Košutnjak 1 convincingly wins the Belgrade Trophy "Milan Marjanović" for 16-year-olds
Main photo: Košutnjak 1, winner of the Belgrade Trophy "Milan Marjanović" for 16-year-olds
The junior team of Košutnjak 1 won this year's Belgrade Trophy "Milan Marjanović" for 16-year-olds, marking the end of the Autumn Beoval season, as well as the Belgrade qualifications for the Serbian Cup.
This year, the final tournaments for all four categories were part of the Belgrade Trophy "Milan Marjanović", named after the esteemed water polo worker and longtime general secretary of the Water Polo Association of Belgrade.
The water polo school teams from Banjica pool were the winners of the "Milan Trophy" in all four categories. Partizan triumphed in the competitions for 12-year-olds and 14-year-olds, while Košutnjak was the best in the contests for 16-year-olds and 18-year-olds.
Belgrade Trophy "Milan Marjanović" for 16-year-olds (2009), Banjica and "11.april"
The final tournament began with quarter-final matches (playoffs) at Banjica, and Košutnjak 2 and Taš advanced to the semifinals by defeating Crvena zvezda and TENT, respectively.
The last four matches were played at the "11.april" pool, where Košutnjak 1, who dominated Division 1, continued their series of convincing victories and claimed the champion's trophy. In the semifinals, they defeated their club teammates from Košutnjak 2 by 19:6, and in the final match, they left no room for doubt as they beat the hosts, Novobeogradske vukove, by 14:5.
The bronze medal goes to Banjica, as Košutnjak 2 defeated Taš 21:9 in the third-place match. The second team of Košutnjak made it to the final tournament as the winner of Division 2.
Quarterfinals
Košutnjak 2 – Crvena zvezda 24:3
Taš – TENT 15:10
Semifinals
NBG Vukovi – Taš 20:13
Košutnjak 2 – Košutnjak 1 6:19
Match for third place
Košutnjak 2 – Taš 21:9
Final
NBG Vukovi – Košutnjak 1 5:14
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Recordings of all matches are available on the YouTube channel Beoval Live
Final standings of the Autumn Beoval for 16-year-olds
1. Košutnjak 1
2. NBG Vukovi
3. Košutnjak 2
4. Taš
5. Crvena zvezda
6. TENT
7. Zemun
8. Beograd
9. Vračar
10. Stari grad
ALL RESULTS:
