Only Ferencvaros remains undefeated in Hungary; NBG, Barceloneta, Sabadell keep winning

Ferencvaros and Vasas emerged victorious against BVSC and OSC, respectively, in the key matches of Day 8 of the Hungarian League.

Barceloneta and Sabadell remain undefeated in Spain. This weekend, Barceloneta had an easy win against Tenerife, while Sabadell narrowly defeated Terrassa with a score of 17:16.

The first phase of the Serbian League has concluded, and in the next stage, the teams will be divided into two groups (1st – 6th place and 7th – 12th place). Only Novi Beograd, which won the derby against Sabac (12:10), has six points before the start of the group for the top six spots.

The qualifications for the Final Four of the Croatian Cup have been played this weekend.

There were no matches in the Italian League this weekend because of the national team’s preparations.

Hungarian League, Day 8

Ferencvaros is the only unbeaten team after the eighth round. Until this evening, “Fradi”, BVSC and OSC shared 1st – 3rd place.

Ferencvaros beat BVSC in the first derby of the day. BVSC kept up with the reigning champion for two quarters and a half. Ferencvaros was in front most of the time, but the teams were tied at 5:5 at the middle break. Deep into the third period, BVSC trailed by one goal – 7:8. After that, Ferencvaros produced a 4:0 series for a 12:7 lead and secured three points. Vendel Vigvari scored three goals for Ferencvaros. Dusan Mandic, Adam Nagy and Szilard Jansik added two each. Tatrai and Bundschuh scored two for BVSC. Denes Varga and Edoardo Di Somma weren’t on Ferencvaros’ roster.

The other derby lacked excitement. Vasas sank OSC 18:8. The Euro Cup winner earned an 11:5 lead in the first half. It continued dominating after a 3-minute break and entered the final quarter with a 16:6 advantage. Bence Batori and Strahinja Rasovic contributed to Vasas’ win with four goals each.

Honved recorded the most convincing win of the day, defeating KSI 16:4. It’s interesting to mention that the best scorer of the match was 14-year-old Noah Pinter, who debuted for Honved with three goals.

KSI – Honved  4:16 (1:5, 2:6, 1:2, 0:3)
UVSE – Szeged  9:11 (2:4, 1:3, 5:3, 1:1)
Ferencvaros – BVSC 13:9 (3:2, 2:3, 5:2, 3:2)
Kaposvar – Eger  14:10 (6:1, 2:3, 3:4, 3:2)
Szentes – Szolnok  8:13 (3:3, 2:2, 1:5, 2:3)
PVSK Pecs – Miskolc  9:13 (1:0, 3:5, 5:6, 0:2)
OSC – Vasas 8:18 (2:5, 3:6, 1:5, 2:2)

Standings: 1. Ferencvaros 24, 2. Vasas 21, 3. BVSC 21, 4. OSC 21, 5. Szolnok 18, 6. Honved (7 games) 18…

For all the results, scorers and standings, visit the Hungarian League’s page on Total Waterpolo Arena.  

Spanish League, Day 6

Barceloneta and Sabadell continued their neck-and-neck race in the Spanish Championships. Each team has six wins after as many rounds.

Barceloneta cruised to a 20:10 victory over TenerifeB in the 8^th round, with five goals from Roger Tahull and four from Luke Pavillard.

Sabadell had a more demanding task this weekend. It welcomed Terrassa. The visitors led 7:6 after the second quarter. In the middle of the third period, Terrassa still had a slim advantage (9:8). However, Sabadell took control then and scored five straight goals for a 13:9 lead (27^th minute). Terrassa cut the deficit to one goal twice (12:13 and 14:15), but it couldn’t equalize. Sabadell collected the points with a 15:14 victory. Seven goals from Ignasi Bargallo weren’t enough for Terrassa’s victory. Asensio, Barroso, Averka, and Mallarach scored three each for Sabadell.

Sabadell – Terrassa 15:14 (4:4, 2:3, 5:2, 4:5)
Mataro – Real Canoe 11:9 (2:2, 3:3, 2:1, 4:3)
Sant Feliu – Mediterrani 8:10 (2:3, 2:3, 2:2, 2:2)
Barceloneta – Tenerife 20:10 (6:2, 3:4, 5:1, 6:3)
Rubi – Barcelona 6:15 (1:4, 2:5, 1:3, 2:3)
Catalunya – Sant Andreu 7:13 (2:4, 1:2, 1:5, 3:2)

Standings: 1. Barceloneta 18, 2. Sabadell 18, 3. Barcelona 15, 4. Terrassa 15, 5. Mediterrani 15, 6. Mataro 7…

For all the results, scorers, and standings, visit the Spanish League’s page on Total Waterpolo Arena. 

