Samartzidis Cup 2014

Croatia building confidence with winning Samartzidis Cup

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Sunday 06 July 2014, 16:39

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Tim Hartog

Without playing on the final day of action Croatia have won the highly competitive Samartzidis Cup tournament in Nea Makri, Greece this weekend. Thanks to a big 8-10 win over Serbia on opening day, the 7-7 draw against hosts Greece on that same day in the evening session was overcome with posting wins over Italy and Spain. On Sunday Serbia settled for 2nd place after a 7-7 draw with Italy. The Italians rallied in the final phase of the game scoring two goals in the last three minutes to tie the match after trailing 7-5. The final score for Serbia, where Nikola Radjen, Filip Filipovic, Andrija Prlainovic and Dusko Pijetlovic, were rested on Sunday, was still enough to finish in second place. Another draw was reached in the tournament's final match as Greece overcame 5 goals from Olympiacos left-hander Blai Mallarach for Spain to finish tied: 8-8. All teams will next week fine-tune and announce their final roster for the upcoming 2014 European Championships in Budapest, to start on Monday 14 July.

Samartzidis Cup
Nea Makri, Greece

Schedule and results

Friday, 4 July:

Serbia vs. Croatia 8-10 (2-2, 2-0, 1-3, 3-5)
Serbia scorers: Zivko Gocic 2, Dusan Mandic, Nemanja Ubovic, Slobodan Nikic, Milan Aleksic, Strahinja Rasovic, Stefan Mitrovic.

Croatia scorers: Sandro Sukno 4, Kristijan Milakovic 2, Andro Buslje, Andelo Setka, Maro Jokovic, Luca Bukic.

Greece vs. Italy 10-7 (3-1, 2-0, 3-2, 2-4)
Greece scorers: Ioannis Fountoulis 3, Konstantinos Mourikis 2, Christodoulos Kolomvos 2, Angelos Vlachopoulos 2, Emmanouil Mylonakis.

Italy scorers: Valentino Gallo 2, Matteo Aicardi 2, Alex Giorgetti, Stefano Luongo, Francesco di Fulvio.


Spain vs. Italy 5-9 (1-2, 0-1, 1-3, 3-3)
Spain scorers: Guillermo Molina 2, Pere Estrany, Blai Mallarach, Xavi Garcia.

Italy scorers: Alex Giorgetti 2, Francesco di Fulvio, Francesco Coppoli, Pietro Figlioli, Andrea Fondelli, Massimo Giacoppo, Alessandro Nora, Matteo Aicardi.

Greece vs. Croatia 7-7 (3-2, 3-1, 1-2, 0-2)
Greece scorers: Ioannis Fountoulis 3, Konstantinos Mourikis 2, Christos Afroudakis, Angelos Vlachopoulos.

Croatia scorers: Maro Jokovic 3, Duje Zivkovic 2, Ivan Buljubasic, Niksa Dobud.

Saturday, 5 July:

Spain vs. Serbia 7-13 (1-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-4)
Spain scorers: Alberto Munarriz 2, Francisco Fernandez, Guillermo Molina, Albert Español, Blai Mallarach, Xavi Garcia.

Serbia scorers: Strahinja Rasovic 3, Dusan Mandic 2, Nikola Dedovic 2, Milan Aleksic 2, Filip Filipovic 2, Milos Cuk, Nemanja Ubovic.

Croatia vs. Italy 12-4 (1-1, 6-1, 2-1, 3-1)
Croatia scorers: Petar Muslim (pictured) 2, Niksa Dobud 2, Duje Zivkovic 2, Luka Bukic, Ivan Milakovic, Maro Jokovic, Andro Buslje, Sandro Sukno, Kristijan Milakovic.

Italy scorers: Alex Giorgetti 2, Massimo Giacoppo 2.

Croatia vs. Spain 8-6 (2-1, 3-1, 1-2, 1-2)
Croatia scorers: Andelo Setka 2, Maro Jokovic 2, Kristija Milakovic, Luka Bukic, Andro Buslje, Sandro Sukno.

