Croatia edges Spain 8-7 in Olympic water polo

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Croatia edges Spain 8-7 in Olympic water polo

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Croatia earned a disputed men's water polo win over Spain on Tuesday.

31 July,2012 08:45 pm

Croatia earned a disputed mens water polo win Tuesday after officials did not allow what would have been a Spanish equalizer on a last-gasp shot, while Montenegro dealt defending champion Hungary its second consecutive loss of the London Games.With his back to the goal, Spains Ivan Perez Vargas whipped off a shot just before the horn that appeared to cross the line and level the game at 8-8. The line judge called it a goal, but match referee Boris Margeta of Slovenia overruled him, giving Croatia the 8-7 victory.Spain has appealed the decision to the FINA technical committee.Spain coach Rafael Aguilar Morillo ran around the pool to appeal to Margeta, pointing at the jumbo screen in the venue that was showing replays of the shot. As he pleaded for the referee to change his decision, the crowd of some 5,000 at the water polo venue chanted goal, goal and Espana, Espana.