Marseille failed to collect three points in the French League, but it continued its series of wins.
Marseille welcomed Noisy-le-Sec in the big derby in Round 9. Noisy had a slim advantage at the finish. But Marseille leveled the score in the dying seconds and, eventually, won two points in a penalty shootout.
After a slow start, Ferencvaros beat Honved 12:9 in the big match of the weekend in Hungary
French League, Day 9
Marseille was on the edge of the abyss, but it avoided its first domestic loss in the season.
Marseille welcomed Noisy-le-Sec. It was a clash between the regular participants of the final matches in the French competitions in the past few years. The big rivals were in a neck-and-neck in the first half, and they were tied at 4:4 at halftime. Marseille built a 2-goal lead in the third period (7:5, 8:6). However, Noisy imposed its rhythm in the final quarter. The Parisians produced a 3:0 run and took a 9:8 lead. Two minutes and 23 seconds before the end, Krisztian Manhercz leveled from a man-up – 9:9. Still, a minute later, Noisy’s center-forward Ivan Krapic scored for 10:9. The visitors were close to winning three points. But, just two seconds before the buzzer, Alexandre Bouet leveled at 10:10 by converting a man-up and prolonged the match to a shootout. After six rounds of shots, Marseille won, and Noisy one point – 16:15.
Noisy’s center-forward Ivan Krapic was the best scorer with four goals. Crousillat, Velotto, Manhercz, Bouet (Marseille), Caumette, and Matkovic (Noisy) found the net three times each. Marseille played without Andrija Prlainovic and Thomas Vernoux. Alex Bowen didn’t play for Noisy. He is with the USA at the Pan American Games.
Second-placed Strasbourg easily beat Reims 15:9. Tourcoing defeated Montpellier 13:10 to keep 3rd place.
Marseille – Noisy-le-Sec 16:15 (2:2, 2:2, 4:2, 2:4, PSO 6:5)
Montpellier – Tourcoing 10:13 (3:3, 3:2, 1:6, 3:2)
Pays d’Aix – Sete 11:9 (4:4, 1:2, 2:1, 2:1)
Nice – Taverny 13:6 (3:1, 6:0, 3:3, 1:2)
Strasbourg – Reims 15:9 (3:2, 3:3, 2:2, 7:2)
Standings: 1. Marseille 26, 2. Strasbourg 24, 3. Tourcoing 21, 4. Noisy 19…
For all the results, scorers, and standings, visit the French League’s page on Total Waterpolo Arena.
Hungarian League, Day 9
Honved couldn’t stop Ferencvaros’ winning streak in all competitions.
The two former European champions met in the 9th round of the Hungarian League. Honved led 5:3 at the first break. Early in the second, Honved, the visiting team was still two steps ahead (6:4). Ferencvaros produced a 3:0 run and took a 7:6 lead. Honved leveled at 7:7 in the 16th minute. Ferencvaros’ defense did a great job in the second half. The hosts kept Honved goalless for almost 13 minutes while scoring four goals for a safe 11:7 lead. At the end, three goals separated the rivals – 12:9. Edoardo Di Somma led Ferencvaros’ attack with three goals, Szilard Jansik and Gergo Fekete added two each. Still, the top scorer of the match was Honved’s Bendeguz Ekler (4 goals).
Favorites won the points in all matches.
The most exciting game was the duel UVSE – Eger. UVSE scored the last two goals in the match in the last three and a half minutes to secure a narrow 9:8 victory.
Ferencvaros – Honved 12:9 (3:5, 4:2, 3:0, 2:2)
UVSE – Eger 9:8 (1:2, 3:2, 2:2, 3:2)
Szeged – Miskolc 11:9 (2:2, 4:2, 3:3, 2:2)
OSC – KSI 16:10 (3:1, 5:4, 4:2, 4:3)
Szentes – Vasas 9:14 (2:5, 2:4, 3:3, 2:2)
PVSK Pecs – Szolnok 5:15 (2:4, 0:4, 1:4, 2:3)
Kaposvar– BVSC 9:13 (2:3, 3:5, 2:3, 2:2)
Standings: 1. Ferencvaros 27, 2. BVSC 24, 3. Vasas 24, OSC Budapest 24, 5. Szolnok 21 6. Honved 18 (8 games)…
For all the results, scorers and standings, visit the Hungarian League’s page on Total Waterpolo Arena.
