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Champions League: Máxima igualdad en la ida
30/10/2014 - Las eliminatorias de la 3ª ronda de la Champions League de waterpolo, de las que saldrán los cuatro equipos restantes en los dos grupos de ronda preliminar (donde ya tomará parte el CN Atlètic Barceloneta), han vivido los encuentros de ida, marcados por una gran igualdad. Empate en el derbi húngaro entre OSC y Szolnok (11—11) y victorias de los otros tres favoritos, Primorje, Radnicki y Pro Recco, pero por la mínima y con todo por decidir aún de cara a la vuelta (12 de noviembre).
EL DERBI HÚNGARO ECHA CHISPAS
En Budapest ya avisábamos en la previa que se vivía un duelo grande del waterpolo húngaro entre dos de sus grandes exponentes, el OSC y el Szolnok, Pues bien, el envite no ha defraudado y queda todo abierto de cara a la vuelta, quizás con una ligera ventaja para un Szolnok que se la jugará en casa. Los locales se rehacían del 3-5 que encajaban al término de los dos primeros cuartos gracias al 5-2 con que saldaban el tercer periodo.
En tierras transalpinas, el Pro Recco ha hecho buenos los pronósticos, pero ha logrado una renta que le obliga a estar en guardia de cara al encuentro de vuelta en Mladost (Croacia). Los croatas han conseguido levantarse del 9-3 inicial y siguen vivos (13-9) para apretar las tuercas enm suelo balcánico. Por cierto, había árbitro español pitando el partido en Recco (Jaume Teixidó).
EL RADNICKI CUMPLE LOS PRONÓSTICOS
En la piscina del Estrella Roja, saltaban chispas en el duelo de los Balcanes entre el conjunto local y el Primorje croata. Los serbios han sucumbido al final (11-14) tras un mal último periodo (2-5) que les aboca a salir con todo en Croacia dentro de dos semanas.
Por último, quien ha cosechado una mayor ventaja y ha demostrado que es el gran favorito de la eliminatoria es el vigente campeón Radnicki, que viajará a Rumanía con los deberes casi hechos (13-8). Los serbios se han impuesto en tres de los cuatro periodos ante el DiGi Oradea, que aún así ha hecho un gran papel y para el que llegar hasta aquí ya es un regalo.
Comunicación RFEN. Foto: Imagen del derbi húngaro OSC-Szolnok / FACEBOOK OSC
Pro Recco Waterpolo 1913 - HAVK Mladost 13-9
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Radnicki downs Oradea, OSC and Szolnok draw level
Radnicki was up first in the Champions League 3rd round hosting Oradea on Wednesday. And although the Serbs won, it didn't came easy against the Romanian visitors who proved ready to play. In a difficult first half Radnicki lacked rhythm allowing Oradea to stay close in what looked to become a tough night for the home side. However after the main break Radnicki took control and the 3-1 run as a result in the third period proved decisive. In an 8-goal 4th quarter the home team withstood the final attempts by Oradea to cut the deficit as they now will have to make up 5 goals in leg 2 at home in 2 weeks’ time. In Budapest an exciting battle between OSC and Szolnok ended in a fair 11-11 tie. A high paced game with 7 goals in 3 of the 4 quarters, it was close all the way although home side OSC looked to make a push in the third quarter. Returned centre-forward Joe Kayes stood out scoring 4 goals including a flying backhand off a free throw in the 4th quarter but, as his teammates, was given little space in a tight final minute in which both defences stepped up and avoided what could have been a winning goal so that leg 2 in Szolnok in 2 weeks' time will decide the outcome of this series. A young Red Star squad did surprisingly well at home in Belgrade facing Primorje. In fact the favourite Croatian squad decided the match in their favour just in the final minutes with centre-forward Cosmin Radu as standout scoring 5 goals. A pair of hits by teammate Petar Muslim however sealed the victory for the Croatian champions. Despite the late decision it looks that Primorje is still in the driver's seat for leg 2 at home defending a 3-goal lead. 2012 Euro League winners Pro Recco let little doubt about their intentions squaring off against Mladost at home. A quick 5-1 lead set the tone at quarter-time and the Italian all-star squad was not endangered in the remainder, despite a 1-3 run by the visitors in the third term. In a levelled fourth session Recco rolled to a solid 13-9 victory. Andrija Prlainovic and Aleksandar Ivovic led all scorers with 3, Ante Vukecivic produced the same offence for Mladost.
