USA Men Fall to Croatia in Olympic Opener

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Team USA held leads throughout the first half but could not hold off defending Olympic champions Croatia in the second half of their Rio opener. Tony Azevedo scored twice and Merril Moses had nine saves early to pace the Americans. Croatia pulled away in final quarters to win 7-5 with the USA prominently featuring their youngest athletes.

The USA will next face Spain on Monday.