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Spain clinched the title at the Women’s European Junior Water Polo Championships in Volos (GRE) after a great win over Russia in the final. Italy landed the bronze medal by beating the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Final rankings: <\/strong>1. Spain, 2. Russia, 3. Italy, 4. Netherlands, 5. Greece, 6. Serbia, 7. Slovakia, 8. France, 9. Hungary, 10. Israel, 11. Germany, 12. Great Britain, 13. Turkey, 14. Romania, 15. Bulgaria, 16. Czech Republic<\/p>\n

Spain enjoyed a brilliant summer run in water polo. Both their senior teams made the finals at the World Championships and the juniors achieved the same \u2013 though this time the outcome differed: after three silver medals (two in Gwangju and one by the boys in Tbilisi) this time the girls clinched gold in Volos.<\/p>\n

Spain managed to beat Russia 12-11 in a thrilling a final, a much closer game compared to the one they had played in the prelims which the Spanish had claimed with ease (15-8). Though in the title bout the Spaniards also dominated for most of the time, led 8-4 at halftime and 10-5 at one point in the third period before the Russians started coming back. With 5:15 to go, Spain was still 12-8 up but Russia had a late surge and with 26 seconds to go they came as close as a single goal but their rivals kept the ball the bagged the gold medal.<\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s toughest encounter came in the semi-final against the Netherlands. They led 5-2 in the third but the Dutch managed to equalize in the fourth for 6-6 only to see Spain netting the last two goals and booking its spot in the final.<\/p>\n

On the contrary, Russia\u2019s path was marked by thrillers. In the quarters they ousted host Greece in a memorable match they won 14-13 at the end. Next came Italy in the semis, another tense clash where the Russians prevailed with a 14-12 victory. Italy led 11-10 in the fourth but three straight Russian goals in 2:03 minutes turned the game and there was no way back for the Italians who could get some consolation in the bronze medal game where they won 9-6 against the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Shock of the tournament occurred in the crossover games where Hungary lost to Slovakia \u2013 a first-ever in the history of women water polo \u2013 thus failed to reach the best eight. Serbia\u2019s development was also spectacular, this 6^{th<\/sup> place is their best in the history of any major female competition.<\/p>\n}

More water polo coverage here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For detailed results of the Women’s European Junior Water Polo Championships, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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