The Mladost Zagreb water polo team won the first of two games against CN Barcelona in the LEN Euro Cup round of 16 on Saturday.
The match was very even, as expected. During the first two quarters, neither team had more than a one-goal lead. Mladost led the first quarter 2:1, while Barcelona won the second 3:1.
Mladost made the most of their chances, especially in the third and final quarter, when they achieved a small advantage, with two goals in the third to lead 7:5 and three in the last for 9:6.
The match ended at 11:9 for Mladost.
Konstantin Kharkov was the top scorer of the match with four goals.
The return match will be played in Zagreb on March 6.
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