Our representative group found themselves trailing 5-2 at halftimebut then improved his performance, took the win and now turns his attention in the World Championshipstarting in two weeks in Fukuoka.
The Greek team performed poorly in the first half of the match, in defense and attack, and gave Romania the opportunity to control the pace of the match and lead 4-1 and 5-2.
In the third quarter, a 3-0 run tied the match (5-5) and at the start of the last period, Genidounias gave the national team the lead for the first time (7-6).
The Romanians did not give up the match and they equalized twice, with both teams going into the final three minutes tied. There, Genidounias (scorer of a total of four goals in the match) “wrote” the score 9-8 with a penalty, Papanastasiou with a shot from the perimeter increased the difference to two goals and Nikolaidis in the player above made the final 11-8.
The eight minutes: 1-2, 1-3, 4-1, 5-2
The gold medal of the World Cup was won by Spain, who in the final made a show of strength, defeating Italy 10-4.
Terrible defending, with Unai Aguirre making 11 saves on 15 shots, laid the foundations for the Iberians’ victory, and Alvaro Granada (4 goals) and Felipe Perrone (3) did the rest.
Third place was taken by the USAwho beat Hungary 14-13 thanks to a goal by Ben Hallock with 40 seconds left.
The Americans showed themselves to be very strong in this event and this is a “bell” for the Greek national team, which will face them in the first phase of the World Championship.
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