National champion bent by National Champion and now Brazil and… Italy

It fought, but the National team did not achieve its goal. His team Theodore Vlachou lost 10-9 by the world champion, Croatianwhich means he will need to go through the cross -scale process for a place in the quarter -finals World Championship of Singapore.

As such, “blue whites” will face Friday (18/07, 14:10) with Brazil And, if passed, on Sunday’s quarter -finals (20/7, 11:00) will be called upon to overcome its obstacle Italy.

Greece started very loudly and closed the first eight minutes in favor of 4-1. Our national team managed to maintain its lead by halftime (6-5), but followed a “crescendo” Croatianwhich made an excellent second half and came to victory.

For Greece, two goals were scored by Kalogeropoulos and Alafragiswhile very good play was made under the fireplace the Georgatosespecially in the first part. By Croatianthree goals put on Fatovic.

The match

Croatia found a player more in her first attack, but her players were unable to win Georgato. On the contrary, Greece took advantage of the relevant advantage and led 1-0 with Argyropoulos, while in the next attack Gillas did the same for 2-0. The terrible start of ‘blue whites’ began, with Kalogeropoulos to score for 3/3 in the above. The Croats could nothing overcome the barrier of George, who made one major intervention after another, though they finally found nets with Bucic for 3-1. A great shot by Guvetsi from six meters made it 4-1 for our national team, which was maintained until the end of the first eighty.

At the beginning of the second eighty, the Croatian He won a penalty shootout, which Fatovic aptly executed, reducing the score to 4-2. The answer was immediate for Greece, which took advantage of the player above and wrote 5-2 with Alafragis. The Croats reacted with the… same currency and reduced to 5-3 with Brumbeanscoring for the first time in the above. Croatia came even closer to Londsar (5-4), who got a “rebound” after his repulsion Georzatuwhile Karkov equalized to 5-5. Greece won a penalty shootout and Kalogeropoulos scored 6-5 of our national team, with Georgatos holding the lead with terrible interventions.

The second half did not start just as well for Greece, as Croatians with two goals Zubela It took a lead (6-7). THE Dinos Genidounia brought the National to the tie with a nice goal (7-7), but Bucic It gave Croatia the lead again (7-8), which showed its great quality. Eventually, a goal by Fatovic sent the Croats with a two-goal lead in the fourth eight minutes (7-9).

In the last period, Greece entered loudly and reduced with Alert In the counter (8-9), but the Croatian response came immediately with his end Fatovicwho continued his excellent game and wrote 8-10. Skoumbakis again brought the national one at a distance (9-10), but her subsequent opportunities Greece To equalize they were lost thanks to the excellent Bayyacs, with Croatia taking the victory.

Eight minutes: 4-1, 2-4, 1-4, 2-1

Greece (Theodoris Vlachos): Tzortzatos, 1 Genidounias 1, Skoumbakis 1, Giouvetsis 1, Argyropoulos 1, Halivopoulos, Gillas 1, Kalogeropoulos 2, Alafagis 2, Kakaris, Nikolaidis, Papanikolaou, Pouros, Andreas.

Croatia (Ivica Tutsak): Biyacs, Buric, Fatovic 3, Londsar 1, Lazic, Bukic, Vukisevic, Zuvela 2, Kricez, Vrilic, Bucic 2, Karkov 1, Biliaka, Popdic, Brubniak 1.