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Australia continued their early onslaught to lead 7-6 at halftime, but the powerful Montenegrins – who are chasing their first Olympic medal – finished off the match in dominant fashion with a 9-3 scoring run.<\/p>\n
MORE:<\/strong> Full Tokyo Olympics medal tally, schedule and results<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n There was a costly moment for Australia when the match was delicately poised, with the Aussie coach Elvis Fatovic calling a time-out just moments before his side scored. The goal was therefore denied.<\/p>\n The Sharks were also hampered by a tough call when a penalty was denied and Montenegro scored soon after.<\/p>\n When a video review was ruled against the Sharks, the commentator exclaimed: "if that's not a penalty, I'm an astronaut".<\/p>\n "So frustrating for the Australians," the commentator added.<\/p>\n Campbell ended up with three goals for the Sharks.<\/p>\n Montenegro made Australia pay dearly for conceding fouls, scoring eight out of nine from their extra player shots, while the Sharks were four from 10.<\/p>\n Australia's next match in Pool B, regarded as the 'Pool of Death', is against Spain on Tuesday.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n