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Well, 1st round of WL has finished today in Budapest, with the final two games left to play, in front of around 2,500 spectacular.

CROATIA-ROUMANIA 14-11 (Roumania is getting better and better... Croatia is usually good in "getting themselves together" and play it right). And...

HUNGARY - RUSSIA 15–7 (3–2, 4–1, 5–2, 3–2)

It was celebration time before the game, as this game was: 150th game for Zoltan Szecsi, 250th to Tamas Molnar and 400rd to Tibor Benedek in the National Team.

1st quarter - interesting one: Viktor Nagy well-defended a man, up... then the first Hungarian man-up resulted in goal: nice ball from Gergely Kiss and Tamas Molnar simply dragged it in (1:0). Aksenov uses the usual Hungarian confusion of an exclusion and equalizes result (1:1). Marton Szivós scores an awesome goal: far down, left side, swings the ball 3 times, plays it like he wants to gave the ball to the center, than he shoots the far side and the ball simply pops in from the goal-post (2:1). Russia gets penalty chance, and Agarkov scores it (2:2). Now Marton Szivos fights out penalty, and Peter Biros cannot miss it (3:2).

2nd quarter - starts with Norbert Madaras shooting the goal-post hard, but in the counter-attack Madaras gets the ball, long start, then a pass and Tamas Molnar scores it right away (4:2). Hungary gets man-up, Marton Szivós gives it to Daniel Varga in center (5:2). Russian man-up ends in goal by Usakov (5:3). Hungary turns, and the ball goes from Gergely Kiss to Daniel Varga and results goal (6:3). Another man-up, and another draw by Tamas Molnar (7:3).

3rd quarter - Tamas Molnar scores in center (practically he' poked the ball in with the tip of his finger) - 8:3. A classic Peter Biros action goal - snapping the ball on the water, and scoring into the short corner from the left (9:3). Hungary defends a Russian man-up, than gets man-up in turning down, and Daniel Varga scores after 2 twist (10:3). And again... it's Daniel Varga on the left wing and scoring off hand (11:3). Asajev answers with and off-hand goal as well (11:4). Stratan profits from the Hungarian exclusion and scores from the right wing (11:5). Hungarian man-up and Miklos Gor-Nagy scores (12:5).

4th quarter - Norbert Madaras throws the ball to Rajmund Fodor who had been left free and its 13:5. Agarkov's shot bounces in (13:6). Odincov's ball snaps in from the Hungarian block (13:7). Another nice center play: Rajmund Fodor gets the ball and pulls it in (14:7). The final 1 minute goes with the crowd standing ovation and slapping... Madaras gives a beauty ball to Daniel Varga, who simply drops it in (15:7).

And it's over, Hungary wins the Budapest WL-tournament without losing point.

HUNGARY - scorers: R. Fodor (2), Daniel Varga (5), P. Biros (2), T. Molnar (4), M. Gór-Nagy (1), M. Szivós (1)

RUSSIA - scorers: Aksenov (1), Stratan (2), Usakov (1), Agarkov (2), Odinstov (1)

TEAM "A"

1. HUNGARY         12 points (58-32)

2. CROATIA          9 points (39-39)

3. SPAIN               6 points (29-30)

4. ROUMANIA       3 points (37-46)

5. RUSSIA             0 points (25-41)

2nd round will be held in Portugalete (Spain) - 18-22 July... the first games will be played by: RUSSIA-ROUMANIA, and SPAIN-HUNGARY.