ZV De Zaan won the “double crown” last weekend. After the female team of the Zaandam won the Dutch Cup, the ZV De Zaan’s men did the same.

A few hours after the women’s final, the match for the trophy in the men’s competition was played in the Hofbad pool in the Hague. The rivals were the same – De Zaan and Polar Bears. But this match was more exciting than the female’s final. De Zaan celebrated the win only after a penalty shootout – 13:10 and retained the trophy won last year.

2023 Dutch Cup, Men, Final

ZV De Zaan – Polar Bears 13:10 (4:2, 1:2, 1:1, 3:4, PSO 4:1)

ZV De Zaan:  Meijn 3, Rempt 2, Janssen 2, Van der Struijk 1, Ketelaars 1, Lucas 1, Bakker 1, Mandolini 1, Brantjes 1.

Polar Bears: Snel 3, Szoke 2, Wolswinkel 2, Ten Broek 2, Wijgers 1

De Zaan started better and had a 4:2 advantage at the first break. Polar Bears halved the deficit by the end of the second period (5:4). Midway through the third, the team from Ede equalized (5:5), but De Zaan regained a slim lead and entered the final quarter with a slight 6:5 advantage.

The fourth period produced seven goals. Polar Bears leveled at 6:6 and 7:7, but Meijn and Mandolini gave De Zaan a 9:7 lead. However, the battle wasn’t over yet. Polar Bears closed the fourth quarter with two goals from Ten Broek and Snel. The teams were tied at 9:9 after 32 minutes and the match entered a penalty shootout.

De Zaan made no mistake in the first four rounds of shots. Polar Bears hit the back of the net just once, and everything was over.

All winners

AZC Alphen: 21 trophy (the last one in 2019)
AZ&PC – 6 (the last in 2012)
Polar Bears – 6 (the last 2021)
HZ Zian – 5 (the last one in 1980)
GZC Donk – 4 (the last one in 2015)
HZC de Robben – 2 (the last in 2002)
UZSC – 3 (the last in 2021)
ZV De Zaan – 2 (the last in 2023)
Het Ravijn – 1 (1995)
ZPV Barendrecht – 1 (2007)
BZC – 1 (2011)

Dutch Men’s League, Day 19

In the shadow of the Cup final, several matches of the 19th matchday of the Dutch League were played last weekend. The most exciting was an encounter between ZVL-1886 Center and UZSC. ZLV earned a solid 7:3 lead in the first half. UZSC started coming back, but it just reduced the gap to one (10:11).

ZVL and UZSC are tied in points and share 5th and 6th place, but UZSC has played one match less.

ZVL-1886 Center – UZSC 11:10 (2:1, 5:2, 2:3, 2:4).
ZVL-1886: Van Vierzen 2, Brancatello 2, Jovanovic 2, Kincses 1, Spijker 1,
UZSC: De Jong 4, Van den Bresselaar 3, Kastrop 1, Willemsen 1, Athymaritis 1.

De Ham – ZPC Amersfoort 9:20 (3:4, 3:5, 2:6, 1:6).
De Ham: F. Van t Veer 3, Brons 2, R. van t Veer 2, Sap 2.
ZPC Amersfoort: M. Van der Werve 6, Van Mil 4, J. van de Werve 3, Borcsok 2, Hanselaar 2, Palotas 2 Muller 1.

Het Ravijn – PSV 13:8 (4:2, 3:2, 2:2, 4:2).
Het Ravijn: Muller 5, J. Wouters 3, Gottemaker 2, Wouters 1, Hageman 1, Veltkamp 1.
PSV: Simons 3, Brands 2, Van den Hout 1, Pijnenburg 1, Jukic 1.

GZC Donk – De Linge/PCG 21:3 (7:2, 5:0, 3:0, 6:1).
GZC Donk: Westerwoudt 5, Winkelhorst 5, Yperen 3, Van der Weijden 2, Van den Heuvel 2, Brugue 1, Schouwerwou 1, Sjardijn 1, Terlouw 1,
De Linge/PCG: Visser 2, Van Heuven 1

1. GZC Donk 19- 49
2 ZV De Zaan 18 – 45
3 Polar Bears 19 – 40
4 AZC 19 – 38
5 UZSC 18 – 31
6 ZVL-1886 Center 19 – 31
7 ZPB H&L Productions 19 – 29
8 Het Ravijn 19 – 25
9 ZPC Amersfoort 19 – 23
10 PSV 19 – 15
11 De Ham 19 – 7
12 De Linge/PCG 19 – 0

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This past weekend, the Brazilian Water Polo League 2022-2023 (Liga PAB – Polo Aquático Brasil) came to a climax. After some exciting action in the previous two rounds late last year, all eyes were focused on the finals this past weekend in Bauru, São Paulo.

With only three participating teams in the women’s competition, there was a big surprise with ABDA (Associação Bauruense de Desportos Aquáticos) winning their first title on the senior level. They defeated the favourites and former champions, Esporte Clube Pinheiros – plays for. Third place stayed with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo who were only able to win one game, their final one against ABDA.

In the game itself, Pinheiros started strong and was able to open a 3 goal lead heading to the last quarter, but ABDA lead by the young and exciting Brazilian international, Leticia Belório, never stopped trying and won the game 9-8 (with a 4-0 in the last quarter).  Leticia was elected the MVP of the League while Izabella Chiappini, formerly of the Italian national team, was the top scorer. The accolade of best goalkeeper fell in the hands of Thatiana Pregolini from Esporte Clube Pinheiros.

Seven teams were in contention for the men’s title. In the first phase, SESI-SP won all the games and earned a spot directly in the semifinals, while the other six teams had a game to decide the other matchups.

In the first quarterfinal, Clube Athletico Paulistano defeated Fluminense Club by 8-7, while Clube de Regatas do Flamengo won against Clube Paineiras do Morumby, 15-8. Those results led to Flamengo facing Paulistano in the semis. A big surprise came in the last quarter when ABDA, with an extremely young team practically made up of U21s, defeated Pinheiro on penalties. ABDA’s goalie, Murilo Henrique, stopped 3 penalties and led his team to the semis against SESI-SP.

As the semi-finals approached, SESI-SP with the experience of Gustavo Coutinho, defeated ABDA 8-5. While Flamengo narrowly edged out Paulistano by 7-6 with the winning goal coming with 30 seconds left courtesy of Lucas.

The final was as exciting as the rest of the tournament, with just a single score separating SESI-SP and Flamengo. SESI-SP started on the front foot and opened up a lead of 7-2, but the young Flamengo kept playing strong and turned it into a one goal game in the last quarter. With a solid defence, coming from the MVP and best goalie of the tournament, João Gabriel, SESI-SP won the game 10-9 and won their 5th title.  . The top scorer of the tournament was Pedro Vergara from Paineiras. 

In the bronze medal match, ABDA made history by downing Paulistano 11-9, which solidified ABDA’s first ever podium finish in the national league.

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With five rounds left in the Champions League Main Round, only two spots remain available for the F8 tournament.

In fact, only two teams are mathematically qualified – Novi Beograd as the host and Brescia, which is guaranteed to finish at least in 4th place in Group B.

But, it’s almost certain that Pro Recco, Olympiacos, Barceloneta, and Ferencvaros will also play at the Final Eight. However, the battle for fourth places in both groups is still wide open.

This week’s 10th round of the Preliminary Stage, which will resume after a three-week break, features some important matches that can decide the outcome of the group stage. Barceloneta and Olympiacos will face off in the derby in Barcelona on Wednesday. The game might decide 1st place in Group A.  Almost all matches of this week are of great importance.

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Group B (Tuesday, March 21)

The favorites in tomorrow’s Group B matches are evident. The top four teams will be facing those ranked fifth to eighth.

Two games will be played in the capital of Hungary. Brescia, the group leader, will travel to Budapest to take on OSC. In the Hungarian capital, Ferencvaros will host Spandau. Novi Beograd will play against Marseille in Belgrade and Jug will visit Sabadell in Spain. The outcome of these matches may indicate which teams are likely to progress to the Final Eight, or precisely – which can finish 1st and which are close to 4th place.

Spandau has already shown their quality, having beaten Ferencvaros in Berlin (11:10) and Jug in Dubrovnik. In their first visit to Budapest this season, the Berliners secured a point with a 9:9 draw against OSC. Unlike in the match in Berlin, Ferencvaros’ coach Zsolt Varga will have all his players available this time. Most of the members of the national teams had several days rest following the World Cup (they didn’t play in the league match last weekend). Spandau must do its best to stay in contention for the Final Eight and surprise Ferencvaros again.

Vendel Vigvari (Ferencvaros) Photo by Laszlo Balogh

Brescia should have the advantage when they face OSC Budapest, having defeated them by eight goals in their previous match in Italy (14:6). Nevertheless, OSC hopes to turn the tables and keep their slim hopes of reaching the Final Eight alive.

Jug has started to get back on track and will look to prove it in the match against Sabadell. Although the Spaniards are at the bottom of the table, none of the favorites have taken easy points from them in Sabadell. If Jug manages to secure a victory, it will be a step closer to the Final Eight, but everything will still be open. The Croats will have a challenging schedule in the last four rounds.

After the visit to Sabadel and until the end of the group stage, Jug will welcome Novi Beograd and Ferencvaros and will play away matches against Brescia and Marseille.

Marseille has a very good team that hasn’t shown all it could in the 2022/23 Champions League. Novi Beograd is a heavy favorite in the home field. But Marseille started improving its shape. It played very well against Brescia and Sabadell in the previous two rounds. Novi Beograd doesn’t underestimate the French.

Schedule

OSC Budapest – Brescia (19:30)

Sabadell – Jug (19:30)

Novi Beograd – Marseille (19:45)

Ferencvaros – Spandau 04 (20:45)

1.Brescia 9 games – 24 points
2. Novi Beograd 9 – 22
3. Ferencvaros 9 – 18
4. Jug 9 – 14
5. Spandau 9 – 8
6. Marseille 9 – 7
7. OSC Budapest 9 – 6
8. Sabadell 9 – 4

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Group A (Wednesday, March 22)

Olympiacos arrives in Barcelona to avenge a 7:9 loss to the Barceloneta in Piraeus. Barceloneta has a great chance to get very close to securing 1st place in the group at the end of the group stage.

The Spaniards beat Pro Recco in Italy in the previous round (9:8). If they upgrade that success with a victory over Olympiacos, they will be very close to finishing in 1st place. Currently, the Spanish champion has 24 points, Olympiacos 22, and Pro Recco 21. After the 10th round, Barceloneta will have the less demanding matches that Recco and Olympiacos, which will face off in the last, 14th matchday.

After the derby with Olympiacos, Barceloneta will play against Vouliagmeni and Dinamo Tbilisi at home, while it will meet Waspo 98 and Radnicki in away games in the remaining four rounds.

A win in Catalonia would return Olympiacos to 1st place. Tradition and the current situation with the roster don’t give reasons for optimism at Olympiacos, which will probably play without injured Filip Filipovic. As for the tradition, Olympiacos hasn’t beaten Barceloneta in Spain since 2014. But no series lasts forever. Barceloneta broke one tradition and losing streak recently by beating Pro Recco. The Spanish champion recorded its first win over the Italian giant in the Champions League and it achieved that feat in the away match. Olympiacos hopes it can do something similar. It isn’t easy to predict the outcome ot the encounter between two excellent teams.