Serbian Super League, Day 5

Novi Beograd extended its winning streak in the Serbian Super League after securing an away 12:10 victory over Sabac in the derby of the fifth round.

The reigning champions dominated the game, leading 9:5 before Sabac narrowed the gap to just one goal. However, Novi Beograd responded with goals from Jaksic and Vucinic, securing a comfortable 11:8 advantage. Alvaro Granados was the top scorer for Novi Beograd with four goals, while Jaksic and Vlachopoulos contributed two goals each. Korac scored three goals for Sabac.

Following the fifth round, the clubs have been divided into two groups – one from 1st to 6th place and the other from 7th to 12th place.

The biggest surprise of the first part of the championship was Novi Beograd’s development team, ,NBG Vukovi which advanced to the higher group, winning 3rd place in Group B. After causing an upset by defeating Valis 13:11, Vukovi went on to defeat Nais 12:11 for third place in the group

Valis’ last chance to qualify for the top group was a game against Crvena Zvezda, but the Valjevo-based side lost to Crvena Zvezda 13:8, with Marko Radovic scoring four goals for the winning team.

The results from the encounters between the teams that were in the same group in the first phase have been carried to the second part of the championship. In the next three rounds, the clubs that were in the same groups in the first phase will play against each other, followed by duels between clubs that were in different groups in the last five rounds.

Group A

Partizan – Stari Grad 17:12 (3:2, 4:3, 3:3, 7:4)
Sabac – Novi Beograd 10:12 (2:4, 2:3, 3:2, 3:3)
Vojvodina – Proleter 12:13 (2:6 ,6:4, 3:0, 1:3)

Standings: 1. Novi Beograd 15, 2. Sabac 11, 3. Partizan 10, 4. Proleter 4, 5. Vojvodina 3, 6. Stari Grad 2.

Group B

Valis – Crvena Zvezda 8:13 (1:4, 1:5, 2:1, 4:3)
Radnicki – Tas 18:2 (4:0, 7:1, 4:1, 3:0)
Nais – NBG Vukovi 11:12 (2:2, 3:5, 3:4, 3:1)

Standings: 1. Crvena zvezda 14, 2. Radnicki 10, 3. NBG Vukovi 9, 4. Valis  9, 5. Nais 2, 6.Tas 1
Head to head: NBG Vukovi – Valis 13:11

The second phase of the league

Group 1st – 6th place, standings: 1.Novi Beograd 6, 2. Crvena Zvezda 5, 3. Radnicki 4, 4. Sabac 2, 5. Partizan 1, 6. NBG Vukovi 0.

Group 7th – 12th place, standings: 1. Valis 6, 2. Proleter 4, 3. Vojvodina 3, 4. Stari Grad 2, 5. Nais 2, 6. Tas 1.

French League, Day 8

Strasbourg was better than Noisy-le-Sec (12:10) in a derby game. The Parisians, who were the hosts, had a slim advantage at the middle break (6:5). After a quick exchange of goals at the beginning of the third period, Noisy led 7:6. But, Strasbourg scored three goals in a row and built a 9:7 advantage. Shortly after the start of the final quarter, Noisy leveled at 9:9, but Strasbourg responded with a new 3:0 run, jumped to 12:9 and sealed the big victory. The Montenegrin players were the best scorers in the match. Strasbourg’s Vlado Popadic netted four goals, as well as Noisy’s Dusan Matkovic. This was Noisy’s second loss this week. A few days ago, the Parisians were defeated by Tourcoing.

Thanks to today’s success, Strasbourg climbed to 2nd place. It has suffered only one loss this season (to Marseille).

Marseille added another three points with an easy 14:5 win over Nice.