Spain scorers: Albert Español 2, Guillermo Molina, Marc Roca, Balazs Sziranyi, Marc Larumbe.

Greece vs. Serbia 6-14 (1-4, 2-2, 3-4, 0-4)
Greece scorers:

Serbia scorers: Slobodan Nikic 3, Stefan Mitrovic 3, Filip Filipovic 3, Dusko Pijetlovic 2, Dusan Mandic, Nikola Radjen, Andrija Prlainovic.

Sunday, 6 July:

Serbia vs. Italy 7-7 (2-3, 2-1, 3-1, 0-2)
Serbia scorers: Dusan Mandic 2, Stefan Mitrovic 2, Sava Randjelovic, Slobodan Nikic, Nikola Dedovic.

Italy scorers: Lorenzo Bruni 2, Francesco di Fulvio, Pietro Figlioli, Alex Giorgetti, Stefano Lungo, Matteo Aicardi.

Greece vs. Spain 8-8 (4-2, 1-1, 1-1, 2-4)
Greece scorers: Christos Afroudakis 2, Ioannis Fountoulis 2, Alexandros Gounas 2, Christodoulos Kolomvos, Marios Kapotsis.

Spain scorers: Blai Mallarach 5, Marc Minguell 2, Guillermo Molina.

Final rankings:
1. Croatia
2. Serbia
3. Greece
4. Italy
5. Spain

Tournament awards

MVP: Maro Jokovic (CRO)
Best goalkeeper: Stefano Tempesti (ITA)
Highest goal-scorer: Ioannis Fountoulis (GRE)

Samartzidis C.: España firma tablas con Grecia

06/07/2014 - La Selección Masculina ha firmado tablas con Grecia en el último encuentro de la Samartzidis Cup. Los de Gabi Hernández han remontado dos goles de desventaja griegos (4—2, 1—1, 1—1 y 2—4) para acabar igualando a ocho, liderados en la faceta anotadora por Blai Mallarach, con cinco tantos. También marcaron Marc Minguell, en dos ocasiones, y Guillermo Molina. El equipo se concentrará esta misma semana en el CAR de Sant Cugat para afinar su preparación antes del Europeo.

Croatia dominates Italy on Samartzidis Cup day 2

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Saturday 05 July 2014, 16:17

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Tim Hartog

The early session of day 2 at the Samartzidis Cup in Greece featured convincing wins for Serbia and Croatia. The Serbs kicked off competition on Saturday by beating Spain 7-13 in a solid performance while Zivko Gocic, Sava Randjelovic, Slobodan Nikic and Stefan Mitrovic were rested by head coach Dejan Savic. Youngster Alberto Munarriz topped Spain's scorers list with 2. Fellow young gun Strahinja Rasovic netted 3 shots for the victorious Serbian side. In the early session's second match-up Croatia dominated Italy in a re-match of the 2012 London Olympics although both teams have visibly changed since. The Croats used a strong second-quarter run (6-1) to walk away while holding Italy to scoring just 4 goals in a 12-4 display. Petar Muslim (pictured), Niksa Dobud and Duje Zivkovic scored 2 goals each. Pro Recco's Alex Giorgetti and Massimo Giacoppo were the only scorers for Italy with 2 each. In the evening session Croatia held off Spain despite a turnaround in the second half 8-6 while Serbia continued their stellar play beating hosts Greece 6-14 with captain Zivko Gocic playing 300th cap. Slobodan Nikic, Stefan Mitrovic and Filip Filipovic scored three goals each for the recent World League winners.



Samartzidis Cup
Nea Makri, Greece

Schedule and results

Friday, 4 July:

Serbia vs. Croatia 8-10 (2-2, 2-0, 1-3, 3-5)
Serbia scorers: Zivko Gocic 2, Dusan Mandic, Nemanja Ubovic, Slobodan Nikic, Milan Aleksic, Strahinja Rasovic, Stefan Mitrovic.

Croatia scorers: Sandro Sukno 4, Kristijan Milakovic 2, Andro Buslje, Andelo Setka, Maro Jokovic, Luca Bukic.

