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WOMEN’S FINAL<\/h3>\n

The Netherlands clinched the title for the first time since 1993: they beat Greece 6-4 to claim the nation\u2019s 5th gold at the women\u2019s European Water Polo Championships. This ties Italy\u2019s record and gives them back the top rank on the all-time medal table. The Greeks had to settle for silver for the third time and yet to earn their first gold. The bronze remained in Spain as the hosts beat Hungary with ease.<\/p>\n

The Netherlands returned to the throne after 25 long years. The most successful nation of the early days was close in the previous two editions but lost the finals. The Greeks were chasing their first title at the Europeans after similarly lost back-to-back finals in 2010 and 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dutch took the better start and gained a 2-0 lead, the Greeks needed some more time to settle in the game and four more man-ups to make it even in the second period. In a span of two minutes four goals came, Catharina van der Sloot\u2019s 10m shot was a beauty and gave a 4-3 lead to the Dutch. After the electrifying moments the ladies tested the woodworks at both ends (the Greeks hit the post from three consecutive possessions, the Dutch did it twice). <\/span><\/p>\n

Then the sides entangled into a tactical battle, the zone-defending took over and teams didn\u2019t risk too much. The Dutch could earn a man-up after four minutes and Maud Megens\u2019s blast did the harm. Two minutes later they could have gone +3 up but Megens hit the post from the next man-up, still, Greece continued struggling in front. Their drought lasted embarrassingly long, 15:33 minutes, and even if Nikoleta Eleftheriadou broke their silence with 4:21 to go in the last period, van der Sloot replied immediately with a magnificent lob from 7m for 6-4 (she was named the MVP of the tournament).<\/span><\/p>\n

Time started running out for the Greeks, since they lacked the precision which helped them ousting Spain in the semis. They took 22 shots but 11 were either missed or hit the post \u2013 just like in their last 6 on 5, when the ball jumped over the bar. This also credited the Dutch defence which did a tremendous job by killing 7 out of 8 Greek extras, headed by the tournament\u2019s best goalkeeper Laura Aarts. Soon the Dutch started celebrating: they were over the (red) moon.<\/span><\/p>\n

The other games turned into lopsided contests. Spain needed eight minutes to take a decisive 1-5 lead against Hungary. The hosts slowed down a bit later and the Hungarians even had a man-up early in the third to come back to two at 6-3 but missed it, and a Spanish double in 52 seconds settled the game once and forever (the shots taken tell part of the story: it was 21-31 to Spain). It means that Hungary missed the podium for the 4<\/span>th<\/span> time in the 17 editions since 1985.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia beat the Italians with surprising ease for the 5<\/span>th<\/span> place, after a relatively balanced first half, the third period proved decisive when the Russians jumped to a 6-goal lead and never looked back. The French also thrashed the Germans for the 7<\/span>th<\/span> place.<\/span><\/p>\n

European Water Polo Championships, Day 14<\/b><\/p>\n

Women\u2019s final<\/b><\/p>\n

Netherlands v Greece 6-4<\/span><\/p>\n

Bronze medal match<\/b><\/p>\n

Hungary v Spain 6-12<\/span><\/p>\n

For places 5-6<\/b>th<\/b><\/p>\n

Italy v Russia 8-14<\/span><\/p>\n

For places 7-8<\/b>th<\/b><\/p>\n

Germany v France 5-13<\/span><\/p>\n

Final rankings<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Netherlands<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Greece<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Spain<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Hungary<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Russia<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Italy<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. France<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Germany<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Serbia<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Israel<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Croatia<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Turkey<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Top scorer:<\/b> Beatriz Ortiz (Spain) with 25 goals<\/span><\/p>\n

    Most valuable player:<\/b> Catharina van der Sloot (Netherlands)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Best goalkeeper:<\/b> Laura Aarts (Netherlands)<\/span><\/p>\n

    All-time medal table<\/b><\/p>\n

    Netherlands<\/span> 5<\/span> 4<\/span> 3<\/span> 12<\/span><\/p>\n

    Italy<\/span> 5<\/span> 2<\/span> 2<\/span> 9<\/span><\/p>\n

    Hungary<\/span> 3<\/span> 5<\/span> 5<\/span> 13<\/span><\/p>\n

    Russia<\/span> 3<\/span> 2<\/span> 3<\/span> 8<\/span><\/p>\n

    Spain<\/span> 1<\/span> 1<\/span> 2<\/span> 4<\/span><\/p>\n

    Greece<\/span> 0<\/span> 3<\/span> 0<\/span> 3<\/span><\/p>\n

    France<\/span> 0<\/span> 0<\/span> 2<\/span> 2<\/span><\/p>\n

    Germany<\/span> 0<\/span> 0<\/span> 1<\/span> 1<\/span><\/p>\n

    Fixtures, Day 15<\/b><\/p>\n

    Men\u2019s final<\/b><\/p>\n

    22.15 Serbia v Spain<\/span><\/p>\n

    Bronze medal match<\/b><\/p>\n

    20.30 Croatia v Italy<\/span><\/p>\n

    For places 5-6<\/b>th<\/b><\/p>\n

    18.15 Montenegro v Greece<\/span><\/p>\n

    For places 7-8<\/b>th<\/b><\/p>\n

    16.45 Hungary v Russia<\/span><\/p>\n

    Follow all games live and look for the detailed stats and play-by-play descriptions on <\/i><\/b>www.len.eu<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