Alex Papanastasiou (Olympiacos) Photo by Laszlo Balogh/Total Waterpolo

One of the crucial matches of the season will be played in Split. Jadran will welcome Vouliagmeni. After nine matchdays, Jadran and Vouliagmeni are, practically, the only two contenders for 4th position. Vouliagmeni has three points more than Jadran. The Greeks beat Jadran 13:12 on Day 5 in Greece. That result shows that everything is possible in the encounters between these two teams and that neither side enters the match as a favorite

Radnicki, which will play against Dinamo in Tbilisi, is just a point behind Jadran and four behind Vouliagmeni. But, considering the future schedule, it will be very difficult to Radnicki to qualify for the Final Eight. The Serbian club had some great moments. But, after Radnicki’s three draws this season and a home loss to Jadran on Day 9, Radnicki isn’t in a close race with Vouliagmeni and Jadran as the standings show. However, the Kragujevac-based side still has chances. The visit to Georgia won’t be only a touristic trip for Radnicki, as long as hopes are alive.

After playing Champions League home matches in Imperia (against Dinamo), and Milan (against Barceloneta), Pro Recco continues its promotional tour of Champions League home matches in northern Italy. The European champion will host Waspo 98 Hannover in Lavagna, the commune in the Metropolitan City of Genoa. Everybody expects a water polo festival in Lavagna, and, of course, Recco’s win.

Schedule

Dinamo Tbilisi – Radnicki (19:00 – 16:00 CET)

Pro Recco – Waspo 98 Hannover (18:30)

Barceloneta – Olympiacos (19:00)

Jadran Split – Vouliagmeni (19:00)

1.Barceloneta 9 games – 24 points
2. Olympiacos 9 – 22
3. Pro Recco 9 – 21
4. Vouliagmeni 9 – 13
5. Jadran S 9 – 10
6. Radnicki 9 – 9
7. Hannover 9 – 3
8. Dinamo 9 – 3

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Last week, we published that the Arbitration Commission of the Olympic Committee of Serbia decided that Nikola Kojic couldn’t move from Partizan to Radnicki because his contract with the Belgrade-based club was valid.

But, according to the latest information, the talented 18-year player will officially join the Kragujevac-based team soon.

Partizan and Radnicki are close to agreeing on the conditions under which Kojic could change the club. Partizan will probably let Kojic join Radnicki (he has trained with the Kragujevac-based club since the start of the season). Kojic, the MVP of the World U18 Championships, might play for Radnicki at the finish of the Regional League and the Serbian League. Everything will be official in the following days. So, the player who is the future of Serbian water polo maybe won’t lose the entire season.

At the same time, another piece of information regarding the transfer window in Serbia and Radnicki arrived. Goalkeeper Lazar Dobozanov, who played for Serbia at the World Championships and the European Championships last year, will leave Radnicki to join Novi Beograd after the end of the season.

So far, Dobozanov is the third player who will move from Radnicki to Novi Beograd in the next transfer window. Marko Radulovic has already joined Novi Beograd and trains with the new club. But he won’t get the right to play for Novi Beograd before the end of the season. Besides Dobozanov and Radulovic, Novi Beograd made an agreement with Nikola Lukic.

There may be more transfers in the same direction, but Radnicki is also preparing for the transfer window seriously.

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Daniel Varga will continue coaching OSC Budapest in the next season.

In a video posted on the club’s Facebook page today, the former Olympic champion Varga, appointed as OSC’s head coach in 2020, announced that he would guide OSC in the next season.

As he said, he agreed with the club’s management to stay at OSC for at least one more year. The negotiations with the players are going well and conditions for good work in the following seasons are ensured, he said.

OSC, guided by Daniel Varga, reached the final of the LEN Euro Cup in the season 2020/21 (and lost to Szolnok). It played in the finals of the Hungarian League and Cup a few times but finished 2nd on each occasion.

At the moment, the club is in 2nd place in the Hungarian League and 7th in the Champions League Group B, with slim chances of reaching the Final Eight.

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De Zaan was dominant in their Dutch Cup Final victory this weekend, defeating the reigning champions, the Ede Polar Bears, convincingly by a margin of 13-7.

There was no doubt that De Zaan was the favourites coming into the clash, and there was little chance that there would be any other outcome than Mick van den Bree’s team lifting the silverware after a second-quarter onslaught saw them jump four goals ahead and lead by five goals at halftime (8-3).

While only one place separates the two sides in the Eredivisie, Zaan is ten points ahead of their counterparts from Ede. As it stands, the side from Zaandam is much further ahead in their progression, with a team filled with more quality, and more experience.

For De Zaan, this weekend’s cup win takes their total KNZB silverware tally to three, lifting the same trophy back in 2021, having not previously gained the honour since 1993. 

ZV De Zaan 13 – 7 Polar Bears (4-3, 4-0, 3-2, 2-2)

De Zaan: E. Alander, L. Rogge 1, L. den Ouden, M. Schaap 2, T. Sam 3, E. Roijen 1, S. Vleeshakker, M. Koopman 3, D. Sap 1, K. Joustra, M. van Tol, B. Rogge 1, B. van den Dobbelsteen. 

Polar Bears: L. van Holland, L. Moolhuijzen 2, J. Oort 2, A. de Koeijer, N. van de Geijn, S. Willemsen 1, L. Schinkel 2, S. Slot, A. Roekevisch, F. Voorouw, T. van der Elst, F. Ingels, F. Broere

De Zaan’s Maxine Schaap wasted no time in getting her team off to a flying start, scoring two quick goals to put them ahead. However, Polar Bears’ Storm Willemsen and Laura Schinkel refused to be intimidated, and they responded with some fantastic play to draw level with De Zaan.

But it was Takyiwa Sam who was the star of the show for De Zaan, scoring three goals in the second quarter to help her team establish an 8-3 lead at the halftime intermission.

Despite Polar Bears’ best efforts in the second half, De Zaan remained in control throughout, with goals from Dutch national team members Bente Rogge and Maud Koopman putting the game out of reach. A late surge from Polar Bears saw them score two consolation goals via Laura Schinkel and Lola Moolhuijzen, but it was too little, too late.

Previous Winners

2023 – De Zaan

2022 – Polar Bears

2021 – De Zaan

2020 – Cancelled

2019 – Polar Bears

2018 – ZVL-1886

2017 – UZSC

2012-2016 – ZVL-1886

2011 – GZC Donk

2010 – Het Ravijn

2009 – Polar Bears

2006-2008 – Het Ravijn

2005 – GZC Donk

2002-2004 – Polar Bears

2001 – GZC Donk

1999 – Het Ravijn

1998 – GZC Donk

1995-1997 – Het Ravijn 

1994 – GZC Donk

1993 – Alliance

1988-1992 – GZC Donk

1987 – De Vuursche

1986 – Laga/Diana

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Spandau 04 finished the regular season of the German League with a perfect 14 – 0 record.

The Berlin-based club beat Waspo Hannover 15:9 in the big clash between the Champions League club. It was Spandau’s third victory over Hannover this season (two wins in the league and one in the Super Cup)

2022/23 German League, Day 14

Waspo 98 Hannover – Spandau 04 9:15 (0:4, 2:5, 3:3, 4:3)
Waspo 98 Hannover:Radovic 4, Lozina 2, F.Schutze 1, Macan 1, Basic 1.
Spandau 04: Gbadamassi 2, Cuk 2, Tkac 2, Kholod 2, Shepelev 2, Prioteasa 1, Jungling 1, Strelezkij 1, Marziali 1, Chiru 1.

OSC Potsdam – ASC Duisburg 7:9 (1:3, 2:1, 2:1, 2:4)
OSC Potsdam: Zezelj 2, Korbel 2, Hormann 2, Burger 1.
ASC Duisburg: Kuppers 4, Eidner 2, Schwark 1, Gergelyfi 1, Gusakov 1.

Ludwigsburg – White Sharks Hannover 16:12 (5:2, 3:4, 3:2, 5:4)
Ludwigsburg 08: Prieto 6, Skiljic 5, Mijatovic 1, Blazevic 1, John 1, Bauer 1, Pavicic 1.
White Sharks Hannover: Stankovic 5, Jaschke 5, Portisch 1, J.Rotermund 1.

Neukolln Berlin – Esslingen 12:8 (2:1, 6:3, 2:1, 2:3)
Neukolln Berlin: Kleine 3, Molnar 3, Filo 3, Fehn 2, Ostmann 1.
Esslingen: Finkes 2, Zemun 2, Petikis 1, Rehm 1, Fernandez 1, Sopiadis 1.

Matches played in a week before 14th round

Esslingen – Neukolln 12:6 (2:2, 4:1, 3:1, 3:2)

White Sharks – Waspo 98 3:19 (1:4, 2:4, 0:4, 0:7)

Ludwigsburg – Neukolln 13:12 (3:3, 6:2, 2:2, 2:5)

The results of the previous two encounters between Spandau and Waspo were the same – 12:9. At the end of the league, Spandau was more convincing and celebrated a 6-goal victory. The visitors from Berlin didn’t leave the decision for the finish. Their excellent start set the tone of the match. In the first 11 minutes, Spandau scored six and didn’t concede a single goal. Waspo never recovered from a shocking 0:6 start. Spandau earned a seven-goal advantage before the second half (9:2) and there was no doubt which team would win.

Spandau and Waspo will meet very soon in the semifinals of the German Cup.

ASC Duisburg confirmed 2nd place with a victory over OSC Potsdam, which proved to be a tough opponent. Before the final quarter the sides were tied at 5:5. In the fourth quarter, OSC took a 6:5 lead. ASC responded with two goals, but OSC leveled immediately. Lucas Kuppers decided everything scoring two quick goals in the middle of the period and set the final score – 9:7.

Neukolln Berlin and Esslingen faced off in a duel that answered the question of which team would be relegated. Neukolln needed a point to keep a spot in the first league. Just a week before this encounter, Esslingen earned its first win in the season, by beating Neukolln in the postponed match of Day 7 (12:6). However, Neukolln took revenge. The team from the capital of Germany dictated the pace in the game of the 14th round. It had a 5-goal lead already in the second quarter (7:2) and maintained the difference until 12:7. Esslingen scored the last goal in the match for 8:12. However, it’s a slim consolation since the club was relegated to the “B” Bundes League. Neukolln climbed to 6th place ahead of Potsdam.

Krefeld won 1st place in the “B” league and will replace Esslingen in the highest rank in the next season.

The top five teams qualified for the quarterfinals of the playoffs as well as Krefeld. The teams ranked 6th, and 7th (Neukolln and OSC Potsdam) will play in the relegation playoffs against Duisburger and Bayer Uerdigen, 2nd-placed and 3rd-placed in the B group.

1.Spandau 04 14 -28
2.ASC Duisburg 14 – 23
3.Waspo 98 Hannover 14 – 20
4. Ludwigsburg 14 – 14
5. White Sharks Hannover 14 – 13
6. Neukolln Berlin 14 – 6
7. OSC Potsdam 14 – 5
8. Esslingen 14 – 3

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The Champions League clubs, Olympiacos and Vouliagmeni, killed all excitement in the derby matches of the 21st round of the Greek League.

Olympiacos defeated the LEN Challenger Cup semifinalist Apollon in a 31-goal game (19:12). Vouliagmeni’s defense was almost perfect in this round. Vouliagmeni let Panionios score only six goals and recorded a 16:6 victory.

