THE Croatian gained a lead for winning first place in Group B of the European Men’s Water Polo Championship, in which the Greek national team also participates. At the “Spaladium Arena” in Split, the hosts found themselves losing 4-2 to France at the beginning of the second period, but when the goalkeeper of Olympiakos, Marko Bijac, raised his performance, the image of the match changed. The hosts took the reins, easily reached the 13-7 win and now they need a draw against the national team, on Friday 2/9 (21:30), to “seal” first place and direct qualification to the quarterfinals.
The representative team can still take first place if they beat the “Croatians”. If they draw, they will finish second and go into a cross-match with Israel and then a quarter-final with Spain. If the national team loses on Friday, they will be level with France and second place and will be decided on total goal difference (where Theodoris Vlachos’ team has the advantage, thanks to today’s +19 over Malta, which the “tricolors” face earlier on Friday).
In the big game of matchday 2, Hungary swept Serbia 16-7 and showed that, despite the absences of Varga and Vamos, they are capable of leading the tournament, unlike the missing “plavi”. The Netherlands almost pulled off a surprise against world champions Spain, eventually bowing out in the details (11-10).
Source: RES-MPE
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