With… left began her obligations to World Athletics Championship or Men’s Polo Teamknowing the defeat with 10-9 From Montenegro to the premiere of the group phase.
Our representative band fought to the end, but failed to send the match to the penalty shoot -out, losing huge opportunity In the last minute with Kalogeropoulos -and Montenegro goalkeeper to make the match! In the last phase of the game, not, The minds of our internationals has stuck, so it would not even be a shot!
Most, The assumption first in the group makes it difficult towith Greece being called upon to react directly In the next two games.
Recall, the Greek team is in a particularly demanding groupas he will face China (Monday 14/07, 07:10) after Montenegro (Monday 14/07, 07:10) and the World Croatian Champion (Wednesday 16/07, 12:35), with the aim of leading the first quarter -finals.
The match
1st eight minutes:
The game started at a strong pace, on either side of the attacks and the Montenegrin, finally, to open the score. THE Gardasevic He found nets from the periphery, giving his team a lead (1-0). Greece’s response was immediate, with Nikos Gilla Also score from the periphery, equaling 1-1 at 5:51 before the end of the period.
Montenegro took the lead again with the Jouro Radovic (2-1), and shortly thereafter Nikolaidis won a penalty for Greece. However Tesanovic he repelled Argyropoulos’ execution, holding the lead for his team. The sequel was difficult for the Greek defense, as Argyropoulos was eliminated and Radovic took advantage of the above, raising the score to 3-1. However, Gillas responded again, scoring the above and reducing to 3-2.
Montenegro found a net again with Cetkovic, who took the rebound and scored the above (4-2), but Greece had not said its last word. THE young cigarin debut In the World Championship, he scored the above and reduced to 4-3. Shortly before the finale of the season, Vuccovic found nets with a shot that ended up in the net after contacting the beam, making it 5-3 in favor of Montenegro.
In this first eight minutes, Montenegro was highly presented effective In the attack, with 5/10 shots, an element that concerned the Greek defense. Our national team had 3/9 attempts, showing that better choices needed to be the final effort to stay close to the score.
2nd eight minutes:
Greece came in dynamically In the second eight minutes, with Nikos Gilla continuing his excellent appearance. Scored again to the above (6:28), reaching the three personal goals and reducing to 5-4. Shortly afterwards, he had the opportunity to score again, but this time his shot was not good (5:30).
Montenegro responded immediately, with Jouro Radovic reaching all three goals, scoring with a lobby from the left (6-4, 5:10). The Greek team, however, did not fall. Dimitris Skoumbakis, with a diagonal shot from the right, reduced to 6-5, holding the national score.
The game gained tension, with hasty choices from both groups, while the first miscarriage With a red card: Strachinia Gokovic was eliminated for a foul, giving a numerical advantage to Greece. Skoumbakis took advantage of the opportunity And he equalized 6-6, scoring his second personal goal. However, Montenegro again took the lead shortly before the end of the period, with Vujovic scoring with a scorpion above (7-6, 00:29).
Greece had the opportunity to equalize again, but Nicolaides’ turn stopped on the beamwith the half time completing the Montenegro in front of the score.
3rd eight minutes:
Greece came in willing to overturn the data in the third eight minutes. Kalogeropoulos had the first good time, but his shot stopped on the beam. National, however, continued to have an improved image in the defense -a constant that started in the second period and continued consistently in the third eight minutes.
Nikolaidis won Third consecutive eliminationgiving again a numerical advantage to Greece. THE Thodoris Vlachos He called a timeout to organize the attack and this time the patience was rewarded: Stelios Argyropoulos found a target and equalized to 7-7scoring his first goal in the match.
The continuation, however, was not proportional. Gillas made a wrong pass at a critical point (3:19), and Montenegro took advantage of the opportunity. Gardasevic scored the above (1:57), giving his team again 8-7, which was the score at the finale of the eighty.
4th eight minutes:
The last eight minutes started with Greece showing nervousness in attackmaking bad choices and losing opportunities to equalize. This failure cost, as Montenegro found its way back to the net. Gardasevic, who made outstanding appearancescored for the third time in the race (4:36), raising the score to 9-7.
Greece’s response came through defense. With perseverance and pressureArgyropoulos and Nikolaidis stole the ball and won a penalty. THE Head of Constantine Gennidounias He took over the execution and reduced to 9-8, giving new impetus to the national effort.
However, Montenegro responded immediately. Vasilie Radovic executed with a power of 6 meters and made it 10-8 (3:45), at a crucial point of the match. Greece had a new opportunity to reduce, gaining miscarriage, but failed to exploit the above. Dimitris Skoumbakis attempted a shot from an advantage, but he was inappropriate (3:12).
The margins were narrowed dangerously. At 2:38 before the end, Greece won double numerical advantage And he didn’t leave the opportunity to go missing this time. Guvetsis, with a magnificent execution of the side left, sent the ball into the net and reduced to 10-9.
Montenegro had the opportunity to “clean” the match with new one at 1:38, but the Greek defense was excellent. The players of Thodoris Vlachos took the defense perfectly to the less, keeping the hopes of equilibrium alive. Despite the pressure in the last seconds, however, Greece failed to find the goal of the equalizer.
MONTENEGRO: Tesanovic, Kolond, Radovic 4, Obradovic, Machic, Vujovic 1, Cetkovic 1, Gardasevic 3, Perkovic, Matkovic, Radovic, Andrich, Voukovic.
GREECE: Tzortzatos, 1 Genidounias 1, Skoumbakis 2, Giouvetsis 1, Argyropoulos-Kanakakis 1, Halivopoulos, Gillas 3, Kalogeropoulos, Alafigis, Kakaris, Nikolaidis, Papanikolaou, Andreas.
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