (USA). MONTENEGRO (MNE): RADIC Zdravko, BRGULJAN Drasko 1, RADOVIC Aleksandar 1 (P), DANILOVIC Damjan 2, VUKCEVIC Nikola, TICIC Milan, JANOVIC Mladan 3 (1 P), DRASKOVIC Dragan 1, KLIKOVAC Filip 2, BRGULJAN Darko 2, PETROVIC Antonio 1, JOKIC Predrag 3, SEFIK Denis. Coach: POROBIC Petar. CANADA: RANDALL Robin, KUDABA Constantin, TOUNI Omar, CONSTANTIN Nicolas 1, BOYD Justin, ROBINSON Scott 2, CONWAY John 1, GRAHAM Kevin 3 (1P), GASIC Luka, DAKIC Dusko, VIKALO Oliver, MC ELROY Jared, ALEKSIC Dusan. Coach: JOVANOVIC Dragan.

3 MNE vs CAN - credit: Giorgio Perottino As the previous one this was a rather soporific game that the two teams had to play under the hot Mediterranean sun of this Florentine Saturday afternoon. Montenegro easily secured victory and in the final will play Australia for the 5th place while Canada will play China for the 7th place. As many as nine players from the Balkan team could score at least one goal, with Mladan Janovic and Jokic scoring three (as Canada s #8 Graham). Progressive score: 5-1, 8-3, 12-5, GAME 19: ITALY 13 - CROATIA 11 after penalty shootouts Quarters: (4-2, 2-1; 0-1, 2-4) REFEREES: NAUMOV (RUS), MARGETA Boris (SLO). FINA DELEGATE: FIROIU Nicola (GER). ITALY: TEMPESTI Stefano, LUONGO Stefano 1 (P), GITTO Niccolo, FIGLIOLI Pietro 3 (1P), PEREZ Amaurys 1, FELUGO Maurizio 2 (1P), GIACOPPO Massimo, GALLO Valentino 3 (1P), PRESCIUTTI Christian, FIORENTINI Deni 1, AICARDI Matteo, DESERTI Arnaldo 1 (P), GIORGETTI Alex 1. Coach: CAMPAGNA Alessandro. CROATIA: PAVIC Josip, BURIC Damir 1, BOSKOVIC Miho 3 (1P), DOBUD Niksa, JOKOVIC Maro 2 (1P), MUSLIM Petar, KARAC Frano, BUSLJE Andro, SUKNO Sandro 3 (1P), BARAC Samir 2, PASKVALIN Fran, OBRADOVIC Paulo, BULJUBASIC Ivan. Coach: RUDIC Ratko.

4 ITA vs CRO - credit: Giorgio Perottino The tightest match of the tournament so far, played between two teams of equal strength, was resolved in favour of the home team after penalty shootouts. Italy prevailed in the first half of the while Croatia s supremacy materialised in the second half. On the score of 8-8 at the end of the regular time penalty shootouts were required. Italy was first, and all five Italian players converted their penalty; Croatia s second shooter Dobud missed his own, therefore the last shooter from Croatia was unnecessary. It was the first victory of Italy over Croatia in the latest two years. Last year the two team met in the European Championships final and Croatia won. 1st period: Thirty seconds after the start Italy s #6 and captain Maurizio Felugo opened the score shooting centrally an impromtu lob shot from the long distance. 5:20 Fiorentini followed up with an extra-man goal from two metres (Boskovic was excluded). At 4:49 the same Boskovic scored the first goal for Croatia, also on extra-man. An action goal from Perez put Italy up two goals. At 1:56 to the end of the period left handed Gallo scored again for Italia on a break away action. With 16 seconds to the end of the period Buric reduced the gap on extra-man (4-2). 2nd period: Italy up three goals with Figlioli, also on extra-man (5-2). At 4:46 Giorgetti from two metres, scored on a lob shot after getting rid of his opponent with a nice dribbling (6-2). On the other front Tempesti, the best goalkeeper of the tournament, represented an almost insurmountable barrier for the Croatian players. But at 2:07 Boskovic scored his second goal, on action (6-3); a controversial goal as a corner for Italy was not allowed.

5 ITA vs CRO - credit: Giorgio Perottino 3rd period: At 2.46 Croatia s #9 Sandro Sukno scored the only goal of this period, on superiority (Deserti excluded). Before going into the last quarter the score was 6-4 for the home team. 4th period: At 6:54 Sukno followed with his second goal on extra-man (6-5). At 5:52 Barac shoot from outside and tied for Croatia(66). At 5:12 Italy up again with Figlioli on extra-man. But at 4:36 Barac, scored and tied again on superiority (7-7). At 1.30 from the end new advantage for Italy with Valentino Gallo who concluded a counter attack on extra-man. At 52 seconds Jokovic on extra man ties again for Croatia (8-8). Penalty shootouts: Felugo (I), Boskovic (C ), Figlioli (I), Dobud (C ) missed, Luongo (I), Sukno (C ), Gallo (I), Jokovic (C), Deserti (I). Progressive score in regular time: 4-2, 6-3, 6-4, 8-8. GAME 20: USA 5 - SERBIA 8 Quarters: (1-3, 0-2; 1-2, 3-1) REFEREES: MOLINER Angel (ESP), TERPENKA Doriel (CAN). FINA DELEGATE: IBERN Manuel (ESP). UNITED STATES (USA): MOSES Merrill, VARELLAS Peter, HUDNUT Peter, POWERS Jeff, WRIGHT Adam, BUCKNER Shea, BEAUBIEN Layne, AZEVEDO Tony 1, BAILEY Ryan 2, HUTTEN Tim, SMITH Jesse 1, MANN John, ALEXANDER Brian 1. Coach: SCHROEDER Terry. SERBIA: SORO Slobodan, AVRAMOVIC Marko, GOCIC Zivko 1, UDOVICIC Vanja 2, PETKOVIC Marko, PIJETLOVIC Dusko 1, NIKIC Slobodan 1, ALEKSIC Milan, RADJEN Nikola, FILIPOVIC Filip 1, PRLAINOVIC Andrija 1, MITROVIC Stefan 1, PIJETLOVIC Gojko, Coach: UDOVICIC Dejan.

6 USA vs SRB - credit: Giorgio Perottoni With Dejan Udovicic back on the bench and Milan Aleksic back on the team, Serbia comfortably tamed the USA s opposition. Only in the last period the Americans managed to threat Serbia superiority. At half-time Serbia led 5-1, with four goals scores on superiority: Dusko Pijetlovic and Gocic in the 1st period, Mitrovic and Nikic in the second period. The third goal for Serbia in the 1st period was scored on a breakaway action from Andrija Prlainovic, followed soon after by a goal from Alexander, the only one scored by the USA in the first part of the game, also on action. In the 3rd quarter Serbia s captain Vanja Udovicic consolidated the lead with two more goals on extra-man. With few seconds to the end of the period USA s captain Tony Azevedo converted a penalty. The score before the last period was 7-2 for the United States. In the 4th the USA reacted with two goals from Bailey and one from Smith (in between). Filipovic moved up the score for Serbia with a goal on a direct throw. Progressive score: 1-3, 1-5, 7-2, 8-5. NOTE. Two minutes and 8 seconds inside the second quarter Serbia s #6 Dusko Pijetlovic was excluded with substitution for a major foul over USA s #11 Jesse Smith.

7 USA vs SRB - credit: Giorgio Perottino