OSC vs. Szolnok
Champions League night in Budapest!It may be on a slightly smaller scale than the big football Champions League, but the stakes are not less high and the atmosphere is definitely not less intense. OSC and Szolnok are the only unbeaten teams in the Hungarian domestic competition at this moment and luck of the draw tagged the two powerhouses together for the final qualification round before the preliminary group stages. Szolnok were firm favourites after their showings in the first 4 rounds of the competition, but OSC was eager to proof that even Dániel Varga and his gang are only human.
1st Period (3-4).
The game lit up right from the start as both teams marked very tight and put a lot of pressure on the ball.
This hard defending led to a number of exclusions in the beginning of the game from which both teams scored twice.
Milan Aleksic then produced one of his trademark long range shots, followed by an even more wonderful goal by Miklós Gór-Nagy. With the shot clock running out, OSC’s central defender noticed Attila Decker ahead of his line and beat the goalie with a long range counter spin lob to keep the score level. Another man-up conversion for Szolnok via Norbert Madaras then made for a 3-4 score after a very entertaining 1st period.
2nd Period (0-1).
Both teams paid the price for the high pace start and the energy in the pool went down a level.
This led to a sloppy 2nd period with mistakes on either side. The only highlight came from another Szolnok goal as Tamás Mezei tapped in at the far post to make it 3-5 at half time.
3rd Period (5-2).
After the break Joseph Kayes celebrated his return to the pool with a hit to bring the home side within 1 goal again. Sloppy offensive work by Szolnok then allowed Zsolt Juhász to even make it level as he beat Decker from distance. The game picked up on pace again and Gábor Kis put Szolnok back ahead from a man-up play.
Kayes, who had been absent in recent weeks due to an eye injury, reacted by doubling his account when Drasko Brguljan found him after smart movement in the center area. OSC marched on while Szolnok looked vulnerable and took the lead for the first time in the game while going into the final period.
4th Period (3-4).
Serbian Zivko Gocic equalised early in the 4th period as he blasted one home from distance. However, Kayes was not done with scoring yet. His 3rd of the game put the home side back in front. The lead did not last for very long though because Gábor Kis made it 9-9 on the following attack. Tension in the crowd was rising as the officials took a few decisions against the hosts. With 30 seconds remaining and 11-11 score, OSC called a timeout for a final dash to victory. The attempt finished in beauty though as Bence Bátori’s lob failed to hit the target.
The return in Szolnok on November 12 promises to be a clash of epic proportions with both teams on equal chances.
“Our goal was to win, but unfortunately did this not happen. Joe Kayes got a lot of game time because we really needed him and he confirmed that. However, the end result was good against Szolnok despite the benefit of playing at home, because in a game like this there is very little home advantage.”- Balázs Vince (OSC Head Coach) – source Waterpolo.hu.
“The team played very well in the first half. But after the break we started making mistakes. Because of this the game turned and the OSC center could score his goals. I think it is a fair result in the end and we will analyze the game.” – Sándor Cseh (Szolnok Head Coach) – source Waterpolo.hu
Report: Kevin Vernooij.
Champions League 2014-2015
Qualification round 3
Leg 1
Wednesday, 29 October:
VK Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB) vs. CSM Digi Oradea (ROU) 13-8 (3-2, 2-2, 3-1, 5-3)
Radnicki scorers: Srdjan Vuksanovic 3, Josip Vrlic 2, Nikola Dedovic 2, Filip Trajkovic, Boris Popovic, Milos Milicic, Ivan Basara, Marko Cuk, Marko Petkovic.
Oradea scorers: Tiberiu Negrean 4, Marko Avramovic 2, Alex Popoviciu, Gheorghe Dunca.
OSC Budapest (HUN) vs. Szolnok (HUN) 11-11 (3-4, 0-1, 5-2, 3-4)
OSC scorers: Joseph Kayes 4, Ferenc Salamon 2, Bence Batori, Erik Bundschuh, Zsolt Juhasz, Kevin Graham, Miklos Gor-Nagy.
Szolnok scorers: Norbert Madaras (pictured) 3, Gabor Kis 2, Marton Vamos, Daniel Varga, Denes Varga, Tamas Mezei, Zivko Gocic, Milan Aleksic.
