Bravo, dečki! Mlade 'barakude' u napetom klasiku srušile Srbe za finale Svjetskog prvenstva.
Croatia's U-16 team stunned Serbia 12-11 in the World Cup semi-final, with Dino Sappe the hero.
In a thrilling match, the young 'barakude' came from behind to take the lead in the final minute and hold on for the win. The start of the game didn't go well for Croatia. Serbia played better in the first quarter and had an early lead of 5-2. Then, the young 'barakude' woke up and responded with a series of 4-1, reaching 6-6 before the end of the second quarter, but Serbia scored again to take a 7-6 lead and went on a big break.
In the continuation, Serbia again held the lead, but then three goals from Croatia turned the game around and gave them a 9-8 lead. The final quarter was a nail-biter, with Croatia ultimately emerging as the winner. Deni Sappe scored for Croatia to tie the game at 10-10, Uroš Mucan gave Serbia a 11-10 lead, but a new tie in the final quarter was brought by Ante Domazet 11-11.
Croatia defended the attack, Vito Lokas slipped the ball in for 12-11 just over a minute before the end. Serbia didn't use the two attacks to equalize and Croatia went to the final. Dino Sappe was named the player of the match with four goals.
Croatia is currently second in the World Cup with 6 points, 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from 3 games. The last result was a 2-1 loss to Portugal (2026-07-02). The current trend is 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses (LLWWW, most recent first).
The next fixture is against the Czech Republic (away, 2026-09-26).
