November 29, 2020 - The final four teams have been determined in the Croatian Water Polo Cup finals, which will be played in January.
Mladost Zagreb defeated OVK POŠK in the last round of the Croatian Cup qualifiers 15-6 (3-0, 4-1, 3-3, 5-2) and thus once again confirmed the leading position in group A, while Jug AO and Primorje EB secured the top spots in Group B.
The best scorer of the match between Mladost and POŠK was Mislav Vrlić who scored four goals. Thanks to a well-played qualifying tournament without a defeat, Mladost imposed itself as one of the strongest opponents in the upcoming Final Four of the Croatian Cup, which will be played on January 23 and 24, 2021.
"I think we achieved the ultimate goal, which is to be first in the group, which allows us to have an easier opponent in the Croatian Cup finals. The tournament itself was done really well. I would especially like to refer to the match against Jadran, which was our direct rival in the fight for first place. I think that we functioned like a Swiss watch and although Jadran showed strength and fighting spirit, we were a better opponent and deservedly achieved first place in the group," said Mladost coach Zoran Bajić.
In Dubrovnik, VK Jug AO beat VK Primorje 13-4, while EB Solaris defeated KPK 21-1. Despite the defeat, Primorje EB took second place in qualifying group B, and Solaris failed to achieve a place in the Final Four despite a big victory, and thanks to the goal differential.
Rijeka will be a host in the Final Four as Primorje EB managed to qualify for the final tournament.
The semifinal pairs are as follows: Mladost - Primorje EB and Jug Adriatic osiguranje - Jadran. The final tournament will be played on January 23 and 24, 2021.
Qualification Group A:
OVK Pošk - HAVK Mladost 6-15 (0-3, 1-4, 3-3, 2-5)
Medveščak - Mornar 6-14 (0-1, 1-4, 1-6, 4-3)
1. HAVK Mladost 4 4 0 0 65:24 +41 12
2. VK Jadran Split 4 3 0 1 62:30 +32 9
3. VK Mornar BS 4 2 0 2 33:45 -12 6
4. VK Medveščak 4 1 0 3 34:62 -28 3
5. OVK POŠK 4 0 0 4 22:55 -33 0
Qualification Group B:
Galeb MR - Zadar 1952 12-8 (5-3, 2-1, 2-1, 3-3)
Primorje EB - Jug AO 4-13 (0-4, 0-3, 1-4, 3-2)
Solaris - KPK 21-1 (2-0, 7-0, 3-0,9-1 )
1. VK Jug AO 5 5 0 0 95:26 +69 15
2. VK Primorje EB 5 3 1 1 72:34 +38 10
3. VK Solaris 5 3 1 1 72:36 +36 10
4.VK KPK 5 2 0 3 45:74 -29 6
5.VK Galeb MR 5 1 0 4 36:84 -48 3
6. VK Zadar 1952 5 0 0 5 27:93 -66 0
Source: HRT
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