Sete – Montpellier 13:10 (5:1, 3:2, 2:2, 3:5)
Nice – Marseille 5:14 (1:4, 0:2, 1:4, 3:4)
Pays d’Aix – Taverny 14:10 (3:1, 2:2, 4:2, 5:5)
Tourcoing – Reims 14:7 (6:1, 4:3, 0:2, 4:1)
Noisy-le-Sec – Strasbourg 10:12 (3:3, 3:2, 1:4, 3:3)

Standings: 1. Marseille 24, 2, Strasbourg 21, 3. Noisy 18 , 4. Tourcoing 18, 5. Pays d’Aix 12, 6. Sete 10…

For all the results, scorers, and standings, visit the French League’s page on Total Waterpolo Arena.  

Croatian Cup, Qualifications

The qualifications for the Final Four of the Croatian Cup have been played in Sibenik and Zagreb this weekend.

Only the group winners advanced to the F4, because the finalists in the 2022-23 season, Jug and Jadran Split, qualified for the semifinals directly.

Host Solaris won 1st place in the group in Sibenik with three convincing wins.

Primorje won the top spot in Zagreb and qualified for the F4 after a big battle with home team Mladost in the derby in the 2nd round. Mladost entered the final period with a nice 10:7 advantage. It seemed that the Zagreb-based was on the right track. However, Primorje opened the fourth quarter with a 3:0 run to level the score at 10:10. The home side took a one-goal lead twice in the remaining time (11:10 and 12:11), but Primorje equalized on both occasions and a penalty shootout determined the winner. Primorje emerged victorious – 17:16. The top scorers in the winning team were Tin Brubnjak (4 goals) and Niko Cubranic (3). David Mijic netted four goals for Mladost.

Group A (Zagreb)

Mladost – KPK Korcula 12:8 (2:2, 4:3, 5:0, 1:3)
Primorje – Medvescak 16:2 (2:0, 4:0, 3:1, 7:1)

Mladost – Primorje 16:17 (4:2, 3:1, 3:3, 2:5, PSO 4:5)
KPK Korcula – Medvescak 8:7 (1:2, 4:3, 1:2, 2:0)

Primorje – KPK Korcula 23:11 (6:2, 3:2, 6:3, 8:4)
Medvescak – Mladost 5:17 (2:3, 1:3, 1:6, 1:5)

Standings: 1. Primorje 8, 2. Mladost 7, 3. KPK 3 4. Medvescak 0.

Group B (Sibenik)

Solaris – Zadar 1952 17:7 (4:4, 4:1, 5:1, 4:1)
Mornar – OVK Split (former POSK) 15:9 (4:2 5:1, 3:4, 3:2)

Zadar 1952 – OVK Split 9:8 (3:2, 2:3, 2:1, 2:2)
Solaris – Mornar 10:4 (3:3, 4:0, 3:0, 0:1)

Mornar – Zadar 15:5 (4:3, 3:0, 5:2, 3:0)
OVK Split – Solaris 4:14 (2:4, 1:3, 1:4)

Standings: 1. Solaris 9, 2. Mornar 6, 3. Zadar 3, 4. OVK Split 0.

Greek League, Day 6

All favorites were ruthless to their rivals in the 6th round of the Greek League.

Martin Vamos returned to the team of Olympiacos after recovering from an injury and found the net three times in a 22:6 victory over Peristeri.

Group A

Olympiacos – Peristeri 22:6 (7:3, 7:1, 5:1, 3:1)
Apollon Smyrnis – Chania 18:5 (2:2, 4:1, 8:2, 4:0)
Patras – Glyfada 7:8 (2:3, 1:2, 3:2, 1:1)
Chios – Panathinaikos 8:17 (2:4, 2:5, 2:6, 2:2)

Standings: 1. Olympiacos 18, 2. Apollon Smyrnis 15, 3. Peristeri 13, 4. Glyfada 12, 5. Panathinaikos 7, 6. Patras 3, 7. Chios 3, 8. Chania 0.

Group B

Panionios- AEK 15:7 (4:1, 1:3, 3:1, 7:2)
PAOK- Ethnikos 10:9 (2:3, 3:1, 3:4, 2:1)
Vouliagmeni – Palaio Faliro 26:10 (7:3, 8:2, 6:2, 5:3)
Ydraikos – OFTH 16:8 (4:2, 4:2, 4:2, 4:2)

Standings: 1. Panionios 18, 2. Vouliagmeni 15, 3. PAOK 12, 4. Palaio Faliro 8, 5. Ethnikos 7, 6. AEK 6, 7. Ydraikos 4, 8. OFTH 0.

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