2022/23 Greek League, Day 21 (Day 7 of 2nd phase)

Group G1 (1st – 8th place)

Apollon Smyrnis – Olympiakos 12:19 (2:4, 3:5, 2:5, 5:5)
Apollon Smyrnis: Bogdanovic 5, Gardikas 2, Goniotakis 1, Diplaros 1, Chondrokoukis 1, Solanakis 1, Myrilos 1.
Olympiacos: Fountoulis 4, Dimos 2, Vamos 2, Dervisis 2, Buslje 2, Papanastasiou 2, Genidounias 1, Gouvis 1, Kolomvos 1, Gkillas 1.

Vouliagmeni – Panionios 16:6 (5:1, 4:2, 3:2, 4:1)
Vouliagmeni: Troulos 3, Kapotsis 3, Almyras 3, Chalyvopoulos 2, Kalogeropoulos 2, Kourouvanis 2, Farmer 1.
Panionios: Gounas 2, Gkiouvetsis 1, Mouratidis 1, Papakos 1, Spooner 1.

PAOK – Panathinaikos 16:8 (2:0, 4:3, 7:2, 3:3)
PAOK: Milradovic 5, P. Prosinikis 3, N.Prosinikis 2, Saleh 1, Papamanoliudakis 1, Tsolakoudis 1, Charalambopoulos 1.
Panathinaikos: Dermitzakis 3, Kandanoleon 2, Adzic 2, Albertis 1.

Peristeri – Ethnikos 11:7 (2:0, 2:2, 3:2, 4:3)
Peristeri: Karuntzos 4, Koukoumakis 2, Chr. Bitsakos 2, Foskolos 2, A. Bitsakos 1.
Ethnikos: Katsagounos 2, Mathiopoulos 2,Beto 2, Vitellas 1.

Olympiacos earned a 1:0 lead after 32 seconds of play after Genidounias converted a man-up. From that point on, the visitors were always in front while Apollon chased the champion, but it couldn’t equalize. Olympiacos had a 2:0 and 4:1 advantage in the first quarter. At the first break, the score was 2:4. Two goals separated the teams until 5:7. At the finish of the second and at the beginning of the third period, Olympiacos earned a significant advantage. The visitors netted two goals in the last 90 seconds of the first half (Vamos and Papanastasiou). Gouvis opened the second half with an action goal for 10:5 and Apollon’s resistance was broken. Olympiacos had a nine-goal lead in the final quarter (17:8, 18:9, 19:10). Still, the hosts narrowed the gap at the finish of the quarter.

Olympiacos played without Filip Filipovic, who is injured. Likely, former Serbia’s captain won’t travel to Barcelona where Olympiacos will face Barceloneta in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Vouliagmeni will also play an important Champions League match on Wednesday (against Jadran in Split), demolished 4th-placed Panionios. The LEN Euro Cup semifinalists couldn’t keep up with Vouliagmeni for a long. Vouliagmeni had a 4-goal advantage at the first break (5:1). At halftime, it stood 9:3. By the end, Vouliagmeni streched the margin to ten (16:6).

PAOK defeated Panathinaikos more convincingly than expected. PAOK dominated throughout the match and recorded a 16:8 win. PAOK is now just three points behind Panionios.

Peristeri was better than the last-placed Ethnikos.

1.Olympiacos 21 – 61
2.Vouliagmeni 21 – 59
3. Apollon Smyrnis 21 – 44
4. Panionios 21 – 42
5. PAOK 21 – 39
6. Peristeri 21 – 36
7. Panathinaikos 21 – 25
8. Ethnikos 21 – 18

Group G2 (9th – 16th place)

Glyfada – Ydraikos 14:10 (4:2, 4:1, 1:4, 5:3)
Glyfada: Giannopoulos 4, J.Woodhead 3, Pouros 2, Tsatalios 2, Iliopoulos 1, Papageorgiou 1, Agortsas 1.
Ydraikos: Suzuki 6, Liapakis 2, Garanis 2.

Ilyisiakos – Chios 8:11 (1:1, 2:4, 1:3, 4:3)
Ilysiakos: Lembesis 3, P.Dimos 2, Arai 1, Xylas 1, Araki 1.
Chios: Karakasis 4, Kandioglu 2, Halajian 2, Mimidis 1, Pappas 1, Hatzistefanou 1.

Palaio Faliro – Nireas Chalandriou 17:11 (4:3, 3:3, 6:1, 4:4)
Palaio Faliro: Radulovic 5, Tot 3, Thalassinos 2, G. Papadopoulos 2, Koukounas 2, Kalis 2, Apostolakos 1.
Nireas Chalandriou: Christoforidis 5, Danourdis 2, Papadimitriou 1, Tsironis 1, Bertolis 1, Pantazopoulos 1.

Chania – AEK 5:7 (1:1, 0:2, 2:3, 2:1)
Chania: Agiorgousis 1, Charitakis 1, Soleimanipak 1, Spahits 1, Mazokopakis 1.
AEK: Steliatos 2, Stamelos 1, Marinagis 1, Papakos 1, Araya 1, Mavrotas 1.

Glyfada defeated Ydraikos and kept 9th place, but AEK is still two points behind the leader as it earned an away win over Chania.

9.Glyfada 21 – 32
10. AEK 21 – 30
11. Ydraikos 21 – 28
12. Chios 21 – 25
13. Chania 21 – 25
14. Palaio Faliro 21 – 21
15. Ilysiakos 21 – 10
16. Nireax Chalandriou 21 – 2

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The penultimate round in the Hungarian OB I saw 1st put against 2nd, but there was no surprise to see Ferencvaros defeat the reigning champions, UVSE, for the fourth time this season. 

Fradi will therefore definitely finish the regular season atop of the women’s OB I heading into the play-offs, and are rumbling towards their first ever league title. 

Of the five games played this weekend, there were five victories for the travelling teams. Quick starts were pivotal to the success of FTC’s 9-7 win at UVSE, Dunaujvaros’ 15-10 defeat of Tatabanya and Eger’s 17-10 victory over the Third District. 

Szentes came out on top in the Csongrad derby, taking a 14-11 win over Szeged, and BVSC proved too strong for Gyor.

2022/23 Women’s Hungarian League, Day 17

UVSE 7 – 9 FTC Telekom (1-4, 2-3, 1-0, 3-2)

UVSE: A. Magyari, T. Aubeli, E. Macsai, Z. Koka, G. Szucs 1, P. Tiba 1, V. Baksa 1, K. Farago 4, P. Szegedi, N. Rybanska, R. Irmes, K. Peresztegi-Nagy, K. Hajdu, S. Golopencza
Ferencvaros: B. Neszmely, B. Vosseberg, Z. Mate 1, g. Gurisatti 2, P. Pocze, T. Farkas, D. Leimeter 1, A. Illes, S. Kuna 2, P. Petik, D. Toth-Csabai 2, D. Domsodi 1, E. Millot, L. Greso

Tatabanya 5 – 15 Dunaujvaros (0-2, 1-5, 3-3, 1-5)
Tatabanya: D. Kovacs, H. Zantleitner, N. Zantleitner, P. Zink, B. Orban 1, E. Becsey 2, S. Felkai 1, L. Biro, E. Rajna, J. Kovacs 1, L. Soti, B. Mikola
Dunaujvaros: L. Maczko, D. Kardos, L. Kardos 1, L. Dobi Dorina 3, B. Horvath 2, G. Mahieu 1, N. Szabo, K. Garda 4, A. Mandula 1, L. Somogyvari, R. Pal, N. Sumegi 3, H. Erdelyi, L. Aarts

III Keruleti TVE 10 – 17 ZF Eger (1-5, 4-4, 2-2, 3-6)
Third District: T. Torkos, G. Brezovszki 4, A. Keresztes, V. Kiss, P. Kiss, T. Zold, B. Fodor, K. Hnatyszyn, P. Kudella 3, N. Koltay, R. Hajdu, K. Gasparics, A. Gyongyossy 2, B. Papai
Eger: A. Kiss, P. Jancso 1, I. Borsi 3, R. Parkes 3, D. Molna, Z. Katona, E. Weston, D. Czigany 2, B. Kekesi, F. Bodi 1, C. Szellak 2, D. Szilagyi 5, S. Szilagyi, M. Dulic

Szeged 11 – 14 Szentes (1-3, 2-3, 5-5, 3-3)
Szeged: B. Gyongyosi, K. Szabo, N. Lendvai 4, M. Pap, S. Tatrai 1, L. Raski 2, J. Szabo 2, K. Kenez, Z. Botka, E. Bocskay, B. Padar, A. Torma, A. Heri, V. Vikor
Szentes: J. Futsi Molnar, V. Varga 2, A. Hevesi 1, K. Macsai, V. Dankina 4, B. Biro, R. Bicskei, D. Samsonova 1, V. Bonca 2, R. Korom, R. Kover-Kis, F. Toth, H. Katai-Benedek, N. Heri

GYVSE Gyor 6 – 11 BVSC-Zuglo (3-2, 0-3, 0-3, 3-3)
Gyor: A. Horvath, R. Radli 1, Z. Finta, Z. Galicz, J. Vaszari, D. Torok, V. Nemeth, V. Huszti, D. Huszti, A. Kiss 1, M. Szedlak 2, I. Droth, K. Kurucz 2, L. Torma
BVSC: K. Kakas, F. Fekete 1, K. Meszaros Farkas 2, R. Toth, C. Dobos 2, Z. Armai 1, E. Batizi, T. Kolarova 1, L. Urvari, N. Kele, L. Kenderes, A. Gemes 3, Z. Polak 1, Z. Hajdu

Ferencvaros travelled to Alfred Hajos knowing that, barring a miracle, they would finish the regular season at the summit of the table. After losing the last three encounters with Fradi,  there was a feeling of optimism amongst those involved with Ujpest that they could get a good result, especially with the return of Natasa Rybanska – who has spent the best part of seven months sidelined with injury. That optimism, however, soon dissipated…

UVSE needed to get off on the right foot, but it was the visitors who enjoyed the perfect start, netting three goals from their first three attacks (two from former UVSE player Szonja Kuna). The hosts were stunned, and simply couldn’t find a way through an extremely stubborn Fradi defence in the first period. Kamilla Farago netted Ujpest’s first score of the game at the end of the first, but the Green and Blacks from the 8th District were soon five goals to the good (6-1). 

While Marton Benczur’s team improved defensively as the game went on, they never built any sort of momentum in the game. Ferencvaros had all the focus, and UVSE looked a team bereft of belief. 

Just before the end of the third period, Ujpest had a gilt-edged chance to pull within two goals with a double man-up (7-4). They wasted it, and from that moment on, you could feel the spirit sapped from the crowd and the team. A last-quarter rally from UVSE did indeed cause trouble for Fradi, but it was too little too late for the Lilacs, serving only to make the score look less ugly. 

The win is yet more evidence that this Ferencvaros team is the real deal, and will surely beat Gyor on Tuesday to keep a perfect record from the first part of this season. The team will take confidence from this win, and their previous victory over Dunaujvaros that they can lift the title. The worrying aspect for UVSE is that, if they do make the championship final, that they have shown nothing this season that points to them being able to defeat Ferencvaros in one game, let alone three. 

But UVSE don’t have time to soul-search, as they face a crucial final game of the regular season against Dunaujvaros on Wednesday; defeat would see them drop to third in the rankings. 

Dunaujvaros, who find themselves into the semi-finals of the Champions League at the end of the month, were not at their best this weekend, but Attila Mihok will take the 15-5 victory over the league’s bottom side Tatabanya ahead of their big clash with UVSE this week.

