Spain and Netherlands win in European Championship semi-finals, reenacting world championship match
Spain and the Netherlands will meet in the final of another women’s water polo tournament, this time at the European Championships in Eindhoven.
Spain easily booked their spot with a 13-5 decision over Greece at the Pieter van den Hoogenband swimming stadium on Thursday. Netherlands also joined them, defeating Italy 7-6.
The Netherlands defeated Spain 7-6 in group play in Fukuoka and won 12-12 (5-4) in the penalty shootout, clinching the country’s second world title.
Martina Terre He made 11 saves out of 16 shots and pushed the Greeks into Spain’s net. She helped Spain take a 4-1 lead after the first quarter and never looked back.
Ten players scored for Spain. Judith Folka They took the lead with three goals. beatriz ortiz It was counted twice.
The Dutch and Italians wrote the classics. Sabrina van der Sloot’s The goal with 1:54 left gave the Netherlands a 7-5 lead, the first multiple-goal lead for either team. Roberta Bianconi Respond with 70 seconds left, then Simone van de Klaats Missed the chance to end the match at the last moment Rieke Rogge He made an important block and secured the victory.
van der Sloot, van de Klaats, Marce Keuning scored two goals each, and Van der Sloot added one assist. Laura Arts We stopped eight times between the posts. The Netherlands blocked 7 shots, while Italy scored 6 points on 28 shots.
Six different Italians scored. Silvia Avegno He had a goal and an assist. Caterina Bancelli He made 8 saves.
France defeated 5th to 8th place Croatia 12-10 with three goals each. Orsolya Herzka and Emma Vernoux 12 more saves Mia Lyclaw. After defeating England 21-5 for fifth place, they will play Hungary for fifth place. Rita Keszthely the goal.
This means Croatia will face Great Britain on Friday, the final day of the tournament, for seventh place.
Germany defeated the Czech Republic 15-12, leaving them in 11th place with a difference of five points each. Belen Vosburg and Gesa Deike. Israel defeated Serbia 13-12 to take 9th place. Maria Mia Bogachenko’s After Israel trailed twice in the fourth quarter, they scored with 45 seconds left.