Greece won the big game of Day 2, edging out Italy and gaining advantage in the race for the top spot in Group A. The other matches saw the favourites doing their jobs, this time it was Hungary’s turn to score more than 30 goals and set a new national record.
2 MILLOT Estelle FRA 5 LORDAN Dina CRO CRO – FRA Croatia (white caps) vs. France (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
7 BADZIM Gloria CRO, 9 BUKIC Petra CRO CRO – FRA Croatia (white caps) vs. France (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
2 MILLOT Estelle FRA CRO – FRA Croatia (white caps) vs. France (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
Team Greece ITA – GRE Italy (white caps) vs. Greece (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
HUN – Team Hungary TUR – HUN Turkey (white caps) vs. Hungary (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
12 GARDA Krisztina DF HUN TUR – HUN Turkey (white caps) vs. Hungary (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
TUR – HUN Turkey (white caps) vs. Hungary (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
TUR – HUN Turkey (white caps) vs. Hungary (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
5 ORTIZ REYES Matilde DF ESP GER – ESP Germany (white caps) vs. Spain (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
12 LEITON ARRONES Paula CF ESP GER – ESP Germany (white caps) vs. Spain (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
9 FORCA ARIZA Judith W ESP GER – ESP Germany (white caps) vs. Spain (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
Katarina Cegar – Serbia Serbia (white caps) vs. Russia (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
Anastasia Simanovich – Russia scores an goal Serbia (white caps) vs. Russia (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
Elvina Karimova – Russia Serbia (white caps) vs. Russia (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
High Five before each game Israel (white caps) vs. Netherlands (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
l+R Vivian Sevenich – Nederland and Mackenzie Mone – Israel Israel (white caps) vs. Netherlands (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
Rozanna Voorvelt – Nederland and Nofar Hochberg – Israel Israel (white caps) vs. Netherlands (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
7 ASIMAKI Alexandra GRE celebration ITA – GRE Italy (white caps) vs. Greece (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
Entertainment Brodas Bros ITA – GRE Italy (white caps) vs. Greece (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
6 AIELLO Rosaria ITA 9 PATRA Maria GRE ITA – GRE Italy (white caps) vs. Greece (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
SRB – RUS Serbia (white caps) vs. RUSSIA (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
The Mediterranean derby brought a fierce battle as expected, with some great defending especially in the second half. The first two periods produced nine goals, the remaining 16 minutes saw only four. Greece had the better start, held on for a 4-5 lead till halftime but Italy managed to freeze them for almost the entire third quarter while netting two to go in front (6-5).
The Greek seemed to have lost their rhythm in attack, while the Setterosa had a 6 on 5 to widen the gap but hit the post. And their rivals went even as Vasiliki Diamantopoulou netted a fine action goal with just one second to go in the third. Italy could have regain the lead but missed another extra and with some luck – from a rebound in a dying a man-up – Alkistis Avramidou put the Greeks ahead again with 3:26 to go. Two more wasted 6 on 5s within a minute cost Italy the game, indeed they missed their last four man-ups and remained scoreless in the final 11:12 minutes.
The other matches lacked the same excitements. The favourites didn’t stop rolling, Hungary netted 32 against Turkey, the highest ever single-game score for any Magyar senior team in the major events (something exceptional for a nation with such rich traditions). Russia downed the Serbs, Spain did that with Germany – in Group B the three giants netted a total of 86 goals just this day. The Netherlands thrashed Israel, whole the game of Croatia and France only mirrored the football World Cup final through the French win, but it was never in doubt here, in the Picornell pool.
European Water Polo Championships, Day 2
Women, Round 2
Group A
Israel v Netherlands 2-20
Croatia v France 6-17
Italy v Greece 6-7
Standings
1. Netherlands 6, 2. Greece 6, 3. Italy 3, 4. France, 5. Croatia 0, 6. Israel 0
Group B
Turkey v Hungary 5-32
Serbia v Russia 2-27
Germany v Spain 2-27
Standings
1. Russia 6, 2. Spain 6, 3. Hungary 3, 4. Germany 3, 5. Serbia 0, 6. Turkey 0
Fixtures, Day 3 – Men, Round 1
11.00 Montenegro v France (B)
12.30 Russia v Slovakia (D)
14.00 Turkey v Greece (C)
15.30 Georgia v Hungary (A)
17.00 Croatia v Netherlands (C)
18.30 Germany v Italy (A)
20.30 Serbia v Romania (D)
22.00 Malta v Spain (B)
Press release from LEN, photos courtesy of Deepbluemedia/Giorgio Scala
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