Ujvaros made short work of Tatabanya, led by a first hat-trick from a leading member of the Hungarian national team, Kristina Garda. Ujvaros led 4-0 after four minutes and then 8-1 after twelve. From there, the result was never in doubt. The side from Fejer County has a real chance of ending the regular season in second and swerving extra games in the play-offs. 

Fourth beckons for Eger, and they too enjoyed a strong start on their way to a 17-10 victory over the Third District. Five goals from Dorottya Szilagyi inspired Josez Sike’s team to their twelfth win of this campaign. 

Eger led immediately, inside the first attack of the game. The Third District soon capitulated, with 1-0 soon becoming 5-0. To the credit of the hosts, they tussled back to 10-7. But an onslaught from Eger, and Szilagyi at the midway point of the second half put the result in the bag, with the Eger-born Szilagyi notching four goals in as many minutes. 

Szentes continues to drift towards finishing 5th in the regular season, as they came out on top in the Csongrad derby with their regional rivals, Szeged (14-11). Viktoria Dankina and Reka Kover-Kis both netted a quadruple of goals. While the margin of victory was only three points, the Saints looked comfortably the better team. 

Meanwhile, the Yellow and Blues from Zuglo kept Gyor scoreless for 20 minutes in their meeting in which they eventually ran out 11-6 winners. It’s an outside shot, but Mercedes Stieber’s BVSC are still hopeful that they can match their 4th place finish from last season. 

BVSC and Szentes confirmed their places in the play-offs a long time ago. While the two teams are only separated by a single point, they are unlikely to swap positions in the final weekend of games, with Szentes sure to beat Tatabanya, and BVSC hoping for a drama-less meeting with their Budapest rivals, III Keruleti TVE. 

Next Matchday (21st March)

FTC Telekom vs GYVSE Gyor

Dunaujvaros vs UVSE

Szeged vs ZF Eger

BVSC-Zuglo vs III Keruleti TVE

Tatabanya vs Szentes

Standings

1. FTC Telekom – 17 – 51pts
2. UVSE – 17 – 42pts
3. Dunaujvaros – 17 – 40pts
4. ZF Eger – 17 – 36pts
5. Szentes – 17 – 25pts
6. BVSC-Zuglo – 17 – 24pts
7. Third District – 17 – 16pts
8. Szeged – 17 – 7pts
9. GYVSE Gyor – 17 – 6pts
10. Tatabanya – 17 – 5pts

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Barcelona and Terrassa continued their neck-and-neck race for 3rd in the regular season of the Spanish League.

Both teams are still tied with 12 wins in 17 matches. Barcelona kept the pace with Terrassa with a hard-fought win over Mediterrani (6:5). Terrassa bounced back after a surprising loss to Real in Madrid in the previous round.It defeated Catalunya.

The biggest surprise of the 17th round happened in the Canary Islands, where Rubi beat Tenerife.

2022/23 Spanish League, Day 17

Mediterrani – Barcelona 5:6 (1:1, 2:1, 0:2, 2:2)
Mediterrani: Perez 2, Corres 1, Prat 1, Roca 1.
Barcelona:Valls 2, Cupido 2, Goma 2.

Sant Andreu – Sabadell 7:16 (2:6, 2:4, 0:3, 3:3)
Sant Andreu: Bargallo 3, Villamayor 1, Ivaylov 1, Montes 1, Yanez 1.
Sabadell:Sanahuja 6, Veich 3, Bustos 2, Valera 2, Gil 1, Cabanas 1, Averka 1,

Terrassa – Catalunya 12:8 (2:1, 4:2, 4:4, 2:1)
Terrassa: Chico 3, Sanchez 2, Alarcon 2, Flores 2, Delgado 2, De Lera 1.
Catalunya: Santiveri 2, Lopez-Escribano 2, Gomila 1, Cukrov 1, Diaz 1, P.Gomez 1.

Tenerife – Rubi 10:13 (2:3 0:4, 3:2, 5:4)
Tenerife:Alegre 3, Magrina 2 Diaz 1, Gutierrez 1, Keuning 1, Espanol 1, Molthen 1.
Rubi:Martins 4, Pina 3, Soler 2, Mejias 2, Moyano 1, Carrasco 1,

Caballa – Barceloneta 6:18 (2:4, 0:5, 2:3, 2:6)
Caballa:Matoso 2, Molina 2, Pardon 1, Arostegui 1.
Barceloneta: Larumbe 6, Paul 3, Biel 3, Matkovic 2, Pavillard 2, Famera 1, Tahull 1,

Mataro – Real Canoe 15:12 (4:4, 2:3, 4:3, 5:2)
Mataro: Castro 4, Schofield 2, Campos 2, Andrade 2, Blanch 1, Negus 1, Cuacos 1, Weerd 1,, Daura 1.
Real Canoe:M.J.Gonzalez 5,Romero 2, Alcon 1, Otero 1, Jimenez 1, V.Fernanandez 1.

Barcelona earned a valuable away win over Mediterrani (6:5) and kept realistic chances of reaching 3rd place. The defenses dominated from the beginning. In the 14th minute, Mediterrani’s Jan Perez scored for 3:1, and two goals separated the rivals for the first time. By the end of the first half, Goma halved the deficit to 2:3. The same player equalized after just 34 seconds in the third quarter (3:3). American Luca Cupido put Barceloneta ahead (4:3). In the 26th minute, Prat ended the hosts’ goalless phase that lasted for 12 minutes (4:4). Barcelona’s Marc Valls replied with two goals. Midway through the final quarter, Barcelona earned a 6:4 lead. Mediterrani cut the deficit to one goal, but it couldn’t equalize.

Terrassa beat Catalunya 12:8. Terrassa built a 3-goal advantage in the second quarter (5:2 and 6:3) and didn’t let Catalunya come close to the host in the second half. Terrassa will play against Enka in Istanbul on Wednesday in the return match of the LEN Challenger Cup semifinals.

Tenerife had a bad overture before the return match against Apollon Smyrnis in the Challenger Cup semis. The islanders suffered a home loss to Rubi, which had had only one win before visiting the Canary Islands. Rubi led 3:2 after the first eight minutes. In the next quarter, it scored four unanswered goals and jumped to 7:2. Tenerife, which missed two penalty shots in the second period, couldn’t come back. Rubi recorded a 13:10 victory.

Champions League clubs Barceloneta and Sabadell cruised to away wins. Mataro beat Real Canoe thanks to better play in the second half.

1.Sabadell 16 games – 16 wins
2. Barceloneta 16 – 15
3.Terrassa 17 – 12
4. Barcelona 17 – 12
5. Mataro 17 – 10
6. Tenerife 17 – 9
7. Mediterrani 17 – 8
8. Sant Andreu 17 – 6
9. Catalunya 17 – 5
10. Real Canoe 16 – 3
11. Rubi 16 – 2
12. Caballa 15 – 1

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As we approach the final run-in in the Women’s Division de Honor, there are no signs of the players’ hunger faltering, with some excellent, high-intensity matches playing-out on Matchday 18. 

While the top-two kept their winning rhythm flowing, with Sabadell downing Mediterrani and Mataro wiping the floor with Tenerife, there was a lot of excitement and unpredictability across the other four games. 

Two games could have gone either way; but Terrassa came up clutch against Sant Andreu in a tense shootout (16-15), while Catalunya left it late to spare their blushes against Boadilla in the Spanish Capital. There were important wins in the bottom half of the table for Barceloneta and CN Rubi. 

2022/23 Women’s Spanish League, Day 18

Astralpool Sabadell 11 – 7 CE Mediterrani (4-1, 2-3, 2-2, 3-1)
Sabadell: L. Ester, M. Ortiz, P. Leiton, S. Van der Sloot, M. Serrano, M. Steffens, E. Ruiz 3, M. Garcia 1, J. Forca 1, B. Ortiz 3, N. Perez 1, I. Gonzalez 2, M. Carrasco
Mediterrani: I. Costa, A. Munoz, A. Crevier, A. Marcos, P. Prats 1, C. Rodriguez, C. Espar 1, D. Moreno, M. Viladot, H. Dalmases, P. Crespi 2, S. Lizotte 3, G. Palm

CN Terrassa 16 – 15 CN Sant Andreu (1-3, 2-2, 4-3, 3-2, PSO: 6-5)
Terrassa: S. Domene, M. Fernandez, K. Paul 2, N. Cuenda Morillo 1, C. Cantero 1, D. Quinzada, N. Ten Broek 4, P. Pena 4, D. Menakerman, P. Camus 1, A. Finestra, F. Bosveld 3, E. Monllor
Sant Andreu: A. Lorca, A. Rego, N. perez 3, Q. Boixadera, G. La Farre Colominas 3, H. Shabb, M. Cordobes 3, E. Lemay-Lavoie, I. Martinez, T. Prentice, M. Palacio 2, A. Ruiz 4, M. Terre

CN Mataro 18 – 6 Tenerife Echeyde (6-3, 5-1, 4-0, 3-2)
Mataro: E. Sanchez, S. Morell, S. Van de Kraats 1, L. Gil Dormua 1, V. Sevenich 5, R. Keszthelyi-Nagy 5, E. Perez, C. Nogue, S. Avegno 4, Q. Bertran 1, R. Gurri, M. Claveria 1, E. Carmona Herrera
Tenerife: F. Maria Perez Paez, M. Sagrera, C. Rios, B. McDowell, E. Dominguez, J. Rodriguez, S. Luis, J. Bennasar, M. Ramos 2, E. Alcon 3, E. Nicholson 1, A. Sanchez

CN Sant Feliu 12 – 15 CN Rubi (2-4, 3-3, 3-3, 4-5)
Sant Feliu: N. Trojan, J. Soler, M. Bargallo 4, A. Temprano, B. Goset, L. Roca Herrera 1, M. Gomez, M. Manchego 1, I. Almeda 5, N. Bartolome, L. Hidalgo 1, J. Figueroa, P. Carrilla
Rubi: E. Jimenez, A. Roldan, C. Penalver 3, C. Abellan, M. Ungria 2, A. Rodriguez, L. Rion, C. Moreno 2, R. Prieto 3, J. Prados 1, E. Vesperinas, A. Trivino 4, M. Sampaio

CD Boadilla 10 – 11 CN Catalunya (3-3, 3-2, 3-4, 1-2)
Boadilla: C. Palacions, A. Wu, L. Roca Alvarez 3, J. Mora, L. Campos, M. Peragon 2, E. Castellanos, M. De Quinta 1, E. Ruano 1, R. Bertran 2, A. Maria, G. Gallinato 1, P. Moreno
Catalunya: M. Terre, C. Ball, C. Diaz 1, O. Tarrino, G. Bellido, B. Pascual 2, R. Schuijt 2, J. Frigola, C. Leonard, S. Diaz 1, M. Van Rijn 5, G. Ribo, H. Perez

CN Atletic Barceloneta 12 – 5 ESC Zaragoza (2-2, 2-2, 3-1, 5-0)
CNAB: A. Farre Colomina, P. Rodriguez, N. Martin 1, C. Buscarons, N. Josifovic, J. Cereijo 2, U. del Sol Agusti 1, N. Mandic 4, I. Piralkova 1, R. Tarrago 3, D. Rodriguez, M. Madre, B. Colominas
Zaragoza: I. Moreno, A. Escolano, M. Ciudad Herrera 2, I. Betran, S. Beltran, N. Coloma, N. Manero 2, A. Rarinena, R. Corao, S. Perez, L. Gomez 1, J. Tazueco, S. Betran

Mataro gave their coach Dani Ballart the perfect 50th birthday present, with a really assured win over Tenerife Echeyde, 18-6. The Maresme were firing on all cylinders up front, with Dutch international Vivian Sevenich and the league’s top scorer Rita Keszthelyi hitting five goals each from their respective areas of operation. The Setterosa’s Silvia Avegno added four scores to her debut season tally in Spain.
With Mataro taking an easy win early in the afternoon, attention turned to the joint-leaders Sabadell, who made sure they didn’t slip up against Mediterrani, as hat-tricks from Bea Ortiz and Elena Ruiz helped David Palma’s reigning champions overcome Medi in a closely fought clash between two of the country’s biggest clubs (11-7). While Sabadell, who are favourites for the Champions League title this season, came into this league game as favourites, they had the tricky task of shaking off Marian Diaz’s plucky Medi side. 

