Croatia wins Montreuil U19 tournament

In a second preparation tournament for the upcoming European Junior Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia it was Croatia who ended up victorious in the French city of Montreuil over the weekend. The four-nation tournament was kicked off on Friday as Serbia and Croatia both posted dominating victories over Australia and hosts France respectively. On Saturday the big showdown sa Croatia topping neighbours Serbia 10-12, followed by France gaining their only win over the tournament as they got the better of Australia in a close match-up 11-10. Finally on Sunday Croatia completed their unbeaten run by a second convincing triumph this time with Australia as the losing side. Serbia claimed 2nd place thanks to a second dominating victory, now over France to close out the tournament in northwest France.

Montreuil (FRA)
Men's 19 & under tournament

Friday, 15 August

Australia vs. Serbia 8-15 (1-4, 3-4, 3-5, 1-2)
France vs. Croatia 5-12 (1-4, 3-2, 0-3, 1-3)

Saturday, 16 August

Serbia vs. Croatia 10-12 (2-2, 3-4, 2-2, 3-4)
France vs. Australia 11-10 (2-4, 4-2, 2-2, 3-2)

Sunday, 17 August

Croatia vs. Australia 12-5 (3-0, 3-1, 2-1, 4-3)
France vs. Serbia 1-12 (0-2, 0-3, 0-4, 1-3)

Final rankings

1. Croatia
2. Serbia
3. France
4. Australia