Greece vs. Italy 10-7 (3-1, 2-0, 3-2, 2-4)
Greece scorers: Ioannis Fountoulis 3, Konstantinos Mourikis 2, Christodoulos Kolomvos 2, Angelos Vlachopoulos 2, Emmanouil Mylonakis.

Italy scorers: Valentino Gallo 2, Matteo Aicardi 2, Alex Giorgetti, Stefano Luongo, Francesco di Fulvio.


Spain vs. Italy 5-9 (1-2, 0-1, 1-3, 3-3)
Spain scorers: Guillermo Molina 2, Pere Estrany, Blai Mallarach, Xavi Garcia.

Italy scorers: Alex Giorgetti 2, Francesco di Fulvio, Francesco Coppoli, Pietro Figlioli, Andrea Fondelli, Massimo Giacoppo, Alessandro Nora, Matteo Aicardi.

Greece vs. Croatia 7-7 (3-2, 3-1, 1-2, 0-2)
Greece scorers: Ioannis Fountoulis 3, Konstantinos Mourikis 2, Christos Afroudakis, Angelos Vlachopoulos.

Croatia scorers: Maro Jokovic 3, Duje Zivkovic 2, Ivan Buljubasic, Niksa Dobud.

Saturday, 5 July:

Spain vs. Serbia 7-13 (1-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-4)
Spain scorers: Alberto Munarriz 2, Francisco Fernandez, Guillermo Molina, Albert Español, Blai Mallarach, Xavi Garcia.

Serbia scorers: Strahinja Rasovic 3, Dusan Mandic 2, Nikola Dedovic 2, Milan Aleksic 2, Filip Filipovic 2, Milos Cuk, Nemanja Ubovic.

Croatia vs. Italy 12-4 (1-1, 6-1, 2-1, 3-1)
Croatia scorers: Petar Muslim (pictured) 2, Niksa Dobud 2, Duje Zivkovic 2, Luka Bukic, Ivan Milakovic, Maro Jokovic, Andro Buslje, Sandro Sukno, Kristijan Milakovic.

Italy scorers: Alex Giorgetti 2, Massimo Giacoppo 2.

Croatia vs. Spain 8-6 (2-1, 3-1, 1-2, 1-2)
Croatia scorers:

Spain scorers: Albert Español 2, Guillermo Molina, Marc Roca, Balazs Sziranyi, Marc Larumbe.

Greece vs. Serbia 6-14 (1-4, 2-2, 3-4, 0-4)
Greece scorers:

Serbia scorers: Slobodan Nikic 3, Stefan Mitrovic 3, Filip Filipovic 3, Dusko Pijetlovic 2, Dusan Mandic, Nikola Radjen, Andrija Prlainovic.

Sunday, 6 July:

09.30: Serbia vs. Italy
11.00: Greece vs. Spain

N.b.: times mentioned are local time.

Samartzidis Cup: España cae con Croacia (8—6)

05/07/2014 - La Selección Masculina ha caído por 8—6 (2—1, 3—1, 1—2 y 1—2) ante Croacia en un encuentro en el que los nuestros reaccionaron al 6—2 con que se alcanzó el descanso para acabar cediendo por sólo dos goles. Para el conjunto español anotaron Albert Español, en dos ocasiones, Guillermo Molina, Marc Roca, Balasz Sziranyi y Marc Larumbe. España buscará su primera victoria en el torneo mañana a las 11:00h ante Grecia, oportunidad de tomarse la revancha de la derrota en Portugalete.

Samartzidis Cup: Derrota ante Serbia (7—13)

05/07/2014 - España ha caído ante Serbia (7—13: 1—2, 2—3, 2—4 y 2—4) en el primero de sus compromisos de hoy en la Samartzidis Cup. Para el equipo nacional marcaronAlberto Munarriz, en dos ocasiones, Fran Fernández, Guillermo Molina, Albert Español, Blai Mallarach y Xavi Garcia. Esta tarde, duelo con otro rival de grupo en el Campeonato Europeo, Croacia.