The hosts took a 4-0 lead in the opening six minutes via four different scorers; Gonzalez, Perez, Ruiz and Garcia, but Mediterrani stabilised well, lunging themselves back into the duel at the halftime break (6-4). The gap remained at two goals heading into the last (8-6), but two late efforts from Bea Ortiz inside the last two minutes kept the maximum points at Can Llong.

There was also plenty of exciting play in other games across the league. 

Terrassa provided something of an upset, taking a 16-15 shootout win over Sant Andreu. They deserved to win in normal time, but they couldn’t hold on in regulation time. After a 10-10 tie after 32 minutes, which dramatically saw Sant Andreu net two scores inside the last minute and a half, the last of which came with just 0:16 on the clock, all eyes turned to how the two teams battling for a play-off place would perform from 5 metres. 

Things didn’t look good for Xavi Perez’s team when they missed the first penalty via Fleur Bosveld; it was Andreu who choked, with Noelia Perez and Ariadna Ruiz misfiring, to hand Terrassa a much-needed win as they now trail Sant Andreu by a single point (Andreu 31, Terrassa 30). 

There was an equally close game in Madrid, as Catalunya also netted late to take maximum points back to Catalonia against Boadilla (11-10). Gabor Egedi’s team had more quality but was sluggish in its approach to the game. Boadilla had a firm hold on their guests throughout the duration of the match, not allowing them to amass a significant breakaway. However, Boadilla eventually cracked, and Maartje Van Rijn’s fifth and final goal, inside the last forty seconds, ensured Catalunya weren’t stifled by the side situated at the bottom of the league table. 

CN Rubi picked up some decent points at Sant Feliu with a 15-12 win against the team directly below them in the standings, courtesy of an impressive team effort, particularly in attack in the second half. Barceloneta picked up their sixth win of the season, spearheaded by a 5-0 blowout in the final quarter. Serbian International Nada Mandic ran riot at centre forward with a quad, while Spanish Olympic medalist veteran Roser Tarrago rolled back the years with a crucial hat-trick. 

Next Matchday (25th March)

CE Mediterrani vs CN Mataro
Tenerife Echeyde vs CN Terrassa
CN Catalunya vs Astralpool Sabadell
CN Sant Feliu vs CN Atletic Barceloneta
ESC Zaragoza vs CD Boadilla
CN Rubi vs Sant Andreu

Standings

1. Astralpool Sabadell – 18 – 17 wins
2. CN Mataro – 18 – 17
3. CE Mediterrani – 18 – 14
4. CN Sant Andreu – 18 – 13
5. CN Terrassa – 18 – 12
6. CN Catalunya – 19 – 9
7. Tenerife Echeyde – 19 – 9
8. Zodiac CNAB – 18 – 6
9. CN Rubi – 18 – 5
10. CN Sant Feliu – 18 – 4
11. CD Boadilla – 18 – 2
12. ESC Zaragoza – 18 – 1

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We now know the 16 teams that will compete at the Men’s European U17 Championships in Manisa, Turkey (August 8 – 15).

In addition to the top eight teams from the 2021 Europeans in Malta (Serbia, Greece, Hungary, Spain, Montenegro, Croatia, Netherlands and Italy) and host Turkey, seven teams qualified through the four-day qualification tournaments in Tbilisi, Targu Mures, Maribor and Gzira. These teams are Georgia, France, Germany, Romania, Ukraine, Malta and Poland.

Compared to the 2021 U17 Europeans, the new teams are France and Poland. The other 14 teams qualified for the Manisa tournament played at the 2021 Europeans, along with Russia and Belarus, which are suspended.

France won first place in the group in Maribor, while Poland advanced to the Europeans by finishing second in a quite competitive group in Gzira.

Qualifications for Men’s European U17 Championships, Days 3 and 4

Group A (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Round 2

Georgia – Cyprus 16:5 (5:2, 3:1, 6:1, 2:1)
Czech Republic – Lithuania 8:11 (1:2, 2:2, 1:5, 4:2)

Round 3

Czech Republic – Cyprus 8:9 (1:3, 3:3, 3:3, 1:0)
Georgia – Lithuania 12:6 (2:2, 2:0, 5:2, 3:2)

The question of 1st place in Group A was resolved in the last match. Georgia and Lithuania had six points each before the last game and their encounter decided which team would earn the only available ticket in this group.

Lithuania started very well. By the middle of the first period, the Lithuanians earned a 2:0 lead. However, Georgia held them scoreless in the following 16 minutes while scoring five goals for a 5:2 advantage (17th minute). By the end, Georgia doubled the margin to 12:6 and qualified for the tournament in Turkey.

Cyprus won 3rd place with a narrow victory over the Czech Republic.

1.Georgia 3 – 9
2.Lithuania 3 – 6
3. Cyprus 3 – 3
4. Czech Republic 3 – 0

Group B (Maribor, Slovenia)

Round 3

Austria – Bulgaria 15:25 (4:6, 1:6, 5:7, 5:6)
France – Germany 10:9 (2:2, 1:2, 5:2, 2:3)

Round 4

France – Austria 27:8 (9:0, 5:3, 6:1, 7:4)
Slovenia – Germany 3:12 (0:3, 1:2, 0:4, 2:3)

Round 5

Bulgaria – Germany 6:24 (3:5, 0:7, 1:5, 2:7)
France – Slovenia

France recorded four wins in Maribor. As expected, the French had the most challenging task in the derby against Germany. The Germans dictated the pace for more than two quarters of the game against the French. They were two steps ahead early in the third quarter (6:4). But, then France produced a 6:1 run and jumped to 10:7 (29th minute). Germany cut the deficit to one with 02:39 minutes left on the clock (9:10). There were no goals in the last two minutes and a half, so France kept a slim advantage and three points.
Slovenia was considered one of the teams that could surprise and enter the battle for the first two places. But, after an unexpected 13:15 loss to Bulgaria, Slovenia couldn’t upset Germany and France and finished 4th, behind Bulgaria, which suffered convincing losses to France and Germany.

Group C (Targu Mures, Romania)

Round 4

Ireland – Moldova 9:10 (5:3, 2:3, 1:2, 1:2)
Ukraine – Romania 5:9 (1:0, 1:1, 0:5, 3:3)

Round 5

Switzerland – Romania 1:13 (0:7, 0:1, 1:5, 0:0)
Ireland – Ukraine 3:19 (1:6, 0:5, 1:4, 1:4)

According to the predictions, Romania and Ukraine qualified from the group in Targu Mures. The hosts proved they were the favorites and finished atop, but Romania needed a lot of time to secure a win over Ukraine in the decisive match for 1st place.

Ukraine opened the derby very well and earned a 2:0 lead early in the second quarter. Romania struggled in the attack, but the hosts’ “goal machine” started working late into the second period. Romania produced a 6:0 run, and took a 7:2 lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Ukraine narrowed the distance in the remaining time (5:9).

1.Romania 4 – 12
2. Ukraine 4 – 9
3. Moldova 4 – 6
4. Ireland 4 – 3
5. Switzerland 4 – 0

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Roma made a surprise with a victory against Savona 9:7 while Catania and Bogliasco played a draw 11:11 in the derby of the lower part of the table.

Ortigia and Trieste won interesting games (Ortigia against Salerno 3:6, Trieste against Posillipo 12:10). On the other side Brescia (22:4 against De Akker), Pro Recco (15:5 against Anzio) and Telimar (9:16 against Quinto) took an easy win.

2022/23 Italian League, Day 20

Pro Recco – Anzio 15:5 (5:0, 3:1, 2:3, 5:1)

Pro Recco: Marini 2, Nuzzo 2, Figlioli 2, Younger 2, Fondelli 2, Velotto 2, Aicardi 2, Ivovic 1.

Anzio: Goreta 2, Cuccovillo 2, Presciutti 1.

Brescia – De Akker 22:4 (4:2, 5:0, 7:0, 6:2)

Brescia: Luongo 6, Alesiani 4, Gianazza 4, Renzuto Iodice 2, Presciuti 2, Di Somma 1, Kharkov 1, Vapenski 1, Dolce 1.

De Akker: Manzi 2, Deserti 1, Guerrato 1.

Salerno – Ortigia 3:6 (0:2, 1:1, 1:2, 1:1)

Salerno: Pica 1, Parrilli 1, Barroso 1, Macarro 1

Ortigia: Condemi 2, Rossi 1, Vidovic 1, Di Luciano 1, Cassia 1.

Quinto – Telimar 9:16 (2:4, 1:4, 3:5, 3:3)

Quinto: Molina Rios 3, Gambacciani 2, Nora 2, Figari 1, Ravina 1.

Telimar: Giorgetti 5, Hooper 2, Occhione 2, Lo Dico 2, Del Basso 1, Irving 1, Lo Cascio 1, Pericas Eixarch 1, Giliberti 1.

Roma – Savona 9:7 (1:1, 3:1, 2:1, 3:4)

Roma: F. Faraglia 3, Lucci 2, Tartaro 1, Mirarchi 1, Spione 1, P. Faraglia 1.

Savona: Durdic 4, Lanzoni 2, Urbinati 1.

Catania – Bogliasco 11:11 (2:1, 3:2, 3:3, 3:5)

Catania: Privitera 4, Camilleri 2, Russo 1, Guimaraes 1, Guollota 1, Torrisi 1, Eskert 1.

Boigliasco: Radojevic 2, Civesio 2, Guidaldi 2, Gavazzi 1, Mazzetti 1, Puccio 1, Canepa 1, Mudrazija 1.

Trieste – Posillipo 12:10 (1:1, 2:3, 4:3, 5:3)

Trieste: Bini 3, Inaba 2, Mladossich 2, Bego 2, Razzi 1, Valentino 1, Buljubasic 1.

Posillipo: Svenson 4, Mattiello 2, Lanfranco 2, Abramson 1, Aiello 1.

Pro Recco got off to a strong start in their match against Anzio, scoring seven goals in the first 12 minutes and effectively deciding the winner of the match early on. Anzio struggled to get on the scoreboard, only managing to score their first goal in the 12th minute of the game. At halftime, the score was 8:1 in favor of Pro Recco, indicating a dominant performance by the hosts. However, Anzio managed to mount a bit of a comeback in the third quarter, winning that period with a score of 2:3. It appeared that Anzio had made some adjustments and was playing better. In the last eight minutes of the match, Pro Recco grew their lead by another 5 goals to finish with a final score of 15:5.

Brescia emerged victorious in an easy game against De Akker with a final score of 22:4. Brescia took a commanding lead of 9:2 in the first half. The hosts then continued to dominate in the second half, scoring an additional 13 goals while only allowing two from De Akker for the final result of 22:4.

