Ortigia hosted Trieste in the derby of the 7th matchday of the Italian League. The rivals shared the points in a close battle – 8:8.
Ortigia didn’t win, but it remained undefeated. After seven rounds, Ortigia is in 2nd place with 19 points. Pro Recco, which played its league match earlier, is lonely atop of the table with 21 points.
Trieste is in 4th place, behind Brescia.
2021/22 Italian League, Round 7
Ortigia – Trieste 8:8 (2:1, 2:2, 2:3, 2:2)
Ortigia: Cassia 3, Klikovac 1, Ferrero 1, Di Luciano 1, Gallo 1, Vidovic 1.
Trieste: Petronio 2, Inaba 2, Podgornik 1, Mezzarobba 1, Bini 1,Bego 1.
Lazio – Savona 8:20 (3:5 2:5, 2:5, 1:5)
Lazio: Leporale 4, Ferrante 2, Vitale 1, Checchini 1.
Savona: Fondelli 8, Campopiano 3, Patchaliev 2, Rizzo 2, Caldieri 1, Rocchi 1, Vuskovic 1, Iocchi Gratta 1, Urbinati 1.
Catania – Anzio 6:8 (1:3, 1:1, 1:2, 3:2)
Catania: La Rosa 2, Eskert 1, Privitera 1, Russo 1, Catania 1.
Anzio Waterpolis: Giorgetti 4, Grossi 1, Mironov 1, Lapenna 1, D.Presciutti 1.
Posillipo – Metanopoli 10:7 (4:3, 1:1, 2:1, 3:2)
Posillipo:Tkac 3, Lanfranco 3, Radonjic 2, Briganti 1, Di Martire 1.
Metanopoli Milano: Busilacchi 2, Kasum 1, Lanzoni 1, Perez 1, Tononi 1, Mattiello 1.
Salerno – Roma 11:8 (2:2, 4:1, 1:4,4:1)
Salerno: Pica 3, Luongo 2, Gluhaic 2, Esposito 1, Spatuzzo 1, Cuccovillo 1, Elez 1.
Roma: F. Faraglia 6, De Robertis 2.
Played earlier
Brescia – Telimar 14:10 (2:2, 4:3, 3:3, 5:2)
Brescia: Renzuto Iodice 4 , Dolce 2, Lazic 2, Luongo 2, C.Presciutti 1, Vapenski 1, E. Di Somma 1, Gitto 1.
Telimar Palermo: Vlahovic 3, Irving 3, Marziali 1, Lo Casco 1, Del Basso 1, Basic 1.
Pro Recco – Quinto 15:4 (3:0, 6:2, 4:1, 2:1)
Pro Recco: Hallock 6, Di Fulvio 3, Zalanki 1, Younger 1, Bertoli 1, Echenique 1, Aicardi 1, Cannella 1.
Iren Quinto: Figari 2, A. Di Somma 1, Nora 1.
Ortigia played without two key players – Napolitano and Mirarchi, who tested positive for COVID a few days ago. Triste scored an opening goal, but the Sicilians dictated the pace in the first half. Ortigia built a 2-goal lead twice in the second quarter (3:1 and 4:2). The hosts went to 4:2 in the 12th minute. After that, the defenses did their job well; there were no goals for a while. Just 39 seconds before halftime, Trieste’s Japanese Yusuke Inaba found the net for 3:4 and that was the start of Trieste’s series. The visitors scored three quick goals in the opening minutes of the third quarter for a 6:4 advantage. However, Ortigia leveled at 6:6 before the last break, while Ferrero converted a man up in Ortigia’s first possession in the fourth period and put the hosts in front (7:6). The Sicilians gained a slim lead once more (8:7),but Trieste’s Petronio leveled at 8:8 (29th minute). Nobody couldn’t find the net in the remaining three and a half minutes.
Two games have been played in Sicily today. The visitors celebrated after the other game. Catania hosted Anzio Waterpolis and suffered a 6:8 loss. Anzio earned a 2-goal lead in the first quarter (3:1), while it entered the final quarter with a solid 6:3 advantage. However, Catania dominated the final period. The home team managed to equalize – 6:6 in the 31st minute. But, the hosts didn’t go further. Anzio scored the last two goals in the match for an 8:6 victory.
Savona, led by Andrea Fondelli, demolished Lazio. Savona had a 10:5 lead at halftime, and increased the margin to 12 by the end of the match.
The other team from the capital – Roma suffered a loss, too. Roma visited Salerno and kept up with the home side until the middle of the final quarter. In the 27th minute, it stood 8:8. However, Salerno scored the last three goals in the game and recorded an 11:8 win.
1 Pro Recco 7 – 21
2 Ortigia 7 – 19
3 Brescia 7 – 18
4 Trieste 7 – 14
5 Telimar 7 – 13
6 Savona 7 – 12
7 Salerno 7 – 12
8 Anzio 7 – 11
9 Posillipo 7 – 7
10 Catania 7 – 7
11 Quinto 7 – 3
12 Metanopoli 7 – 3
13 Roma 7 – 1
14 Lazio 7 – 1
