Hosts Šabac Elixir, Post SV Nurnberg, Waterpolo Brains and Semmelweis OSC reached the semifinals of the Elite U15 Cup Sabac 2026 on Saturday, 24 October. Nurnberg came from behind to beat Budva BR 7:8 with a goal 73 seconds from the end, and Waterpolo Brains scored 14 goals in a row against Dinamo Tbilisi.
All results and statistics are live on our Elite U15 Cup Sabac 2026 page. Catch up with our day one report and our day two report.
Quarterfinals
Šabac Elixir 9:7 CSA Steaua
Quarters: 2:1, 5:1, 2:2, 0:3
Dacian Mihalachi gave Steaua the lead, but Stefan Gajić and Dušan Srdanović turned it around to 2:1 after the first quarter. The hosts then scored five in a row in the second quarter, with Ognjen Radaković twice, Lazar Marković, Gajić on a power play and Andrej Popović, to lead 7:1. Darius Dinca replied for 7:2 at halftime.
Srdanović scored twice on the counterattack in the third quarter for 9:4, his third goal of the game. Šabac did not score in the fourth quarter, and Steaua came back through David Dănilă from a penalty, Matei Lazăr and Dinca, whose counterattack goal 18 seconds from the end made it 9:7.
Budva BR 7:8 Post SV Nurnberg
Quarters: 1:2, 2:2, 4:1, 0:3
Nurnberg led 0:2 through Nico Khokhobashvili and Paul Bäuning, and 3:4 at halftime after Jovan Dobric converted a penalty. Khokhobashvili made it 3:5 early in the third quarter, before Budva scored four in a row: Matija Bulajić from a penalty, Luka Zec, Nikola Tomović and Lazar Ilić on a power play for 7:5.
Budva did not score again. Adrian Pandurevic pulled one back, Khokhobashvili equalised with 2:39 to play and then scored the winner with 1:13 left. He finished with five goals. Tomović scored three for Budva, and goalkeeper Vuk Kušljević made nine saves.
Waterpolo Brains 18:6 Dinamo Tbilisi
Quarters: 4:2, 6:0, 6:0, 2:4
Irakli Loladze and Saba Ramishvili kept Dinamo close in the first quarter, which ended 4:2 after Santiago Mondini’s second goal five seconds before the break. From there, Waterpolo Brains scored 14 goals in a row. Martin Barrigas scored three times in the second quarter and Brains led 10:2 at halftime, then won the third quarter 6:0 as well.
Sergio Sanchez-Toril scored six goals, Barrigas and Guillermo Servera three each. Folco Alonso’s penalty made it 18:2, before Nikoloz Khvedeliani and Aleksandre Vasadze, with three goals, scored the last four for Dinamo.
Semmelweis OSC 9:6 Partizan
Quarters: 0:1, 2:2, 5:1, 2:2
Partizan led 0:1 through Lazar Vukašinović and 1:3 late in the first half through Luka Urošević and Vanja Janković. Dávid Sziva scored on a power play 43 seconds before halftime for 2:3.
OSC won the third quarter 5:1. Andor Levente Kaszás equalised, Áron József Martinkó and Kristóf Orlovits put them ahead, and Sziva and Orlovits made it 7:4, all but one of those goals on the power play. Lazar Rašević scored twice for Partizan in the fourth quarter, but Sziva, with his third goal, and Martinkó on a counterattack with two minutes left settled it at 9:6. OSC scored six power play goals.
Saturday evening
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 17:00 | Dinamo Tbilisi v CSA Steaua (classification 5 to 8) |
| 18:15 | Budva BR v Partizan (classification 5 to 8) |
| 19:30 | Waterpolo Brains v Šabac Elixir (semifinal) |
| 20:45 | Semmelweis OSC v Post SV Nurnberg (semifinal) |
On Sunday, 25 October, the game for 7th place is at 09:00, the game for 5th place at 10:15, the bronze medal game at 11:30 and the gold medal game at 12:45 (CEST).
Leaders after the quarterfinals
| Category | Leader |
|---|---|
| Goals | Sergio Sanchez-Toril (Waterpolo Brains) 19 |
| Saves | Karlo Thiele (Post SV Nurnberg) 32 |
| Assists | Áron József Martinkó (Semmelweis OSC) 6 |
| Balls won | Matija Bulajić (Budva BR) 13 |
| Exclusions drawn | Lazar Ilić (Budva BR) 24 |
Matija Bulajić (Budva BR) and Nico Khokhobashvili (Post SV Nurnberg) follow on 14 goals, Barnabás Attila Demjén (Semmelweis OSC) on 13. Sebestény Flórián Andréka (Semmelweis OSC) has 26 saves.
All results and statistics are live on our Elite U15 Cup Sabac 2026 page.
Photos: Lila Bajic
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