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 Romania vs. Montenegro 4:17
Serbia vs. Belarus 27:2
Italy vs. Spain 9:8
Hungary vs. Slovenia 10:3
Croatia vs. Turkey 22:4
Poland vs. Slovakia 7:9
Netherlands vs. France 10:8
Greece vs. Malta 23:4
Group A:
Hungary 9 points, Netherlands 4, France 3 Slovenia 1
Group B:
Greece 7, Italy 7, Spain 3, Malta 0
Group C:
Serbia 9, Slovakia 6, Poland 3, Belarus 0
Group D:
Croatia 9, Montenegro 6, Turkey 3, Romania 0
2 teams from each groups will go in second lap of Championship.
Next games read more ....
In the matches of Group A the Hungarians achieved a clear sweep, but observers do not really know how strong they are. Today head coach Ferenc Derekas´ players achieved their highest victory up to now, beating winless Slovenia 10-3. The head-to-head duel for the second place was won by the Dutch, who never looked back and gained a 10-8 victory in a real nailbiter. The French levelled the game once in the third period, but lost red-carded head coach Gilles Madelnat in the final period and did not score any more in a real battle of nerves. In Group C the reigning title-holders from Serbia achieved the highest victory of the tournament, beating Belarus 27-2 in a one-sided match. In the crucial head-to-head duel for the second place Slovakia showed a decent performance, but beat underdog Poland 9-7 and stayed in the top eight again. Poland´s little chances for a historical medal round berth were smashed today by Slovakia already in the opening phase of the decisive head-to-head duel. In the matches of Group D Romania was downed 17-3 by newcomer Montenegro and will finish last after the Preliminary Round matches. At the 2005 Championships Romania had still gained a seventh place. Here Croatia ensured the first place by a clear 22-4 victory against Turkey and was joined by debutant Montenegro. waterpoloworld report
NEXT GAMES
12th. September. 2007
Quarter Final Games
Hungary vs. Slovakia
Serbia vs. Netherlands
Greece vs. Montenegro
Croatia vs. Italy
Games for 9 - 16th place
France vs. Belarus
Poland vs. Slovenia
Spain vs. Romania
Turkey vs. Malta
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