Pro Recco and Ortigia collected points in the 6th round of the Italian League and keep perfect records (6 – 0)
Both teams had challenging tasks today, but their matches weren’t similar. Ortigia edged out Savona (10:9). Pro Recco demolished Trieste, which was unbeaten until today (19:9).
2021/22 Italian League, Round 6
Trieste – Pro Recco 9:19 (2:6, 1:5, 3:5, 3:3)
Trieste: Inaba 4, Mladossich 2, Mezzarobba 1, Razzi 1,Bego 1.
Pro Recco: Zalanki 7, Di Fulvio 2, Figlioli 2, Younger 2, Echenique 2, Canella 2, Hallock 1, Loncar 1.
Savona – Ortigia 9:10 (4:4, 0:3, 3:1, 2:2)
Savona: Patchaliev 2, Rizzo 2, Campopiano 2, Fondelli 2, Iocchi Gratta 1.
Ortigia: Rossi 3, Gallo 2, Ferrero 1, Vidovic 1, Napolitano 1, F.Condemi 1, Klikovac 1.
Roma – Brescia 8:14 (2:3, 2:3, 1:3, 3:5)
Roma: Calic 2, Spionne 2, Ciotti 1, F.Faraglia 1, Tartaro1, De Robertis 1.
Brescia: E. Di Somma 3, Lazic 2, Vapenski 2, Luongo 2, Renzuto Iodice 2, Balzarini 1, C.Presciutti 1, Gianazza 1.
Anzio – Telimar 10:12 (3:2, 3:4, 2:3, 2:3)
Anzio Waterpolis:Gandini 2, Lapenna 2, Di Rocco 1, Giorgetti 1, Grossi 1, Cunko 1, Casasola 1, D.Presciutti 1.
Telimar Palermo: Vlahovic 4, Del Basso 2, Occhione 2, Basic 2, Marziali 1, Irving 1.
Catania – Posillipo 11:11 (3:3, 2:5, 2:3, 4:0)
Catania: Privitera 4, Eskert 2, Banicevic 2, Ferlito 1,La Rosa 1, Russo 1.
Posillipo: Di Martire 3, Radonjic 2, Saccoia 2, Lanfranco 2, Briganti 1, Scalzone 1.
Quinto – Salerno 6:7 (0:1, 2:0, 3:3, 1:3)
Iren Quinto Genova: FIgari 3, Ravina 2, Guidi 1.
Salerno: Gluhaic 2, Cuccovillo 2, Elez 1, Pica 1, Tomasic 1.
Metanopoli – Lazio 13:11 (6:5, 0:3, 5:1, 2:2)
Milano Metanopoli: Kasum 4, Mattiello 3, Busilacchi 2, Novara 2, Lanzoni 2.
Lazio: Paskovic 3, A.Vitale 3, Ferante 2, D.Vitale 1 Leporale 1, Checchini 1,
In the first quarter of the game Savona – Ortigia, four goals were scored on each end of the pool. But, Ortigia dominated the second period and jumped to a 7:4 lead by the middle break. Still, Savona managed to equalize – 8:8 (27th minute). Ortigia earned a 9:8 lead in the 30th minute, but Savona replied immediately (9:9). The hosts had no response after Ortigia’s Rossi converted a man-up a minute and 22 seconds before the end, and the Sicilians won 10:9.
Pro Recco defeated Trieste easier than expected. Two weeks ago, Trieste upset title-holder Brescia. However, Recco was too strong today, and it needed one half to secure the victory. At halftime, Recco led and 11:3. The visitors increased the margin to 10 , with two early goals in the third period (13:3), and maintained the difference until the end. Hungarian leftie Gergo Zalanki continues proving that he is a suitable replacement for Dusan Mandic. Today, he scored seven goals for Recco.
Brescia beat Roma 14:8. The hosts didn’t surrender easily. At halftime, Brescia had a 2-goal lead (6:4). However, the title-holder controlled the match and recorded a 14:8 win.
Catania made a great comeback to take a point in a game against Posillipo. The visitors dictated the pace in the middle two quarters and entered the fourth period with an 11:7 lead. Many believed that they would record a win. However, Catania netted four straight goals in the first 3 and a half minutes of the final quarter and caught up with the visitors – 11:11. The rest of the game was a great battle between defenses. There were no goals in the last four and a half minutes.
Telimar Palermo visited Anzio. The hosts kept up with the LEN Euro Cup semifinalist throughout the match. IN the 24th minute, it was 8:8. But, Telimar’s American Max Irving closed the quarter with an action goal, and the visitors had a slim 9:8 lead. Occhione doubled the Sicilians’ advantage shortly after the last break. The same player added one more goal for 8:11. Anzio cut the deficit and trailed by a goal (10:11) with 01:27 remaining on the clock. Still, 20 seconds after, Vlahovic found the net for the fourth time for the final score, Telimar recorded a 12:10 victory.
Salerno defeated Iren Quinto in a close game. Quinto had a 6:4 advantage in the 25th minute, but Salerno scored the last three goals in the match for a 7:6 win.
Metanopoli defeated Lazio 13:11 and moved from the bottom of the table.
1 Pro Recco 6 – 18
2 Ortigia 6 – 18
3 Brescia 6 – 15
4 Telimar 6 – 13
5 Trieste 6 – 13
6 Salerno 6 – 9
7 Savona 6 – 9
8 Anzio 6 – 8
9 Catania 6 – 7
10 Posillipo 6 – 4
11 Quinto 6 – 3
12 Metanopoli 6 – 3
13 Roma 6 – 1
14 Lazio 6 – 1