Samartzidis Cup: España cae con Italia (5—9)

04/07/2014 - La Selección Masculina ha debutado con derrota frente a Italia en la Samartzidis Cup griega por 5—9 (1—2, 0—1, 1—3 y 3—3). Para el conjunto de Gabi Hernández anotaron Guillermo Molina, en dos ocasiones, Pere Estrany, Blai Mallarach y Xavi Garcia. Mañana sábado, doble compromiso para los nuestros ante Serbia (10:00h) y Croacia (19:00h), ambas rivales de grupo en el Campeonato de Europa.

Greece off to good start in Samartzidis Cup

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Friday 04 July 2014, 13:03

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Tim Hartog

The teams from Croatia and hosts Greece posted their first wins in the early session of opening day at the Samartzidis Cup in Nea Makri, near Greece's capital Athens on Friday. Croatia rallied in the second half to overcome a Serbian side, playing without Filip Filipovic, Andrija Prlainovic, Dusko Pijetlovic and newly Olympiacos-player Nikola Radjen, to beat the Serbs 8-10. Sandro Sukno sparked the Croatian performance by scoring 4 goals. In the second match it was Greece who came out strong against Italy leading 5-1 at half-time, an advantage that proved decisive despite 4 goals in the final period from the Italian squad. Ioannis Fountoulis netted 3 shots to lead Greece to a 10-7 victory kicking off their tournament, in preparation for the upcoming 2014 European Championships in Budapest, to start on Monday 14 July. In the evening session it was Italy who posted their first win beating Spain 5-9, thanks to 2 goals from Alex Giorgetti. The second match-up of the evening at Nea Makri saw hosts Greece drawing level with Croatia 7-7. The Greek were close to a confidence-boosting win before the Croatian side rallied in the fourth quarter scoring two unanswered goals to draw level. Ioannis Fountoulis was top scorer for Greece once again scoring 3 goals while Maro Jokovic did the same for Croatia.



Samartzidis Cup
Nea Makri, Greece

Schedule and results

Friday, 4 July:

Serbia vs. Croatia 8-10 (2-2, 2-0, 1-3, 3-5)
Serbia scorers: Zivko Gocic 2, Dusan Mandic, Nemanja Ubovic, Slobodan Nikic, Milan Aleksic, Strahinja Rasovic, Stefan Mitrovic.

Croatia scorers: Sandro Sukno 4, Kristijan Milakovic 2, Andro Buslje, Andelo Setka, Maro Jokovic, Luca Bukic.

Greece vs. Italy 10-7 (3-1, 2-0, 3-2, 2-4)
Greece scorers: Ioannis Fountoulis (pictured) 3, Konstantinos Mourikis 2, Christodoulos Kolomvos 2, Angelos Vlachopoulos 2, Emmanouil Mylonakis.

Italy scorers: Valentino Gallo 2, Matteo Aicardi 2, Alex Giorgetti, Stefano Luongo, Francesco di Fulvio.


Spain vs. Italy 5-9 (1-2, 0-1, 1-3, 3-3)
Spain scorers: Guillermo Molina 2, Pere Estrany, Blai Mallarach, Xavi Garcia.

Italy scorers: Alex Giorgetti 2, Francesco di Fulvio, Francesco Coppoli, Pietro Figlioli, Andrea Fondelli, Massimo Giacoppo, Alessandro Nora, Matteo Aicardi.

Greece vs. Croatia 7-7 (3-2, 3-1, 1-2, 0-2)
Greece scorers: Ioannis Fountoulis (pictured) 3, Konstantinos Mourikis 2, Christos Afroudakis, Angelos Vlachopoulos.

Croatia scorers: Maro Jokovic 3, Duje Zivkovic 2, Ivan Buljubasic, Niksa Dobud.

Saturday, 5 July:
10.00: Spain vs. Serbia
11.30: Croatia vs. Italy

19.00: Croatia vs. Spain
20.30: Greece vs. Serbia

Sunday, 6 July:

09.30: Serbia vs. Italy
11.00: Greece vs. Spain

N.b.: times mentioned are local time.