Ortigia emerged victorious in a low-scoring against Salerno, with a final score of 3:6. Ortigia took an early lead by scoring two goals, bringing the score to 0:2. In the 14th minute of the game, Salerno managed to score their first goal, but Ortigia’s Rossi quickly responded with another goal, increasing Ortigia’s lead to 1:3 by the end of the first half. At the start of the second half, Salerno once again reduced the difference by scoring another goal, bringing the score to 2:3. However, Ortigia managed to pull away by scoring two goals in a row, increasing their lead to 2:5. In the final period, both teams played without scoring a goal for six minutes and 45 seconds. However, Ortigia maintained their lead and ultimately won the game with a final score of 3:6.

Telimar emerged victorious over Quinto with a final score of 9:16. The match started with Quinto scoring the first goal, taking an early lead of 1:0. However, Telimar quickly retaliated with two goals, taking the score to 1:2. As the first quarter progressed, the hosts managed to score one more goal, but Telimar’s players remained relentless, scoring two more goals to take their lead to 2:4 by the end of the quarter. In the second quarter, Quinto managed to reduce the deficit to just one goal, making the score 3:4. However, Telimar soon went on a scoring spree, making six consecutive goals to take a commanding lead of 3:10. The blue caps held on to their advantage until the end of the game. The final score was 9:16 in Telimar’s favor.

Roma managed to secure a shock victory against Savona with a final score of 9:7. The game began with Roma scoring the first goal in the 7th minute of play. However, Savona managed to respond and equalized the score by the end of the first quarter, making it 1:1. Savona took the lead over Roma with a goal by Durdic, making it 1:2. However, Roma quickly made a comeback and scored a series of three goals, taking the lead with a score of 4:2 by the end of the first half. In the third period, Roma continued to increase their advantage, with a score of 6:3. The last period of the game was high-scoring, but Roma managed to secure their lead and hold off Savona’s efforts to make a comeback. The victory for Roma was unexpected, as Savona was considered the favorite going into the match.

In a thrilling water polo match in the derby lower part of the table, Catania and Bogliasco drew 11:11. The match started with Catania taking a lead of 2:1 in the first quarter. However, Bogliasco fought back and managed to level the scores at 3:3 in the second period. The hosts regained the lead by scoring two goals, making it 5:3 at halftime. The visitors didn’t give up and scored two goals in a row to tie the game at 5:5. Catania managed to regain their advantage and ended the third period with a score of 8:6. Bogliasco made a comeback in the final period by scoring two goals in a row, which tied the game at 8:8. The match became tense, with both teams playing goal for goal until the final whistle, resulting in a draw with a score of 11:11.

In an exciting match, Posillipo started strong with a goal for 0:1. However, Trieste responded intending to tie the score at 1:1 until the end of the first quarter. The visitors regained their lead with three goals in the second period to make it 3:4. Posillipo’s Mattiello scored one goal to give his team a 3:5 advantage. Trieste then went on a 3:0 run to take the lead at 6:5. Posillipo managed to tie the score again at 7:7 by the end of the third period. In the last quarter, Svenson scored a quick goal to give Posillipo a 7:8 lead. However, Trieste answered back with two consecutive goals to make it 9:8. Trieste managed to maintain their lead until the end of the game and won with a final score of 12:10.

Next Matchday (24^th and 25^th March)

Bogliasco – Trieste

Ortigia – Pro Recco

Savona – Brescia

Telimar – Catania

Posillipo – Salerno

Anzio – Roma

De Akker – Quinto

Standings

1. Pro Recco 20 games – 58 points
2. Brescia 20 – 55
3. Ortigia 20 – 47
4. Telimar 20 – 41
5. Savona 20 – 38
6. Trieste 20 – 37
7. Iren Quinto 20 – 28
8. Anzio 20 – 20
9. Posillipo 20 – 18
10. De Akker 20 – 18
11. Roma 20 – 18
12. Salerno 20 – 13
13. Catania 20 – 10
14. Bogliasco 20 – 5

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French club Strasbourg takes a new step in promoting water polo. It has started a project that could revolutionize how water polo is broadcasted.

Aerial shots will be introduced in the live broadcasts of Strasbourg’s home matches. One of the cameras will be a drone camera. It will be available for the director of the transmission of the water polo matches in Strasbourg soon. The club emphasizes that this kind of recording hasn’t been seen in water polo.

Filming with the drone camera was tested during the match against Reims two weeks ago. This weekend, Strasbourg released a one-minute video recorded by the drone camera on its social networks.

At first sight, it’s a refreshing and promising experience.

Some details of the water polo sport would be difficult to see any other way but from a bird’s eye view..

Strasbourg is a pioneer. If the French club’s project turns out to be good (the short video indicates that the idea is excellent), it would be great for TV productions worldwide, wherever possible, to enrich their transmissions with aerial shots.

This could enable a viewer to observe moves often challenging to catch on by the cameras located in the stands or near the field. This could also attract a larger audience to water polo and make it more enjoyable to watch.

Good luck, Strasbourg.

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In this matchday, Como won Florentia 8-7 in a derby in the lower part of the table for important points in the battle for survival in the league.

Title contenders (Roma and Ekipe) had an easy job (Roma against Bologna 23-4, Ekipe against Bogliasco 8-16). Plebiscito and Rapallo won interesting matches (Plebiscito against Trieste 6-11, Rapallo against Brizz 12-9).

2022/23 Woman’s Italian League, Day 17

Trieste – Plebiscito 6–11 (2-4, 1-3, 2-1, 1-3)

Trieste: F. Sparano, D. Vomastkova, E. De March 1, B. Bozzetta, G. Marussi, L. Cergol 1, G. Klatowski 1, F. Colletta 1, G. Zizza, J. Vukovic, I. Riccioli 2, R. Santapaola, G. Gregorutti.

Plebiscito: L. Teani, L. Barzon 2, V. Valyi 2, G. Citino 1, E. Queirolo, A. Casson 1, A. Millo, S. Dario, H. Mckelvey 2, C. Meggiato, S. Centanni 3, L. Tognon, C. Giacon.

The game of between Trieste and Plebiscito started with Trieste leading 0-2, but Plebiscito quickly turned the tables by scoring four goals in a row, ending the first quarter with a score of 2-4. The visitors continued their impressive performance and scored three more goals consecutively in the second quarter, with De March finally scoring for Trieste to make it 3-7 at halftime. In the third period, Trieste managed to reduce the difference to 5-8. In the last eight minutes of the game, the team from Padova further increased their advantage and sealed the victory with a final score of 6-11.

Roma – Bologna 23-4 (5-0, 5-2, 5-0, 8-2)

Roma: E. Eichelberger, A. Aprea, G. Galardi 3, Papi, S. Giustini 4, C. Ranalli 3, D. Picozzi 3, C. Tabani 1, C. Nardini 1, L. Di Claudio, A. Cocchiere 3, Andrews 5, Galbani.

Bologna: O. Sesena, A. Repetto 1, V. Perna 1, G. Gnassi, A. Mazzia, L. Redaelli, C. Morselli, M. Lepore 1, M. Marchetti, F. De Vincentiis, E. Altamura 1, F. Toth, M. Allotta.

Roma dominated against Bologna and took an easy win. The hosts had a significant advantage at halftime with a score of 10-2. Roma continued with their impressive plays in the second half, expanding their lead to a remarkable 19 goals. The final score of the match was 23-4, in favor of Roma.

Como – Florentia 8-7 (1-0, 1-2, 5-3, 1-2)

Como: G. Frassinelli, M. Romano’, M. Fisco 1, J. Tedesco, E. Borg 3, A. Giraldo, R. Bianchi 1, A. Iannarelli, B. Romano’ 1, G. Lanzoni 2, A Cassano, A. Radaeli, A. Volpato.

Florentia: C. Banchelli, E. Gabelli, C. Nencha 2, E. Cordovani 2, G. Gasparri, N. Vittori, L. Nesti, B. Mugnai, M. Osti, B. Merli 1, I. Landi 1, Gattini 1, G. Pellegrino.

In an important battle for survival in the league, Como managed to secure a much-needed victory over Florentia in a thrilling match that ended 8-7 in favor of the hosts. Despite missing a penalty at the start of the match, Como managed to take the lead with the first goal of the game, going up 1-0. However, their advantage was short-lived as Nencha scored to equalize for Florentia, bringing the score to 1-1. The first half ended with both teams scoring again, resulting in a 2-2 tie going into the break. The third period saw an impressive display from Como, as they scored four consecutive goals to take a commanding 6-3 lead. However, Florentia was not ready to give up yet, and they managed to reduce the deficit to 7-5 by the end of the third period. The fourth and final period saw Florentia make a valiant effort to stage a comeback, scoring two goals. However, it was not enough as Borg scored the decisive goal for Como, securing their victory.

Rapallo – Brizz 12-9 (5-2, 2-3, 0-2, 5-2)

Rapallo: S. Caso, N. Zanetta 1, U. Gitto 1, I. Rossi 1, D. Carrasco Leyva, G. Cerliani, G. Gnetti, B. Cabona 2, S. Costa 1, Marcialis 5, R. Bianconi, G. Apilongo 1.

Brizz: H. Santapaola, F. Sapienza, A. Vitaliano 1, G. Pastanella, A. Arcidiacono, M. Spampinato, C. Cappello 1, I. Pane, N. Sasover, V. Santoro 2, M. Giuffrida 4, A. Milicevic 2, F. Paladino.

Santoro got Brizz off to a strong start, scoring the first goal of the match to make it 0-1. However, Rapallo quickly turned the game around, scoring three goals in a row to take the lead. By the end of the first period, the score was 5-2 in favor of Rapallo. At the start of the second period, Marcialis scored for Rapallo to make it 6-2. Brizz made a series of three goals to bring the score to 6-5. Rossi scored for Rapallo to make it 7-5 and end the first half. In the third period, Milicevic and Santoro scored for Brizz to tie the game at 7-7. Giufrrida then scored for Brizz to take the lead 7-8, but Cabona responded for Rapallo to tie it up again at 8-8. Giufrrida scored again to make it 8-9. Rapallo scored four goals in a row to seal the victory with a final score of 12-9.

Bogliasco – Ekipe 8-16 (0-5, 3-4, 3-2, 2-5)

Bogliasco: V. Uccella, A. Riccio 1, P. Di Maria 2, G. Cuzzupe’, A. Mauceri, G. Millo 3, B. Rosta 1, R. Rogondino, M. Paganello 1, A. Perazzoli, M. Carpaneto, D. Spampinato, M. Oberti.

Ekipe: G. Condorelli, B. Halligan 2, C. Grasso, G. Viacava 2, V. Gant 1, D. Bettini 1, V. Palmieri 1, C. Marletta 2, G. Gagliardi 1, A. Williams 3, A. Longo 2, M. Leone 1, G. Condorelli.

Ekipe took on Bogliasco and emerged victorious with a final score of 8-16. Ekipe quickly took the lead and scored seven goals in the first 14 minutes of play. Bogliasco struggled to keep up with their opponents, and by the end of the first half, the score was 3-9 in favor of Ekipe. In the second half, Ekipe grew their lead to +8, scoring a total of 16 goals by the end of the game.

