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Water Polo Match to Remember Closes Out Pro Recco 2025 World Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a fitting finish to two weeks of lavish, Euro-style treatment of the continent\u2019s best professional water polo clubs, Pro Recco, the world\u2019s most celebrated team, dropped a thrilling 16-14 (penalties) decision to Ferencvaros, reigning Champions League titleholder.<\/p>\n

Leading the way for Ferencvaros with three goals was Kriszti\u00e1n Manhercz<\/strong>, a three-time Olympian for Hungary, and 2024 Olympian Gergo Fekete<\/strong>, who scored the decisive goal in the shootout. Pro Recco was captained by Francesco Di Fulvio<\/strong>, who also registered a hat trick. The match, played at Asphalt Green\u2019s Upper East Side location, was the high point for the teams of a fortnight-long training session in New York and Princeton, New Jersey, and it made an exceptional intro for professional polo in this region.<\/p>\n

In a measure of how seriously the match was viewed, referee Alex <\/strong>Stankevitch<\/strong><\/em> called a brutality in the middle of period two, leaving Ferencvaros to kill off a four-minute powerplay. The physical play and high quality of action\u2014there were entertaining goals, circus-quality saves and exceptional defense\u2014underscored the intenseness of the rivalry between the two, no matter where they meet. In contrast to the comparatively lethargic play on Wednesday night, when Pro Recco easily beat UCLA, the country\u2019s top collegiate program, and Ferencvaros dominated Princeton, every quarter of Thursday night\u2019s action was a back-and-forth affair that thrilled the packed stands at Asphalt Green.<\/p>\n

Pros Vs. College Kids: A Warm-Up for Pro Recco\/Ferencvaros<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cEven in a friendly game, when two of the top clubs in Europe face each other, the level of competition is always high,\u201d said Recco Head Coach Sandro Sukno<\/strong>. \u201cThe players have pride, they want to test themselves, and both teams see these matches as opportunities to prepare for the season at the highest standard. The intensity is part of who we are\u2014every time Pro Recco goes into the water, we play with full commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ferencvaros Head Coach Balaz Nyeki<\/strong> agreed, adding \u201cYes, of course it was an exhibition match, but we were thinking about this [as] a chance to play against Recco and improve our play because soon we will meet them in the Super Cup, and we want to give a sign that we can win the match.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the Record: Balaz Nyeki of Ferencvaros<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Recco got off to a fast start, scoring three times in the first four minutes, including a goal with the man advantage\u2014this after they previously failed to score on a two-man advantage. Ferencvaros rallied back and got on the board on a rocket by Stylianos<\/strong> Argyropoulos-Kanakakis<\/strong>, then scored twice in the last two minutes of the quarter. The goals were wrapped around a skirmish initiated by a hard foul from Pro Recco\u2019s Matteo Iocchi Gratta<\/strong>, a carry-over of bad blood from previous contests.<\/p>\n

With four seconds to play in the opening period, Francesco Condemi, <\/strong>strategically ensconced near the offensive zone, took a long pass from goalie Gianmarco Nicosia<\/strong> to score on a breakaway, putting Recco in front 4-3.<\/p>\n

The second quarter saw lots of action and physical play. Recco\u2019s Di Fulvio scored 30 seconds in, but then FTC exploded. Three straight goals put Ferencvaros up 6-5 before Argyropoulos-Kanakakis was ejected for elbowing Iocchi Gratta in the face. Max Irving<\/strong>, the former UCLA standout, hit the ensuing penalty shot to tie the score. The Italians were then awarded four minutes with the man advantage\u2014seemingly an eternity\u2014to create separation between the two teams.<\/p>\n

But it was Ferencvaros who scored during Recco\u2019s advantage, as Vince Varga<\/strong> registered a short-handed goal. Recco had numerous good scoring chances but was defensively smothered for the rest of the period, which ended with the Hungarians leading 7-6.<\/p>\n

The two teams traded goals in the third and fourth periods, but when Fekete scored at 2:34 remaining in the final frame, things looked bleak for Recco. But with two minutes to go, an exclusion was called on Varga, allowing Recco a man-up opportunity that Luke Pavillard<\/strong> converted with 1:52 to go, knotting the score at 13-all. The tie held up through regulation, but in the penalty phase Recco goalie Nicosia and D\u00e1niel Szakonyi<\/strong> of Ferencvaros traded saves until Fekete and Jansik hit on penalties to finally settle the matter in Ferencvaros\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to win the match,\u201d said Coach Nyeki. \u201cFor this team, this is the most important thing\u2014that all the players every day want to be better. And I think this is our secret.\u201d<\/p>\n

In comments post-match, the players rated the event a success. \u201cThat the two best teams of Europe met here was fantastic, it showed to the audience and to America what water polo in Europe is all about,\u201d said Dusan Mandic,<\/strong> a three-time Olympic Gold medalist for Serbia who now plays for Ferencvaros. \u201cHopefully this will trigger something in [the] USA, so also here a professional league develops. That would be the best conclusion of all this promotion and this trip.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmerica needs to be involved so that this sport grows even more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alvaro Granados<\/strong>, MVP of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, who has spent the last few weeks in the New York region training local athletes, considered what it will take to grow polo in the New York region.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to have the answer to the question to make this sport bigger, but I think that projects like this, like Recco is doing in New York, are [what] is needed right now,\u201d he said. [If] European water polo clubs start to invest here because this is a nice market, an amazing market, little by little, this will make the sport grow here.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy to be part of it with Recco.\u201d<\/p>\n

GOAL SCORING:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pro Recco: <\/strong>3 Di Fulvio, 2 Iocchi Gratta, 1 Cannella, Condemi, Granados, Fondelli, Irving, Mladossich, Patchaliev, Pavillard, Presciutti<\/p>\n

Ferencvaros<\/strong>: 3 Manhercz, 3 Fekete, 2 V\u00e1mos, 2 Jansik, Argyropoulos-Kanakakis, Di Somma, De Toro, Moln\u00e1r, Varga, Vismeg.<\/p>\n

Michael Randazzo<\/b>\u00a0(the Man with a Hat<\/a>) is a swimming & water polo\u00a0enthusiast in New York City. He\u2019s the executive director of\u00a0Inclusive Community Wellness<\/a>, a Brooklyn-based NPO that provides health and wellness opportunities to New Yorkers. When he\u2019s not on a pool deck helping children and adults learn to swim, Randazzo occasionally writes about water polo, a sport he never played and barely understands.<\/em><\/p>\n

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