Toronto Croatia were eliminated from the Croatian World Club Championship, the world tournament of Croatian clubs, following a 2-2 draw with Vojvodanski Hrvati of Serbia Thursday.
Vojvođanski Hrvati of Serbia and Pajde Möhlin of Switzerland will meet in the final after winning their respective groups. Toronto Croatia will now play for the third position in a consolation match with Canberra Croatia of Australia on Saturday, July 4, a 4 pm ET kickoff.
Josip Keran and Jure Glavnia were the goalscorers for Toronto Croatia in the 2-2 tie.
Pajde Möhlin won Group B with a 4-1 victory over Canberra (Australia) and in other results Thursday, Croatia Villefranche beat Sydney United 58 FC (Australia) 6-0 and Croatia Malmö (Sweden) and Croatia Stuttgart (Germany) tied 1-1.
Group A final standings: 1. Vojvođanski Hrvati (Serbia) 7 pts. 2. Croatia Toronto (Canada) 5 pts. 3. Croatia Villefranche (France) 4 pts. 4. Sydney United 58 FC 0 pts.
Group B final standings: 1. Pajde Möhlin (Switzerland) 9 pts. 2. Canberra Croatia (Australia) 4 pts. 3. Croatia Malmö (Sweden) 2 pts. 4. Croatia Stuttgart (Germany) 1 pt.
Toronto Croatia were crowned champions in 2007 and 2011 and were bidding for a third successive title in these games, which are being played at Zagreb.
The Toronto side tied 1-1 with Villefranche of France on Wednesday after an opening 5-2 victory against Sydney United 58 FC.