Next Matchday (22th and 23th March)

Brizz Nuoto – Como Nuoto

RN Bologna – Pallanuoto Trieste

RN Florentia – Bogliasco 1951

Plebiscito Padova – Rapallo Pallanuoto

Ekipe Orizzonte – SIS Roma

Standings

1. SIS Roma – 17 – 51pts
2. Plebiscito Padova – 17 – 43pts
3. Ekipe Orizzonte – 17 – 43pts
4. Rapallo Pallanuoto – 17 – 33pts
5. Pallanuoto Trieste – 17 – 24pts
6. Bogliasco 1951 – 17 – 18pts
7. RN Florentia – 17 – 13pts
8. Como Nuoto – 17 – 12pts
9. Brizz Nuoto – 17 – 9pts
10. RN Bologna – 17 – 7pts

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Honved defeated Szolnok in the game that highlighted the 18th round of the Hungarian League.

Honved recorded a 9:7 win over Szolnok and helped its Budapest rival Vasas. The team of Vasas earned a hard win over Eger (17:12) and thanks to that victory, Szolnok’s loss climbed to 3rd place.

Honved is still in 5th place, but just one point separates Honved a 4th-placed Szolnok.

Ferencvaros continued its winning streak with an easy 16:7 victory over KSI. OSC Budapest beat BVSC 13:9.

2022/23 Hungarian League, Day 18

Vasas – Eger 17:12 (3:2, 6:6, 4:3, 4:1)
Vasas: Erdelyi 4, Nagaev 4, Konarik 3, Rangdjelovic 3, Batori 2, Mezei 1.
Eger: Krijesztorac 5, B. Baksa 3, Lorincz 1, Radli 1, Doczi 1, Murisic 1.

Honved – Szolnok 9:7 (2:1, 2:3, 2:2, 3:1)
Honved: Zs.Ekler, Hosnyanszky 2, B.Ekler 2, Gregor 1, Kevi 1.
Szolnok: Pasztor 4, Agh 2, Belenyesi 1.

KSI – Ferencvaros 7:16 (1:3, 2:4, 1:3, 3:6)
KSI: Szalai 4, Ak.Nagy 2, Bede 1.
Ferencvaros: E. Molnar 4, D.Varga 3, Vin.Vigvari 2, Merkulov 2, Damonte 2, Szoke 1, V.D.Varga 1, Pajan 1.

OSC Budapest – BVSC 13:9 (3:0, 3:4, 5:4, 2:1)
OSC Budapest: Toth 3, Angyal 2, Manhercz 2, Vin.Vigvari 2, E.Csacsovszky 1, Harai 1, Burian 1, Aranyi 1.
BVSC: M.Nagy 3, Gyarfas 3, M.Meszaros 2, Tatrai 1.

PVSK – Miskolc 9:10 (2:3, 4:3, 2:1, 1:3)
PVSK Pecs: Sim. Vogel 2, Lajko 2, Kereszturi 2, K.Pellei 2, R.Gaszt 1.
Miskolc: Oltean 2, A.Varkonyi 2, Brkic 2, Stefanidesz 1, G.Molnar 1, Smitula 1, Boroczky 1.

UVSE – Szeged 9:7 (1:1, 2:1, 2:1, 4:4)
UVSE: R.Bencz 2, Garancsy 2, Korbacs 1, Korenyi 1, B.Eppel 1, Besenyei 1, Tamas 1.
Szeged: T. Boros 3, Kurti 1, Kardos 1, Bobis 1, Lakatos 1.

Kaposvar – Szentes 11:9 (3:2, 2:2, 3:4, 3:1)
Kaposvar: Szatmari 4, Kakstedter 3, Juhasz-Szelei 2, Takacs 1, Petrovski 1.
Szentes: Hegedus 2, Hajdu 2, B.Vismeg 2, Gusarov 2, Matyok 1.

Honved dictated the pace in the opening minutes of the derby played in the pool in Koer street. In the 13th minute, the hosts earned a 4:1 lead. But Szolnok scored three goals in less than three minutes. Pasztor ended that series just 32 seconds before the end of the first half, so the sides were tied at 4:4 at the middle break.

Honved took a 5:4 lead early in the third, but Szolnok replied with two goals. The visitors went ahead (6:5) in the 23rd minute. Shortly after, Zsombor Ekler equalized (6:6).

Honved dominated the fourth period. The Budapest-based side produced a 3:0 run and jumped to 9:6. Veteran Norbert Hosnyanszky scored the 9th goal for the hosts in the 30th minute. Szolnok’s Matyas Pasztor closed the second half, as it did in the first. He scored the last goal, making it 7:9, but it was too late– 46 seconds before the final buzzer.

Vasas collected the points it counted on, but it had to dig deep to beat Eger. Serbia’s goalkeeper Branislav Mitrovic wasn’t between the posts. The Budapest-based favorite was in front for most of the match. But, Vasas’ advantage was never bigger than two goals in the first three periods. Eger leveled the score at 4:4, 5:5, 6:6 and, for the last time, at 9:9 (19th minute). Vasas entered the final quarter leading 13:11. In the middle of the fourth period, the score was 14:12. Then, Vasas scored three straight goals in 01:50 minutes (Randjelovic 2 and Erdelyi one goal) and went to 17:12, which was the final score.

OSC had a great start in the Budapest derby against BVSC. OSC rushed to a 4:0 lead (10th minute). Still, BVSC managed to recover from a bad start and came very close to OSC during the third quarter (5:6, 6:7, 7:8). Still, the team in the blue caps couldn’t equalize. OSC retook control in the fourth quarter, it earned a 13:8 lead with four minutes remaining on the clock and the contest was over.

Only three of many Ferencvaros’ players who played in the World Cup were on the roster for the match against KSI – goalkeepers Vogel and Szakonyi and Italian leftie Damonte. But, the reigning champion cruised to an easy win.

Miskolc earned 3 points in Pecs, beating PVSK. The hosts led 9:8 in the middle of the final period. Oltean leveled at 9:9. Two minutes from the end, Boroczky converted a man-up to give Miskolc a 10:8 lead. The visitors kept a minimal advantage in the dying seconds. PVSK had the last attack in the match, but one of the heroes of the win, Nikola Brkic, stole the ball.

UVSE started climbing towards the middle of the table with a victory over Szeged.

1.Ferencvaros 18 – 54
2. OSC Budapest 18 – 48
3. Vasas 18 – 42
4. Szolnok 18 – 40
5. Honved 18 – 39
6. Eger 18 – 31
7. BVSC 18 – 28
8. Szeged 18 – 19
9. Kaposvar 18 – 19
10. Miskolv 18 – 17
11. UVSE 18 – 16
12. PVSK 18 – 11
13. Szentes 18 – 4
14. KSI 18 – 1

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The end of the regular seasons in most European leagues is approaching. The playoffs have already started in Croatia.

In the last few days, several quarterfinals matches have been played. Reigning champion Jug already booked its place in the semifinals.

2022/23 Croatian League, playoffs, quarterfinals (best of two)

1st leg

Medvescak – Jug 9:23 (3:6, 2:7, 2:6, 2:4)
Medvescak:Car 2, Busic 2, Gavranic 1, Ljepava 1, Matesic 1, Simunovic 1, Miljak 1.
Jug AO: Kakaris 5, Burdjelez 3, Fatovic 3, Lazic 2, Vukojevic 2, Loncaric 2, Zuvela 2, Zvono 1, Prkoca 1

Mornar – Mladost 9:14 (1:3, 3:4, 2:3, 3:4)
Mornar: Buselis 3, Omrcen 2, Buzdovancic 2, D.Akrap 1 Cumbelic 1.
HAVK Mladost: Mijic 4, Herceg 4, Elez 2,Vrnjak 2, Dadvani 1, Jelaca 1.

POSK – Jadran S 5:13 (0:2, 2:4, 2:2, 1:5)
POSK: Gadza 2, Vukic 1, Jankovic 1, Borovcic – Kurir 1.
Jadran Split: Setka 4, Marinic Kragic 3, Zovic 2, Tomasovic 2, Pejkovic 1, Duzevic 1,

Solaris – Primorje on Wednesday

2nd leg

Jug – Medvescak 18:11 (5:3, 4:0, 6:2, 3:6)
Jug AO: Kolak 4, Burdjelez 2, Jokovic 2, Lazic 2, Grgurevic 2, Zuvela 2, Zvono 1, Vukojevic 1, Biljaka 1, Vlahovic 1.
Medvescak: Gavranic 3, Ratej 2, Ljepava 2, Simunovic 2, Skegro 1, Car 1.

The other matches of the return leg are scheduled for March 29.

Jug is the first team that qualified for the semifinals. According to an agreement between the clubs, both encounters were played in Dubrovnik on Thursday and Friday. Medvescak was officially the host in the first game. Jug played with almost all members of the national teams who finished their participation in the world Cup Division 1 just two days before (Croatia’s Fatovic, Zuvela, Lazic, Biljaka and Greece’s Kakaris). Only goalkeeper Popadic was missing. Centre-forward Konstantinos Kakaris was the best scorer in a 23:9 win, with five goals.

“Only” seven goals separated Jug and Medvescak in the second match (18:11). Jug’s roster in that game was different. Head coach Vjekoslav Kobescak offered more chances to younger players. One of them – a 19-year-old Patrik Kolak – contributed to the win with four goals.

Jadran and POSK faced off in the Split-derby against POSK today. Both teams were European champions in the 1990s. But, today, the difference in quality is big. Jadran finished the regular season in 1^st, and POSK in 8^th place. So, nothing but Jadran’s convincing win was expected in this game.

Jadran, which played without two members of the national team, Luka Bukic and Rino Buric,controlled the match. Early in the third period, Jadran earned a 6-goal lead (8:2). POSK narrowed the difference before the fourth quarter (4:8). Jadran doubled the advantage to 13:5, so the return match will be only a formality.

Mladost made no mistake in the first match against Mornar in Split. The seven-time European champion had a 7-goal lead in the middle of the fourth quarter (13:6). The hosts reduced the gap at the finish, but Mladost secured a nice 5-goal advantage before the return match – 12:7.

The first match of the pair Solaris – Primorje has been moved to next week because Solaris played in the relegation playoffs of the Regional League this week. Solaris, which finished 11th in the regular season, kept a spot in the Premier League. The Subenik-based side played against Valis Valjevo, the 2nd place in the A1 League. Valis won by three goals in the first game in Valjevo (13:10). Still, the Serbian team didn’t save the advantage earned on the home field. Solaris recorded a 12:8 victory in Sibenik and will play in the Premier League next season.

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The qualifications for the Men’s European U17 Championships have started in four cities.

Nineteen teams are battling for seven remaining tickets for the Championships, which will take place in the Turkish city of Manisa in August (8 – 15).

Host Turkey and the top eight teams from the 2021 Men’s U17 Europeans (Serbia, Greece,Hungary, Spain, Montenegro, Croatia, Netherlands and Italy) are automatically qualified.

The top two teams from groups with five teams (B, C, D) and the winner of the only group with four teams (A) will join the nine already qualified teams.

The tournaments will end on Sunday.

Qualifications for Men’s European U17 Championships, Days 1 and 2

Group A (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Round 1

Lithuania – Cyprus 14:10 (4:2, 2:3, 4:3, 4:2)
Georgia – Czech Republic 12:8 (3:2, 2:0, 4:4, 3:2)

Host Turkey was drawn into Group A. It was supposed that the hosts of the Championships would play out of competitions, since they were already qualified and that, apart from them, one team from this group would qualify. But the Turks won’t play in Tbilisi, and four teams are seeking the one available qualifying spot.

Favorites Lithuania and Georgia opened the tournament with wins, but neither of the two teams had an easy task.

