FINA Men’s Water Polo World League powerhouse Serbia won their second game of the European preliminaries last night (December 12) in Nis (SRB), beating Montenegro 7-4 (2-2, 2-2, 2-1, 1-1).
In Group B, Russia and Germany scored 8 goals a piece (3-1, 2-2, 2-3, 1-2) in Dresden (GER) but Russia ended winning the game 12-11 after penalty shootout.
Group C’s Hungary defeated the Netherlands 13-6 (2-2, 3-2, 5-1, 3-1) in Alphen aan den Rijn (NED).
As a result of this second round, Serbia has 6 points, while Croatia and Spain who haven’t played last night have 3 points. Hungary has now 3 points, Russia 2 and Germany 1.
Provisional ranking
Group A: SRB 6 pts; MNE 0 pt; ROU 0 pt
Group B: CRO 3pts; RUS 2 pts; GER 1 pt
Group C: ESP 3 pts; HUN 3 pts; NED 0 pt
The third round of the European prelims will be played on January 16. Montenegro will play Romania at home, Germany and Croatia will face each other and Spain will go to Hungary to play their second game of the season.
About FINA
The Fédération Internationale de Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA’s five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Synchronised Swimming – are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA counts 208 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).
Press release courtesy of FINA.