Croatia won the European Water Polo Championship semi finals last night (Thu) in a 10-9 win over Serbia.'It is a victory of the will. We knew the game would be tough at this very high level of a European semi-final," said the Croatian coach Ratko Rudic adding that the support of from fans on their home turf forced the Croatian players into doing their best."The atmosphere was perfect, this gave us more motivation. We are already thinking about Saturday's final, because we would like to win the title in front of our home crowd,' said Sandro Sukno, one of the last night scorers.The overwhelming support for their opponents was a challenge for the Serbian team. "Right from the beginning it was a very open match. It wasn't very easy for my players to stay focused in front of such a crowd of Croatian fans," Serbia's coach Vanja Udovicic said."Of course we're disappointed about our defeat," he added. While equally frustrated, the Serbian captain Vanja Udovicic was determined not to let the narrow defeat crush their hopes for the bronze medal. "True, we haven't reached the final but, after all, the tournament is not over yet," he said.
Source: Croatian Times Online News
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