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Two of Europe\u2019s top men\u2019s teams faced off Thursday at the 34th LEN European Water Polo Championships, one of a number competitive matches on day five of competition at the Duna Ar\u00e9na in Budapest.<\/p>\n

\"2020_european_champ_logo\"In a thrilling back and forth affair, Hungary rallied for an 11-11 tie with Spain on a strike with forty seconds remaining by Gergo Zalanki<\/strong>. This battle of contenders for Euro gold saw Spain\u2019s Felipe Perrone Rocha<\/strong> notch three scores while Marton Vamos<\/strong>, Swimming World\u2019s<\/em> 2017 Male Player of the year, led all Hungarian scorers with a hat-trick.<\/p>\n

In other results from Thursday\u2019s play, Croatia, which desperately wants to win this title and qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, held off a massive comeback by Montenegro from a five-goal fourth quarter deficit to beat their regional rival on a goal by Javier Garcia<\/strong> with a minute remaining to win 11-10 and take a commanding 2-0 lead in Group A play.<\/p>\n

Romania was a 15-7 loser to Serbia, the defending European champions, while Germany beat Slovakia 8-5, Turkey slipped by Malta 13-10. Russia bounced back from an opening day loss to the Serbs, beating The Netherlands 15-9. Greece was a 17-10 winner over Georgia, while France dropped a 10-7 decision to Italy.<\/p>\n

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Duna Ar\u00e9na is the right venue for European Championships. Photo Courtesy: Budapest 2017<\/p><\/div>\n

After two days of play, five of the eight spots for the quarterfinals are now set, as Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Serbia and Spain will advance on Monday, while Greece, Montenegro and Russia are favorites for the other three quarterfinal berths.<\/p>\n

It was the day\u2019s final two games that provided the biggest drama for the tournament thus far. In addition to the regional prestige of capturing the European Championships\u2014the content\u2019s biggest annual prize for national teams\u2014this year there\u2019s an added incentive to win gold in Budapest. The winner\u2014or if Italy, Serbia or Spain make the final\u2014one of the teams that advances to the title match, will also qualify for the 2020 Olympics, the sport\u2019s most important tournament.<\/p>\n

Playing in front of a rabid home crown, the Hungarians would like nothing better to capture a European Championship title for the first time since 1999. The Spaniard, who were runner up to Serbia in 2019, have had a strong showing in 2019, finishing second to Italy at the 18th<\/sup> FINA World Championships last summer in Gwangju South Korea.<\/p>\n

The two sides battle for 32 minutes, with neither team gaining more than a two-goal edge. The match\u2019s third period saw Hungary and Spain combine for seven goals and ended with an 8-8 tie, presaging a furious final eight minutes. The Spaniard took three one-goal leads and the Hungarians responded every time, closing the scoring with Zalanki\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n

Next up for the home team on Saturday is the final match of Group C play, when Hungary faces Malta. Spain will finish group play against Turkey, which got three goals from Nadir Sonmez<\/strong> to offset five goals by Malta\u2019s Ben Plumpton<\/strong> for the win on Thursday.<\/p>\n

In Croatia\u2019s win over Montenegro, Luka Bukic<\/strong> registered a hat-trick and goalie Marko Bijac<\/strong> had a strong performance, stopping 12 Montenegrin shots. Comfortable ahead 10-5 entering the final period, Croatian Head Coach Ivica Tucak\u00a0<\/strong>watched in horror as his team collapse. When Montenegro\u2019s Stefan Vidovic<\/strong> beat Bijac on a power play goal with two and a half minutes, the match was tied and Tucak\u2019s worst nightmare was becoming a reality.<\/p>\n

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Serbia’s Dusan Mandic. Photo Courtesy: Total Waterpolo<\/p><\/div>\n

But there\u2019s a reason that Croatia has one of the world\u2019s best sides. Garcia, who has been playing in his adopted country for almost a decade\u2014and was a member of Croatia\u2019s silver-medal effort at the 2016 Rio Games\u2014buried the extra-player shot with a 1:12 remaining to rescue his teammates.<\/p>\n

Next up for Croatia is a final Group A match with Slovakia, a narrow loser to Germany on Thursday. Montenegro will regroup against the Germans, who got three goals from captain Julian Real<\/strong> to overcome a defensive-minded Slovak squad. Five Slovakian scored single goals, while goalie Tomas Hoferica<\/strong> turned aside 12 shots.<\/p>\n

Serbia got a vintage performance from lefty Dusan Mandic<\/strong>, who registered four goals, include a couple from distance, to beat Romania and take a 2-0 lead in Group B play. The Serb\u2019s final match in group play is against The Netherlands, a loser to Russia. Falling behind on a Russian five-goal explosion in the second period, the Dutch never recovered, falling to 1-1 in group play.<\/p>\n

In defeat Jesse Koopman<\/strong>, Robin Lindhout<\/strong> and Jorn Winkelhorst<\/strong> scored two goals apiece. The Russians got a monster game from Konstantin Kharkov<\/strong>, who delivered six goals, including two during a second period which saw his team grow a one-goal advantage to five.<\/p>\n

Romania will look to get a win in group play when it faces Russia on Saturday. The Romanians will need to solve their offensive problems; with only 15 goals in two games\u2014including four scores by Andrei Gheorghe<\/strong>\u2014Head Coach Athanasios Kechagias<\/strong> will need to right the Romanian ship before the European Olympic qualifications in March.<\/p>\n

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Greece is now 1-1 in Group D play, getting four goals from captain Ioannis Fountoulis<\/strong> to beat Georgia. The Greeks will face France, a 17-10 loser to Italy. The French (0-2) got two goals from Thomas Vernoux<\/strong> but were no match for the Italians, who got hat tricks from captain Pietro Figlioli<\/strong> and Francesco Di Fulvio<\/strong>, the 2019 Swimming World<\/em> Male Player of the Year.<\/p>\n

The Italians will close out group play Saturday against Georgia (1-1), which has gotten five goals from Boris Vapenski<\/strong> and 14 from everyone else. An upset in this match\u2014highly unlikely\u2014would give the Georgians a shot at leapfrogging the Greeks for an unexpected twist to 2020 European Championship quarterfinal play.<\/p>\n

After two days of men\u2019s play, the standings are:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
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Slovakia (0-2)<\/td>Romania (0-2)<\/td>Malta (0-2)<\/td>France (0-2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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