Croatia began the game with a big advantage in the first minutes of the match. Although, Italy started to catch up and even overtake them – the first half ended with a win for the Italian team, 24 -22. On the other hand, in the second part of the match, Croatia took back the control of the game and won 22-18. So Italy and Croatia tight 1-1. But in the end, Italy was better on the shootout and won 2-1.
« It was a good match in general but off course it had some issues like the others» confirmed Simone Mengon, player number one of the Italy team.