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                     YUGOSLAVIA - Slovakia 7-6 
                       
                       
                      
                    
Fukuoka, JAPAN, July 19 - Yugoslav men's water polo national team successfully started at the World championships in Japan. Slovakia took a 5-4 lead in the third quarter but the reigning European champion moved 7-5 in the last period and   secured narow but deserved victory.
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The 9th FINA World Swimming Championships, water polo tournament, Group A, Fukuoka, Japan, July 19
 
YUGOSLAVIA - SLOVAKIA   7-6 (1-1, 2-2, 2-2, 2-1)
 
Scorers for Yugoslavia: Jelenic 2, Sapic 2, Ciric 1, Ikodinovic 1, Trbojevic 1. 
 
Scorers for Slovakia: Baco 3, Cipov 1, Gyursci 1, Polacik 1. 
Goals in man-up: YUGOSLAVIA  5/9, Slovakia  6/8.
 
SCORING: 1-0 Jelenic, 1-1 Cipov, 2-1 Ikodinovic (goal in man-up), 2-2 Gyursci (goal in man-up), 2-3 Baco, 3-3 Jelenic (goal in man-up), 4-3 Sapic (goal in man-up), 4-4 Baco (goal in man-up), 4-5 Baco, 5-5 Ciric (goal in man-up), 6-5 Sapic, 7-5 Trbojevic, 7-6 Polacik.     
 
                     
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