Pro Recco had a big advantage of 1-4 at the end of the first period. In the second period, Novi Beograd did not use the brutality of Echenique and the visitor growth advantage on 5-9. In the second halftime, Pro Recco maintained the distinction and won the 11th Champions League trophy.
Final
Novi Beograd – Pro Recco 11-14 (1-4, 4-5, 4-4, 2-1)
Novi Beograd: Filipovic, S. Rasovic 3, Martinovic, Granados 5, Vucinic, Pjetlovic 1, Drasovic, Jaksic 1, Perkovic, Vlachopoulos 1, Skoumpakis, V. Rasovic, Pedro Fernadez. Head coach: Gocic
Pro Recco: Del Lungo, Di Fulvio 4, Zalanki 4, Cannella, Younger 1, N.Presciutti, Echenique, Ivovic 3, Veloto 1, Loncar, Hallock 1, Negri. Head coach: Sukno.
The Champions League final witnessed a thrilling encounter between Pro Recco and Novi Beograd.
Pro Recco started the match strongly, taking an early 2-0 lead with goals from Di Fulvio and Velotto. Novi Beograd fought back with a goal from Strahinja Rasovic, bringing the score to 1-2. However, Pro Recco extended their lead with goals from Ivovic and Zalanki, finishing the first period with a commanding 4-1 advantage.
The second period saw both teams exchanging goals, with Granados and Zalanki contributing to Pro Recco’s lead of 5-2. Novi Beograd’s S. Rasovic scored from a penalty shot to narrow the deficit to 3-5. Despite playing with a player less due to Echenique’s red card, Pro Recco displayed impressive offensive prowess, with Younger and Ivovic adding to their goal tally for a significant 7-3 lead at halftime.
In the third period, Novi Beograd’s Granados and Pjetlovic reduced the margin to -2 (7-9). However, Pro Recco responded strongly with two consecutive goals from Di Fulvio, reestablishing a four-goal advantage (7-11). Zalanki and Granados exchanged goals, and the third period ended with Pro Recco leading 13-9.
The final period began with a goal from Hallock, extending Pro Recco’s lead to 14-9. Vlachopoulos countered with a goal for Novi Beograd, reducing the deficit to 14-10. Jaksic further closed the gap, ending the game with a score of 14-11 in favour of Pro Recco.
