Waterpolo Brains and Semmelweis OSC will meet in the gold medal game of the Elite U15 Cup Sabac 2026 on Sunday, 25 October. On Saturday evening, Brains beat hosts Šabac Elixir 13:9 and OSC beat Post SV Nurnberg 5:3 in the semifinals, while CSA Steaua and Budva BR won their classification games.
All results and statistics are live on our Elite U15 Cup Sabac 2026 page. Catch up with our day one report, our day two report and our quarterfinals report.
Semifinals
Waterpolo Brains 13:9 Šabac Elixir
Quarters: 6:3, 1:1, 2:1, 4:4
Brains scored the first five goals through Santiago Mondini, Martin Barrigas, Folco Alonso, Mario De Dios on a power play and Sergio Sanchez-Toril on a power play. Ognjen Radaković and Dušan Srdanović replied, Guillermo Servera made it 6:2 four seconds before the end of the first quarter, and Andrej Popović pulled one back on the buzzer for 6:3.
Brains led 7:4 at halftime and 9:5 after three quarters. Popović scored twice early in the fourth quarter for 10:7, but every time Šabac came closer, Brains answered: Servera for 11:7, Mondini on a power play for 12:8 and Alonso on a power play 53 seconds from the end for 13:9. Mondini scored four goals, Popović four for Šabac.
Semmelweis OSC 5:3 Post SV Nurnberg
Quarters: 2:1, 2:0, 1:1, 0:1
The lowest scoring game of the tournament so far was decided by the two goalkeepers and by Áron József Martinkó. Jovan Dobric gave Nurnberg the lead, before Martinkó scored from a penalty and again 21 seconds before the end of the first quarter for 2:1. Andor Levente Kaszás and Barnabás Attila Demjén made it 4:1 at halftime.
Martinkó’s third goal, on a power play, gave OSC a 5:1 lead in the third quarter. Dobric scored twice more for Nurnberg, the last with 2:23 to play, but OSC held on. Sebestény Flórián Andréka (Semmelweis OSC) and Karlo Thiele (Post SV Nurnberg) made ten saves each.
Classification 5 to 8
Dinamo Tbilisi 6:18 CSA Steaua
Quarters: 2:7, 1:4, 2:4, 1:3
Dacian Mihalachi scored four times in the first quarter, which Steaua won 7:2, and finished with eight goals, four of them from penalties. Steaua led 3:11 at halftime. David Dănilă added three, Norbert Rus and Serghei Vaculeac two each. Gabriel Khubua scored twice for Dinamo.
Budva BR 13:10 Partizan
Quarters: 4:3, 3:2, 2:2, 4:3
Partizan led 1:2 and 2:3 in the first quarter, before Špiro Zenović and Matija Bulajić put Budva 4:3 ahead. Bulajić scored three more in the second quarter for 7:5 at halftime. Partizan stayed within two goals until late in the game, with Lazar Rašević scoring three, but Budva scored eight power play goals and Partizan committed 16 exclusions.
Lazar Ilić scored five goals, four of them on the power play, and Bulajić also scored five, the last for 13:9 with 27 seconds left. Vukašin Maksimović closed the scoring at 13:10.
Sunday schedule
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Dinamo Tbilisi v Partizan (7th place) |
| 10:15 | CSA Steaua v Budva BR (5th place) |
| 11:30 | Šabac Elixir v Post SV Nurnberg (bronze medal) |
| 12:45 | Waterpolo Brains v Semmelweis OSC (gold medal) |
Leaders after Saturday
| Category | Leader |
|---|---|
| Goals | Sergio Sanchez-Toril (Waterpolo Brains) 21 |
| Saves | Karlo Thiele (Post SV Nurnberg) 42 |
| Assists | Sergio Sanchez-Toril (Waterpolo Brains) 7 |
| Balls won | Matija Bulajić (Budva BR) 14 |
| Exclusions drawn | Lazar Ilić (Budva BR) 29 |
Dacian Mihalachi (CSA Steaua) follows on 20 goals and Matija Bulajić (Budva BR) on 19. Sebestény Flórián Andréka (Semmelweis OSC) has 36 saves.
All results and statistics are live on our Elite U15 Cup Sabac 2026 page.
Photos: Lila Bajic
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