Serbian League, Day 6
The second phase of the Serbian League has started with the matches of the first round in the groups for the standings between 1st and 6th and between 7th and 12th places.
The derby match was the clash between Partizan and Sabac, with Partizan being the host, but the game wasn’t played in Belgrade. Partizan hasn’t trained or played in the indoor pool “Banjica” since July due to a malfunction. The pool is under the administration of the Municipality of Voždovac, which has to solve the problem. But the pool is closed, which is a significant problem not only for the first team but for the junior, youth and female water polo players of Partizan.
In the last few months, Partizan has been training in other pools in Belgrade. This week, the Black Whites hosted Sabac in Obrenovac, which is located 40 km away from Belgrade. Despite Partizan displaying a good performance, Sabac managed to bounce back after a heavy defeat to Waspo Hannover in the LEN Euro Cup and recorded a 13:11 win, with Andrija Korac scoring four goals.
Radnicki won their match against NBG Vukovi 12:7, with four goals from Lazar Vickovic.
Group 1st – 6th place
Radnicki – NBG Vukovi 12:7 (2:1, 4:2, 3:2, 3:2)
Partizan – Sabac 11:13 (1:1, 3:5, 4:2, 3:5)
Novi Beograd and Crvena Zvezda bye
Standings: 1. Radnicki 7 (4), 2.Novi Beograd 6 (3 games), 3. Crvena Zvezda 5 (3), 4. Sabac 5 (4), 5. Partizan 1 (4), 6. NBG Vukovi 0 (4).
Group 7th – 12th place
Nais – Tas 12:7 (3:2, 3:3, 3:1, 3:1)
Stari Grad – Vojvodina 11:12 (1:3, 3:2, 4:4 3:3)
Valis and Proleter bye
Standings: 1. Valis 6 (3), 2. Vojvodina 6 (4), 3. Proleter 4 (3), 4. Nais 4 (4), 5. Stari Grad 2 (4), 6. Tas 1 (4).
Greek League, Day 7
Visiting teams recorded wins in six of eight games in the 7th round of the Greek League. Apollon Smyrnis defeated Peristeri in the derby – 12:7, thanks to an excellent 6:0 third quarter.
Group A
Glyfada – Olympiacos 9:21 (1:6, 3:5, 4:4, 1:6)
Peristeri – Apollon Smyrnis 7:12 (2:4, 1:1, 0:6, 4:1)
Panathinaikos – Patras 11:9 (1:2, 4:2, 2:4, 4:1)
Chania – Chios 8:6 (0:0, 3:2, 3:1, 2:3)
Standings: 1. Olympiacos 21, 2. Apollon 18, 3. Peristeri 13, 4. Glyfada 12, 5. Panathinaikos 10, 6. Chania 3, 7. Patras 3, 8. Chios 3.
Group B
AEK – PAOK 7:13 (4:5, 2:3, 0:3, 2:1)
Palaio Faliro – Panionios 13:25 (4:5, 2:9, 4:5, 3:6)
Ethnikos – Ydraikos 7:12
OFTH – Vouliagmeni 6:21 (1:8, 2:3, 1:6, 2:4)
Standings: 1. Panionios 21, 2.Vouliagmeni 18, 3. PAOK 15, 4. Palaio Faliro 8, 5. Ethnikos 7, 6. Ydraikos 7, 7. AEK 6, 8. OFTH 0.
Spanish League, Day 7
Sabadell and Barceloneta earned easy wins this weekend in Spain. Medietrrani beat Mataro. The remaining three matches have been rescheduled.
Mediterrani – Mataro 10:8 (4:3, 4:1, 2:2, 0:2)
Barceloneta – Sant Feliu 20:10 (5:3, 5:2, 7:1, 3:4)
Real Canoe – Sabadell 6:18 (0:5, 3:5, 1:2, 2:6)
Standings: 1. Barceloneta 21 (7 games), 2. Sabadell 21 (7), 3. Mediterrani 18 (7), 4. Barcelona 15 (6)…
For all the results, scorers, and standings, visit the Spanish League’s page on Total Waterpolo Arena.
