The National Junior Polo won silver at the World Championship!

Silver in World Youth Polo Championship U18 or National us!

Eftychia Karagianni’s team performed very well in another game, but in the end they were defeated by 11-9 from the Spainclimbing to the second step of the podium for the event held in the Chinese city of Chengdu.

This is the fourth medal of our National Team in six events that have been held in this age category and the second silver in a row, as the “blue and white” was second two years ago in Belgrade, losing then in the final to the USA.

The final was uneventful from the start, with the two teams finishing the first eight minutes tied 2-2, with Spain closing the first half having the smallest lead (5-4).

At the beginning of the third period, Spain took a two-goal lead (6-4) for the first time, but Klapsianou and Drakotou equalized and our national team missed an opportunity to take the lead with one more player, then seeing their opponent score three unanswered goal, for 9-6, before the final came 11-9.

The eight minutes: 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-2.

GREECE (Eftychia Karagiannis): Konstantopoulou, Margariti, Kovacevich 3, Fouraki 1, Drakotou 1, Piovan, Beta, Galanopoulou, Klapsianou 1, Karabetsou 3, Kyriakopoulou, Economou, Krassa.

SPAIN (Marian Diaz Lizaran): Roman, Mourinho 1, Capel, Cambo 1, Girones, Granero 4, Torrente, Barrioso 1, Pitar 3, Boichandera, Martinez 1, Gonzalez, Diaz.