Serbia avenge Olympic loss to win men's gold

Danilo Ikodinovic scored with 69 seconds left to give Serbia and Montenegro an 8-7 win over Olympic champions Hungary in the gold medal match of the men's waterpolo at the world swimming championships last weekend in Canada. The dramatic win avenged...

Danilo Ikodinovic scored with 69 seconds left to give Serbia and Montenegro an 8-7 win over Olympic champions Hungary in the gold medal match of the men's waterpolo at the world swimming championships last weekend in Canada.

The dramatic win avenged Serbia and Montenegro's 8-7 defeat by the Hungarians in the gold medal match at last year's Olympics in Athens.

Before the final, Greece edged Croatia 11-10 in extra time to claim the bronze medal.

The gold medal clash between the two east European rivals took on the atmosphere of a soccer match.

The stadium was packed to capacity with supporters from both countries standing and chanting throughout a see-saw contest in which the lead changed hands nine times.

Ikodinovic led the Serbs with four goals while Norbert Madaras, Tamas Molnar and Peter Biros each scored twice for Hungary.

Final Rankings

1. Serbia; 2. Hungary; 3. Greece; 4. Croatia; 5. Spain; 6. Romania; 7. Russia; 8. Italy.

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