| A stroll on the Copacabana beach could not have possibly been more relaxant than this match to the Croatian players, who shoot and scored at will. The enormous difference between the respective technical levels of the two teams was exactly reflected by both this match score and the Preliminary Round final standings. Croatia stands at 10 points (5 wins), Puerto Rico at 0 points (5 losses). Top scorers of the match were Smodlaka and Barac, with 4 goals each. |
| CROATIA: Vican (GK), Buric, Vranjes 2, Simenc 2, Volarevic (GK), Stritof 1, Smodlaka 4, Milakovic, Frankovic 2, Barac 4, Hinic 2, Fatovic 1, Kobescak. Coaches: Roje, Segvic (A).
PUERTO RICO: Huntley (GK), Rodriguez, Puig, Castillo, Rivera 1, Betancourt, Gascot, Gonzalez, Pereles, Muniz, Ortiz, Rosa, Mujica. Coaches: Blay, Vargas (A).
REFEREES: Andrei Afanasiev (RUS), Hector Valcarce (ARG). |