    MEN’S SEMI-FINAL<\/h3>\n

    Serbia made its 4th straight final at the European Water Polo Championships, and this is going to be the Olympic champions\u2019 8th final in the past 9 editions (since 2001). They beat the world champion Croatian team in an enormous physical battle. Spain arrives from the other semi, the hosts halted Italy\u2019s fine run in a tense fight which saw fantastic twists before the Spaniards could win by a single goal and reach their second ever gold medal match at the Europeans after 1991.<\/p>\n

    Eleven 2016 Olympic champions versus eleven 2017 world champions: the first semi between Serbia and Croatia promised the very best of entertainment. And it didn\u2019t disappoint the water polo fans though sometimes the encounter was even tougher than usual.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The heavyweight bombers didn\u2019t give too much chances for the goalies in the first period, huge blasts hit the back of the net, the Serbs were more precise and gained a 5-3 lead. The defences got tightened at both ends \u2013 after the 8-goal opening period, the remaining three saw 8 goals altogether \u2013 which also meant some extra toughness and a couple of unnoticed punches fired up the sides even though the battle was heated enough already. After a \u2018special\u2019 entangling a double red card was supposed to calm down the teams but it took some time when play began dominating again. The game was virtually decided in the third when the Croats, beating the Serbs on the last three occasions, missed three man-ups in a row, thus instead of coming back to one goal, soon they found themselves three down (7-4). And even if they pulled one back late in the third, always the Serbs scored first in the fourth as well, they were cool enough to put away the ball in the crucial moments and deserved to reach their fourth consecutive final, the 8<\/span>th<\/span> in 9 editions (since 2001 they only missed the 2010 final).<\/span><\/p>\n

    The second semi was even more thrilling, as temperamental as any Mediterranean derby can be. Deep into the second period Spain seemed to catch the Italians at 4-1, they broke the toughest defence of the tournament while Dani Lopez delivered one save after the other in the locals\u2019 goal. The Italians looked a bit bewildered upon facing their first real test after demolishing each rivals in their previous matches. However, two late goals by Vincenzo Renzuto brought them back to life, what\u2019s more they began to play as in the past matches and soon they were in the lead. Francesco di Fulvio enjoyed a fantastic spell, he netted a hat<\/span>–<\/span>trick, his third put Italy 5-7 up with 6:53 to go. Spain, enjoying the backing of the crowd, could react the best possible way, though: ending an almost 12-minute drama which saw Italy\u2019s 1-6 run, they quickly equalised in a span of 70 seconds (which also included a missed shot from di Fulvio in a man-up \u2013 add: Italy\u2019s other hero, goalie Marco de Lungo, who posted an 84.0% saving percentage in the previous games, 93.3 against Russia, this evening dropped to 50.0%)<\/span><\/p>\n

    After 7-7, Italy got three, Spain two more man-ups, missed all amid high tensions, than came the big moment… Francisco Fernandez swam 20 metres with the ball, the others cleared his way and he drove himself close to the goal and finished the counter with a brilliant shot for 8-7: 94 seconds from time Spain led again. And they held on, since the ball was stopped by Lopez in the last Italian man-up. It wasn\u2019t absolutely clear, whether it crossed the line or not, the goal-judge didn\u2019t sign anything, and Spain began celebrating. For the second time after 1991, they made the European Championships final, and their first gold medal match since the 2009 World Championships in Rome. Just to recall history: they faced Serbia in that encounter, like now.<\/span><\/p>\n

    In the other games of the day, one goal decided in the battles of Hungary and Montenegro and then Greece and Russia \u2013 Montenegro and Greece prevailed and can play for the 5<\/span>th<\/span> place, while Hungary is facing to claim its second worst placement in history (their 9<\/span>th<\/span> was the all-time low in 1989). Germany clinched the 9<\/span>th<\/span> place (was 11<\/span>th<\/span> in 2016) with a fine victory over the Netherlands (improved from 12<\/span>th<\/span>), while Romania (10<\/span>th<\/span>) came 11<\/span>th<\/span> by beating France (dropped from 9<\/span>th<\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n

    European Water Polo Championships, Day 13<\/b><\/p>\n

    Men\u2019s semi-finals<\/b><\/p>\n

    Serbia v Croatia 9-7<\/span><\/p>\n

    Italy v Spain 8-7<\/span><\/p>\n

    For places 5-8<\/b>th<\/b><\/p>\n

    Hungary v Montenegro 6-7<\/span><\/p>\n

    Greece v Russia 12-11<\/span><\/p>\n

    For places 9-10<\/b>th<\/b><\/p>\n

    Netherlands v Germany 11-12<\/span><\/p>\n

    For places 11-12<\/b>th<\/b><\/p>\n

    Romania v France 10-6<\/span><\/p>\n

    Fixtures Day 14<\/b><\/p>\n

    Women\u2019s final<\/b><\/p>\n

    22.00 Netherlands v Freece<\/span><\/p>\n

    Bronze medal match<\/b><\/p>\n

    20.30 Hungary v Spain<\/span><\/p>\n

    For places 5-6<\/b>th<\/b><\/p>\n

    18.15 Italy v Russia<\/span><\/p>\n

    For places 7-8<\/b>th<\/b><\/p>\n

    16.45 Germany v France<\/span><\/p>\n

    Follow all games live and look for the detailed stats and play-by-play descriptions on <\/i><\/b>www.len.eu<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

    The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with LEN European Aquatics. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact\u00a0Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com<\/b>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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