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By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor<\/em><\/p>\n

BERLIN, Germany. Yesterday the U.S. Men\u2019s Senior Water Polo Team opened up the FINA Men’s Water Polo World Cup 2018<\/a> against a familiar foe; Croatia is again in Team USA\u2019s bracket, much as they were the last time the U.S. teams collided, last June at the FINA Men’s Water Polo World League Super Final 2018, which was 10-7 in favor of the Croatians<\/p>\n

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What is new is a host of proposed rule changes<\/a> that may have a profound impact on the sport\u2019s future. In the end, these new rules\u2014which are being tested by senior players for the first time at this tournament\u2014did not have any impact on what has become an all-too-familiar outcome: Croatia got out in front early against the Yanks and registered a 15-10 victory. Croatia was led by captain Andro Buslje<\/strong> and Loren Fatovic<\/strong>, who scored three goals apiece. For the U.S., Alex Bowen<\/strong> had a hat trick, while Dylan Woodhead<\/strong>, in his first-ever action as a member of the U.S. Senior National team, scored twice and drew a five-meter penalty.<\/p>\n

Other results from the first day of action in Berlin\u2019s including a noteworthy upset by the home team, as the Germans, playing in the final match of the day, defeated Hungary 12-10 on the strength of three goals apiece by Ben Reibel<\/strong> and Julian Real<\/strong>. The other results were much more predictable; Serbia dismantled South Africa by a score of 21-3 and Australia thoroughly outplayed Japan behind four goals by Aaron Younger<\/strong> to register a 14-6 win.<\/p>\n

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Germany’s Julian Real. Photo Courtesy: Sportphoto.shop<\/p><\/div>\n

In the Croatia vs. U.S. match, the Americans scored on their first possession, as Alex Obert<\/strong> batted in a goal past goalie Marko Bijac with his team a man-up. But that would prove to be their only lead. Quickly countering on their next possession, the Croatians got a power play goal from Marko Macan<\/strong> to even up the match, They finished out the quarter leading 3-2<\/p>\n

The U.S. went down by 7-4 at intermission thanks to goals by Buslje, Macan, Lovre<\/strong> Milos and Javier Garcia Gadea<\/strong>, but the American rallied in the third period on goals from Bowen and Luca Cupido<\/strong>. The momentum swung back to the Croatians, thanks to goals 50 seconds apart from Buslje and Ante Vukicevic<\/strong>, then Garcia Gadea effortlessly flicked a left-handed shot past U.S. goalie McQuin Baron<\/strong> a minute later to give the Croatians an insurmountable four-goal bulge.<\/p>\n

The fourth quarter was the Loren Fatovic<\/strong> show. A 21 year-old Croatian national team member whose father Elvis is now the head coach for Australia, Fatovic did not registering on the scoresheet in the first three periods, but made up for that oversight with three scores in the game\u2019s final four minutes, including an impressive maneuver where he beat an over-aggressive Cupido to find an open path to the American goal, where he lobbed a shot over the Baron. Max Irving<\/strong> (2 goals) Bowen and Woodward scored to keep the match close, but the Croatians were simply much more adept with the man advantage, hitting a robust seven of their 13 chances to five of 11 for the Americans.<\/p>\n

Team US has now lost three of it’s last four matches against Croatia, the lone bright spot for the American being a scintilating 11-10<\/a> win in Budapest last June.<\/p>\n

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Alex Rodriguez. Photo Courtesy: Andrea Gross<\/p><\/div>\n

The new rules did have some impact, and it was instructive to speak with U.S. Assistant Coach Alex Rodriguez<\/strong> about how they impacted this game and what the future holds for the implementation of changes.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the new rules are interesting,\u201d Rodriguez said after the game, [but] I\u2019d like to see them test them out longer than just this tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

The veteran coach, who has been on Head Coach Dejan Udovicic\u2019s<\/strong> staff for the past three years, complimented the idea of flying subs\u2014that is, substitutes that quickly come in and out of the pool\u2014especially given the biggest change being tested here in Berlin: benches of 11 rather than 13, which has been the norm for many decades. The shortened benches were a factor for both teams in yesterday\u2019s match. Croatia was down a player because of a red card assessed in a previous FINA event, and the U.S. lost<\/p>\n

to exclusions, leaving Udovicic with only two subs to choose from late in the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis tournament\u2019s going to be really tough,\u201d Rodriguez explained. \u201cSix games in six days with really no rest.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also detailed why only playing with one goalie was such a challenge: \u201cIf you have a goalie who\u2019s playing bad he has to stay in.\u201d He also pointed out that back-up goalies, who generally are significantly younger players brought along to gain experience, will be hurt because there\u2019s little chance to get minutes in a one-sided match.<\/p>\n

He added that the roster reduction, which has already been approved for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, is \u201cnot something that anyone in water polo wants.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coach Rodriguez\u2019 thoughts on some of the other rules were equally compelling<\/p>\n

About the amended foul call inside six meters, where a player fouled on the arm inside of six meters is awarded a penalty shot, Rodriguez wants consistency. \u201cFor example, if I got inside six meters and you foul me on my arm, there\u2019s no ball in hand anymore inside six meters,\u201d he said. \u201cWhy isn\u2019t there a call outside six meters?<\/p>\n

\u201cNo other sport has three different type of ways to call the same situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

He praised the rule that physical play will be reviewed after the match, with penalties potentially being assessed at a later date. This has the potential impact of cleaning up play.<\/p>\n

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Dylan Woodhead. Photo Courtesy: Bryan Williams<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to eliminate the physical play, which will free up the game,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful game but sometimes you just have big guys holding each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, there\u2019s new rules, and then there\u2019s what the audience can absorb. Late in the game it appeared that the referees allowed a goal where video display clearly showed the ball did not clearly cross the line, Then\u2014after a significant delay\u2014a double exclusion was called against Buslje and Roesle. The goal was not in fact allowed, but no explanation clarified what had transpired.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez said that both the front goal judge and the referee recognized \u201cpretty quickly\u201d that it wasn\u2019t a goal. But the audience did not, which is a lot of what\u2019s currently wrong with the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201c[It] would be nice to have some clarification,\u201d he said. \u201cIn other sports the referee talks to the crowd to explain the call. In our sport, we don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps that will be in FINA\u2019s next new rule proposals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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