ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 3 THE USA Men\u2019s National Team sat tied to Greece, 4-4, at halftime when the lights went out at the competition pool in Athens, Greece on Aug. 2. Due to the power outage, the game was postponed until the morning of Aug. 3 at which time Team USA played Greece again; this time leading at halftime, 3-2, and defeating the home team, 7-5. Goalkeeper Merrill Moses had a stellar game with 17 saves for the U.S.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe started the game off well and our defense was very strong,\u201d Team USA head coach Ricardo Azevedo said. \u201cOur offense struggled through the whole game, but our defense played hard and kept us in it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Going back to the regular scheduled games, a tired U.S. team played its second game of the day against reigning title holder Serbia and Montenegro and lost 15-4. The loss served as Team USA\u2019s first of the FINA World League Series. USA is now set to play Spain on Aug. 4. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s tough to start out with only five hours rest against a good and rested Serbia and Montenegro,\u201d Azevedo said. \u201cWe went down 5-0 and then in the second quarter we gained our composer and played even, 3-3. After the half, we didn\u2019t play good water polo.\u201d<\/p>\n
GAME 1: USA vs. GREECE, 7-5
\nBOX SCORES:
\nUSA \u2013 1 2 2 2 – 7
\nGRE \u2013 1 1 2 1 \u2013 5<\/p>\n
SCORERS:
\nUSA \u2013 Varellas 3, Witt 1, Bailey 1, Azevedo 1<\/p>\n
SAVES:
\nUSA \u2013 Moses 17<\/p>\n
PLAYER ADVANTAGE:
\nUSA \u2013 2 of 8, 1 of 1 (penalty)
\nGRE \u2013 4 of 7, 1 of 1 (penalty) <\/p>\n
GAME 2: USA vs. SCG, 15-4
\nBOX SCORES:
\nUSA \u2013 0 3 0 1 \u2013 4
\nSCG \u2013 4 3 4 4 \u2013 15<\/p>\n
SCORERS:
\nUSA \u2013 Varellas 1, Powers 1, Witt 1, Smith 1<\/p>\n
SAVES:
\nUSA \u2013 Kerr 4<\/p>\n
PLAYER ADVANTAGE:
\nUSA \u2013 3 of 7
\nSCG \u2013 7 of 8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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