1.Lithuania 1 game – 3 points
2. Georgia 1 – 3
3. Czech Republic 1 – 0
4. Cyprus 1 – 0

Group B(Maribor, Slovenia)

Round 1

France – Bulgaria 21:7 (7:3, 6:1, 3:2, 5:1)
Slovenia – Austria 13:7 (2:2, 2:2, 3:1, 6:2)

Round 2

Germany – Austria 30:6 (10:0, 8:3, 10:1, 2:2)
Slovenia – Bulgaria 13:15 (4:5, 4:2, 2:3, 3:5)

The biggest surprise of the qualifications so far is Bulgaria’s win over Slovenia. The game was an even contest, but Slovenia had a 3-goal lead in the middle of the third quarter (10:7). Bulgaria produced a 8:3 run in the last 12 minutes for a 15:13 victory.

As expected, France and Germany passed their first hurdles with ease. Germany showed no mercy to its neighbor Austria, and France easily beat Bulgaria

1.France 1 – 3
2.Germany 1 – 3
3. Bulgaria 2 – 3
4. Slovenia 2 – 3
5. Austria 2 – 0

Group C (Targu Mures, Romania)

Round 1

Switzerland – Moldova 4:13 (1:1, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5)
Romania – Ireland 25:1 (7:1, 4:0, 7:0, 7:0)

Round 2

Ireland – Switzerland 8:4 (0:2, 2:0,, 3:1, 3:1)
Moldova – Ukraine 7:13 (3:1, 2:4, 2:3, 0:5)

Round 3

Romania – Moldova 20:4 (7:0, 3:2, 4:1, 6:1)
Ukraine – Switzerland 15:6 (4:0, 0:3, 7:1, 4:2)

Three rounds have been played in the Romanian city of Targu Mures. Romania and Ukraine share 1st and 2nd place. Considering the results in the first three rounds, it’s likely that these two teams will go to Manisa. The others dream of surprises.

1.Romania 2 – 6
2. Ukraine 2 – 6
3. Moldova 3 – 3
4. Ireland 2 – 3
5. Switzerland 3 – 0

Group D (Gzira, Malta)

Round 1

Malta – Latvia 34:3 (7:0, 8:0, 11:2, 8:1)
Slovakia – Great Britain 15:12 (4:2, 3:1, 4:3, 4:6)

Round 2

Latvia- Slovakia 3:22 (1:2, 0:8, 1:7, 1:5)
Malta – Poland 15:13 (4:3, 3:2, 4:4, 4:4)

As things stand now, Malta, Slovakia, Poland and, maybe, Great Britain are contenders for the top two spots. The Maltese and the Slovaks are the favorites, but Poland and Great Britain were tough opponents in their first matches at the tournament.

Early in the fourth period, Malta and Poland were tied at 10:10. The hosts produced a 5:3 run for a 15:13 victory. Slovakia dictated the pace in the match against Great Britain, it had a 6-goal lead, but the Brits cut the deficit to three in the final minutes.

1.Malta 2 – 6
2.Slovakia 2 – 6
3. Poland 1 – 0
4. Great Britain 1 – 0
5. Latvia 2 – 0

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Nikola Kojic, one of the most talented Serbian players, will probably lose the entire season.

He was the MVP of the World U18 Championships in Belgrade, where Serbia won silver.

Several weeks later, he won gold with Serbia at the European U19 championships in Podgorica.

Kojic hasn’t played in official games since the tournament in Podgorica because of the dispute over his registration for the season 2022/23. During the transfer window, he signed a contract with Radnicki. Partizan, the club he played for until the beginning of his career until the last summer, filed an appeal, claiming that Kojic couldn’t leave the club because Partizan had a valid 4-year contract with him (signed by his parents because Nikola was underage at the moment of the signing). We have already written about it.

The case was, obviously, very complicated since it wasn’t solved since September when Partizan appealed. Both sides had strong arguments on why they believed Kojic was their player.

The commissions and judges of the Water Polo Federation of Serbia didn’t solve the dispute. The Olympic Committee of Serbia took over the case and solved it after several months.

The Arbitration Commission of the Olympic Committee of Serbia decided that Nikola Kojic couldn’t move from Partizan to Radnicki (for now). The contract with the Belgrade-based club is valid.

But it’s questionable if he will return to Partizan. Even if he returns, it will be too late for this season. Partizan will play a few matches until the end of the season.

He wishes to play for the Kragujevac-based club. Kojic has trained with Radnicki since the start of the season, but hasn’t played a single game. He participated in the preparations of the national team for the World Cup,

The two clubs have to agree now. Cool heads have to prevail in preventing longer damage for Kojic and Serbian water polo. The development of the young player, who is the future of Serbian water polo, has already slowed with a missed season.

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In this gameday, Roma won the derby against Plebiscito 7-9 and now Roma has five points advantage on the table.

Easy wins for Rapallo (2-10 against Florentia) and Ekipe (20-2 against Bologna) while Bogliasco (12-8 against Como) and Trieste (4-9 against Brizz) had little problems.

2022/23 Woman’s Italian League, Day 16

CS Plebiscito PD – SIS Roma 7-9 (1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 2-2)

Plebiscito: L. Teani, L. Barzon, V. Valyi 3, G. Citino 1, E. Queirolo 1, A. Casson, A. Millo 1, S. Dario, H. Mckelvey, C. Meggiato, S. Centanni, Cassara 1, C. Giacon.

Roma: E. Eichelberger, M. Misiti, G. Galardi 3, Carosi, S. Giustini 3, C. Ranalli, D. Picozzi, C. Tabani, C. Nardini 1, L. Di Claudio, A. Cocchiere 1, Andrews 1, Galbani.

The game between Plebiscito and Roma was quite intense. Cocchiere scored the game’s first goal for Roma, but Citino quickly responded for Plebiscito, tying the score at 1-1. Galardi then scored for Roma, giving them a 1-2 lead. In the second quarter, Plebiscito managed to tie the game again at 2-2, but Roma went on a scoring streak, making it 2-5. Valyi managed to score for Plebiscito, reducing the difference to 4-5, but Roma responded with two more goals, bringing the score to 4-7. Giustini managed to score for Plebiscito, making it 5-7 by the end of the third period. In the final quarter, Plebiscito tried to mount a comeback, but they were unable to do so. The game ended with a final score of 9-7 in favor of Roma.

Bogliasco – Como Nuoto 12-8 (2-3, 2-1, 3-0, 5-4)

Bogliasco: V. Uccella, A. Riccio, P. Di Maria 4, G. Cuzzupe’ 1, A. Mauceri, G. Millo 3, B. Rosta 2, R. Rogondino 2, M. Paganello 1, G. Cavallini 1, M. Carpaneto , D. Spampinato, M. Oberti.

Como: G. Frassinelli, M. Romano’, M. Fisco 2, J. Tedesco, E. Borg 1, A. Giraldo, R. Bianchi 1, F. Cattaneo, B. Romano’ 1, G. Lanzoni 1, A Cassano 2, A. Radaeli, A. Volpato.

At the start of the match, Como had a big lead of 0-3. However, Bogliasco managed to reduce the difference and scored two goals, making the score 2-3 at the end of the first quarter. During the second quarter, the visitors took a new two-goal advantage, scoring 2-4. However, white caps made a series of 5-0, bringing the score to 7-4 at the end of the third quarter. The last period of the match was high-scoring, with a total of nine goals being scored. However, Bogliasco continued to grow the difference between the two teams, ultimately winning the match with a final score of 12-8.

Brizz Nuoto – Pallanuoto Trieste 4-9 (0-1, 2-3, 2-4, 0-2)

Brizz: H. Santapaola, F. Sapienza, A. Vitaliano 1, G. Pastanella, A. Arcidiacono 1, M. Spampinato, C. Cappello, I. Pane, N. Sasover 1, V. Santoro, M. Giuffrida, A. Milicevic 1, F. Paladino.

Trieste: F. Sparano, D. Vomastkova, E. De March 2, E. Sblattero, G. Marussi, L. Cergol, G. Klatowski, F. Colletta 1, G. Zizza 1, J. Vukovic 4, I. Riccioli 2, R. Santapaola, S. Ingannamorte.

In the first quarter, Trieste scored one goal, which gave them a 1-0 lead. At the start of the second period, Vukovic of Trieste scored a goal to increase their lead to 2-0. However, Brizz of Naples answered back with two goals to tie the game at 2-2. Despite this, Trieste managed to regain their lead and went into halftime with a score of 4-2. The second half began with another goal from Vukovic, which increased Trieste’s lead to 5-2. But Naples responded with goals from Milicevic and Arcidiacono to bring the score to 4-5. Brizz was unable to score any more goals in the match, while Trieste continued to dominate. They scored four more goals, bringing the final score to 9-4 in their favor.

RN Florentia – Rapallo Pallanuoto 2-10 (1-3, 1-1, 0-2, 0-4)

Florentia: C. Banchelli, M. Pantani, C. Nencha 1, E. Capaccioli, G. Gasparri, N. Vittori, L. Nesti 1, B. Mugnai, C. Barbieri, B. Merli, I. Landi, Gattini, G. Pellegrino.

Rapallo: S. Caso, N. Zanetta 1, U. Gitto 2, I. Rossi, D. Carrasco Leyva 1, L. Vanelo, G. Gnetti, B. Cabona 1, S. Costa, Marcialis 3, R. Bianconi 1, G. Apilongo 1.

At the start of the match, Florentia had a lead of 0-1. However, Rapallo managed to score three goals by the end of the first quarter, making the score 1-3 in their favor. Florentia did manage to score another goal, bringing the score to 2-3, but they were unable to score any more goals for the remainder of the game. Rapallo, on the other hand, was able to score seven more goals, bringing their total to 10, and securing a victory over Florentia with a final score of 2-10.

Ekipe – RN Bologna 20–2 (9-1, 4-0, 3-0, 4-1)

Ekipe: L. Celona, B. Halligan 2, C. Grasso 1, G. Oliva 1, V. Gant 1, D. Bettini 3, V. Palmieri 2, C. Marletta 4, T. Lombardo, A. Williams 4, A. Longo 1, M. Leone 1, G. Condorelli.

Bologna: O. Sesena, A. Repetto 1, V. Perna, F. Lekness 1, A. Mazzia 1, L. Redaelli, C. Morselli, M. Lepore, M. Marchetti, F. De Vincentiis, E. Altamura 2, F. Toth, M. Allotta.

Ekipe won easily against Bologna with a huge difference of 20-2. In the first quarter known as the winner because Ekipe leads 9-1 at the end of that period. Until the end of the game, the hosts’ growth advantage and the final result was 20-2.

Next Matchday (18th March)

Bogliasco 1951 vs Ekipe Orizzonte

SIS Roma vs RN Bologna

Como Nuoto vs RN Florentia

Rapallo Pallanuoto vs Brizz Nuoto

Pallanuoto Trieste vs Plebiscito Padova

Standings

1. SIS Roma – 15 – 45pts
2. Plebiscito Padova – 15 – 40pts
3. Ekipe Orizzonte – 16 – 40pts
4. Rapallo Pallanuoto – 16 – 30pts
5. Pallanuoto Trieste – 16 – 24pts
6. Bogliasco 1951 – 16 – 18pts
7. RN Florentia – 16 – 13pts
8. Brizz Nuoto – 16 – 9pts
9. Como Nuoto – 16 – 9pts
10. RN Bologna – 16 – 7pts

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