Danilo Ikodinovic, right, and Dusko Pijetlovic celebrate victory against Hungary
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Reuters
The Serbs fought back from a 5-2 deficit early in the second period at Belgrade's Tasmajdan aquatic centre.
Serbia took an 8-6 lead in the third period and captain Vladimir Vujasinovic sealed the win three minutes from time after Olympic champions Hungary had drawn level.
SERBIA: Sefik, Trbojevic, Udovicic 1, Savic, Ikodinovic 1, Nikic 1, Filipovic 2, Ciric, Sapic 1, Vujasinovic 3, Pekovic, Prlainovic, Pijetlovic.
HUNGARY: Szecsi, Varga 1, Madaras 1, A. Steinmetz 1, Kasas 1, Szivos, Gergely Kiss, Hosnyánszky, Fodor 1, Denes Varga 2, Gabor Kiss, Molnar 1, Gor Nagy.
Spain won the bronze medal after a 10-4 win over Romania.
Serbia's results at the 27th European water polo championship
Russia 13-6, The Netherlands 17-10, Slovakia 19-2, Spain 16-11, Romania 13-5, Romania 13-6 (semifinal), Hungary 9-8 (final).
Awards
Best player: Tamas Kasas (Hungary)
Best goalkeeper: Denis Sefik (Serbia)
Best scorer: Aleksandar Sapic (Serbia) - 33 goals
Final Rankings
1. Serbia
2. Hungary
3. Spain
4. Romania
5. Italy
6. Greece
7. Croatia
8. Gemany
9. Russia
10. The Netherlands
11. Slovakia
12. Slovenia