The surprise of the week in the European water polo happened in Germany. Title-holder Waspo 98 Hannover suffered a home loss to ASC Duisburg (7:9). For the first time after 2016, ASC earned the points in Hannover. In the meantime, Waspo recorded 29 victories over the team from Duisburg.
2022/23 German League, Day 3
Waspo 98 Hannover – ASC Duisburg 7:9 (1:2, 4:5, 1:1, 1:1)
Waspo 98 Hannover: Radovic 2, Benic 2, Corusic 1, Lozina 1, Kubisch 1.
ASC Duisburg: Gusakov 4, Kuppers 2, Seifert 1, Gergelyfi 1, Illinger 1
Neukolln Berlin – Spandau 04 6:36 (0:11, 2:8, 3:7, 1:10)
Neukolln:Augusti 2, Filo 1, Gottfried 1, Kleine 1, Ostmann 1.
Spandau 04: Kholod 7, Shepelev 5, Strelezkij 5, Chiru 4, Marziali 3, Andruskiewicz 3, Restovic 3, Bozic 2, Sekulic 1.
White Sharks – OSC Potsdam 9:5 (2:1, 1:0, 3:0, 3:4)
White Sharks Hannover: F.Rotermund 2, Stankovic 2, Hulshoff 2, Jaschke 2, Schipper 1.
OSC Potsdam: Taubert 2, Burger 1, Gofmann 1, Ulrich 1.
Ludwigsburg – Esslingen 13:9 (4:2, 2:4, 3:1, 4:2)
Ludwigsburg 08: Bauer 4, Prieto 3, Blazevic 3, Metodiev 2, Skiljic 1, Dimitrov 1.
Esslingen: Fernandez 2, Finkes 2, Karteszi 2, Thran 1, Petikis 1, Rehm 1.
Photo by Sasa Seifert
Hrvoje Benic gave Hannover a 1:0 lead after less than 30 seconds of play, and everything seemed to go as expected. But, ASC earned a 2:1 advantage before the first break. Early in the second period, Gusakov doubled the visitors’ advantage (3:1). After that, the hosts scored two goals within 50 seconds and caught up with ASC – 3:3. But, the visitors responded in the same way – with two quick goals and regained a two-goal lead (5:3).
The Duisburg-based side maintained the difference until halftime (7:5). In the middle of the third period, captain Radovic gave Hanover some hope with a power-play goal for 6:7. Still, Kuppers made it 8:6 immediately after. In the 29th minute, the man of the match, Denys Gusakov stretched the margin to three with his fourth goal (9:6). Benic reduced the gap, but ASC controlled the game and earned three points.
Spandau was merciless in the match against Neukolln. The final score says all: Neukolln – Spandau 6:36.
White Sharks recorded a convincing win over OSC Potsdam. An excellent defense in the first three periods was a key to the Sharks’ success. After 24 minutes, the Hannover-based team led 6:1. Early in the fourth, the hosts went to 7:1. In the remaining time, OSC reduced the gap to four goals (5:9).
Ludwigsburg beat Esslingen 13:9. At halftime, the sides were tied at 6:6. Ludwigsburg earned a 8:6 advantage in the middle of the third, and from that point on, the hosts were always ahead. Moreover, they extended the margin to four.
1.Spandau 04 3- 6
2. ASC Duisburg 3 – 6
3. Ludwigsburg 08 3 – 4
4. Waspo Hannover 3 – 4
5. White Sharks 3 – 4
6. OSC Potsdam 3 – 0
7. Neukolln 3 – 0
8. Esslingen 3- 0
