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\nThe Russian water polo team successfully defended its 1994 Goodwill Games gold medal by trouncing Spain, 11-5, at the Nassau County Swimming and Diving Center. Russia sprinted to a 5-0 lead within the first five minutes of the match. Aleksandr Erychov put Russia ahead 7-1 with 4:48 remaining in the first half. Spain mounted a brief rally, cutting the deficit to 7-4 with one minute left in the second quarter, but Russia pulled away for the decisive win. <\/p>\n
In the bronze medal match, Italy raced to a 3-0 lead after one period of play and extended the advantage to 4-0 when Alberto Ghibellini scored early in the second quarter. But the United States calmed down and trimmed the lead to 4-3 at halftime behind goals by Wolf Wigo, Brad Schumacher and Jeremy Pope. <\/p>\n
The United States sprinted down the pool and got the ball to Brad Schumacher, who scored an apparent game-tying goal with three seconds showing on the clock, but an offensive foul was called just prior to the shot, and the goal was nullified. <\/p>\n
“The loss was not for lack of effort,” Wigo said. “The last shot was clearly a goal. It’s unbelievable.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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