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Croatia, Greece victorious in Samartzidis Cup openers

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Friday 04 July 2014, 13:03

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Tim Hartog

The teams from Croatia and hosts Greece posted their first wins in the early session of opening day at the Samartzidis Cup in Nea Makri, near Greece's capital Athens on Friday. Croatia rallied in the second half to overcome a Serbian side, playing without Filip Filipovic, Andrija Prlainovic, Dusko Pijetlovic and newly Olympiacos-player Nikola Radjen, to beat the Serbs 8-10. Sandro Sukno sparked the Croatian performance by scoring 4 goals. In the second match it was Greece who came out strong against Italy leading 5-1 at half-time, an advantage that proved decisive despite 4 goals in the final period from the Italian squad. Ioannis Fountoulis netted 3 shots to lead Greece to a 10-7 victory kicking off their tournament, in preparation for the upcoming 2014 European Championships in Budapest, to start on Monday 14 July. Action continues Friday night.


Samartzidis Cup
Nea Makri, Greece

Schedule and results

Friday, 4 July:

Serbia vs. Croatia 8-10 (2-2, 2-0, 1-3, 3-5)
Serbia scorers: Zivko Gocic 2, Dusan Mandic, Nemanja Ubovic, Slobodan Nikic, Milan Aleksic, Strahinja Rasovic, Stefan Mitrovic.

Croatia scorers: Sandro Sukno (pictured) 4, Kristijan Milakovic 2, Andro Buslje, Andelo Setka, Maro Jokovic, Luca Bukic.

Greece vs. Italy 10-7 (3-1, 2-0, 3-2, 2-4)
Greece scorers: Ioannis Fountoulis 3, Konstantinos Mourikis 2, Christodoulos Kolomvos 2, Angelos Vlachopoulos 2, Emmanouil Mylonakis.

Italy scorers: Valentino Gallo 2, Matteo Aicardi 2, Alex Giorgetti, Stefano Luongo, Francesco di Fulvio.

19.00: Spain vs. Italy
20.30: Greece vs. Croatia

Saturday, 5 July:
10.00: Spain vs. Serbia
11.30: Croatia vs. Italy

19.00: Croatia vs. Spain
20.30: Greece vs. Serbia

Samartzidis Cup welcomes top field

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Wednesday 02 July 2014, 15:40

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Tim Hartog

The annual Samartzidis Cup in Greece this year welcomes yet another top field of participants scheduled so close before the European Championships so that all teams can finalise their preparation while the respective head coaches can cut their roster to the final 13 players for Budapest 2014. A 5-team group, including various title contenders for the Euro 2014 gold medal, will be squarring off in Nea Makri, East Attica, Greece this weekend. Recent World League champs Serbia headline that group which also features last year's World Championships bronze medal winners Croatia, 4th ranked Italy, a re-building Spain squad with new head coach Gabriel Hernandez, and hosts Greece who are looking to continue this year's form by undergoing the big test before real competition in the Hungarian capital kicks off on Monday, 14 July. The Greek side comes off a tournament win in Portugalete, Spain last week where they defeated the hosts 5-6, France (3-2) and Russia (6-12). Spain this week travelled to Herceg Novi, Montenegro for join training with the Montenegrin squad before heading to Greece. Facing a highly competitive group stage in Budapest at the European Championships in two weeks time, Spain will be needing the big test that awaits them in the Greek costal town to prepare the Gabi Hernandez coached side for what is to come. 


Samartzidis Cup
Nea Makri, Greece

Schedule

Friday, 4 July:

10.00: Serbia vs. Croatia
11.30: Greece vs. Italy

19.00: Spain vs. Italy
20.30: Greece vs. Croatia

Saturday, 5 July:
10.00: Spain vs. Serbia
11.30: Croatia vs. Italy

19.00: Croatia vs. Spain
20.30: Greece vs. Serbia

Sunday, 6 July:
09.30: Serbia vs. Italy
11.00: Greece vs. Spain

N.b.: times mentioned are local time.

Croatia and Italy, pictured during their bronze medal match-up at last year's World Championships, are two of the top teams present in Greece this weekend.