The match for places 7 and 8 was carried out between Slovenia and Croatia. The expected advantage in Croatia’s playing stayed away. The Slovenes compensated their disadvantage concerning their height by their maximal encouragement and could also carry out most of their chances.

On the other side you could see the disappointment of the Croats, which seems to stick in their bones since their hurtful defeat against Serbia and Montenegro, in every move. Slovenia finished the first period with a short 13:12 lean and started full of verve into the second half, too. In the end it was a tough but fair match, where Croatia finally was the lucky winner. They won with 26:25 and achieved 7th place.

Placement Match Places 7/8

Slovenia – Croatia 25:26 (13:12)

Referees: Satordzija Boris, Pandzic Sasa (beide BIH)

Team Slovenia:
Karpan Gregor (GK), Skok Matevž (GK), Furlan Vasja (7), Poklar Nejc (4), Kleč Blaž (3), Skube Sebastian (3), Ilc Ivo (2), Abrahamsberg Črt (2), Muhovec Aleš (2), Bezjak Marko (1), Gregorc Jan (1), Hartman Matej, Sever Jaka, Poklar Nejic

Team Croatia:
Bumbak Luka (GK), Loncar Mislav (GK), Kovacevic Antonijo (7), Blazevic Alen (5), Kopljar Marko (5), Bicvic Vladimir (3), Nekic Josip (2), Svalina Mate (2), Vranic Davorin (2), Gruicic Vladimir (1), Gojun Jakov, Ribic Ivan, Musa Zeljko, Veraja Frano

Best Players:
Bezjak Marko (SLO), Kovacevic Antonijo (CRO)