Red Star Belgrade (SRB) vs. Primorje EB Rijeka (CRO) 11-14 (2-2, 2-3, 5-4, 2-5)
Red Star scorers: Dimitrije Obradovic 4, Strahinja Rasovic 2, Radomir Drasovic, Djordje Bijelic, Viktor Rasovic, Sava Randjelovic, Aleksandar Njegovan.
Primorje scorers: Cosmin Radu 5, Sandro Sukno 3, Petar Muslim 2, Andelo Setka 2, Antonio Petrovic, Xavi Garcia.
Pro Recco (ITA) vs. HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) 13-9 (5-1, 4-2, 1-3, 3-3)
Pro Recco scorers: Andrija Prlainovic 3, Aleksandar Ivovic 3, Maro Jokovic 2, Alex Giorgetti 2, Dusko Pijetlovic 2, Pietro Figlioli.
Mladost scorers: Ante Vukicevic 3, Luka Loncar 2, Luka Bukic 2, Ivan Milakovic, Antonio Buha.
N.b.: times mentioned are local time.
Leg 2
12 November, 2014
Photos Red Star vs. Primorje.
The game from the other angle, by Filip Andjic.
OSC vs. Szolnok
Champions League night in Budapest!It may be on a slightly smaller scale than the big football Champions League, but the stakes are not less high and the atmosphere is definitely not less intense. OSC and Szolnok are the only unbeaten teams in the Hungarian domestic competition at this moment and luck of the draw tagged the two powerhouses together for the final qualification round before the preliminary group stages. Szolnok were firm favourites after their showings in the first 4 rounds of the competition, but OSC was eager to proof that even Dániel Varga and his gang are only human.
1st Period (3-4).
The game lit up right from the start as both teams marked very tight and put a lot of pressure on the ball.
This hard defending led to a number of exclusions in the beginning of the game from which both teams scored twice.
Milan Aleksic then produced one of his trademark long range shots, followed by an even more wonderful goal by Miklós Gór-Nagy. With the shot clock running out, OSC’s central defender noticed Attila Decker ahead of his line and beat the goalie with a long range counter spin lob to keep the score level. Another man-up conversion for Szolnok via Norbert Madaras then made for a 3-4 score after a very entertaining 1st period.
2nd Period (0-1).
Both teams paid the price for the high pace start and the energy in the pool went down a level.
This led to a sloppy 2nd period with mistakes on either side. The only highlight came from another Szolnok goal as Tamás Mezei tapped in at the far post to make it 3-5 at half time.
3rd Period (5-2).
After the break Joseph Kayes celebrated his return to the pool with a hit to bring the home side within 1 goal again. Sloppy offensive work by Szolnok then allowed Zsolt Juhász to even make it level as he beat Decker from distance. The game picked up on pace again and Gábor Kis put Szolnok back ahead from a man-up play.
Kayes, who had been absent in recent weeks due to an eye injury, reacted by doubling his account when Drasko Brguljan found him after smart movement in the center area. OSC marched on while Szolnok looked vulnerable and took the lead for the first time in the game while going into the final period.
4th Period (3-4).
Serbian Zivko Gocic equalised early in the 4th period as he blasted one home from distance. However, Kayes was not done with scoring yet. His 3rd of the game put the home side back in front. The lead did not last for very long though because Gábor Kis made it 9-9 on the following attack. Tension in the crowd was rising as the officials took a few decisions against the hosts. With 30 seconds remaining and 11-11 score, OSC called a timeout for a final dash to victory. The attempt finished in beauty though as Bence Bátori’s lob failed to hit the target.
The return in Szolnok on November 12 promises to be a clash of epic proportions with both teams on equal chances.
“Our goal was to win, but unfortunately did this not happen. Joe Kayes got a lot of game time because we really needed him and he confirmed that. However, the end result was good against Szolnok despite the benefit of playing at home, because in a game like this there is very little home advantage.”- Balázs Vince (OSC Head Coach) – source Waterpolo.hu.
“The team played very well in the first half. But after the break we started making mistakes. Because of this the game turned and the OSC center could score his goals. I think it is a fair result in the end and we will analyze the game.” – Sándor Cseh (Szolnok Head Coach) – source Waterpolo.hu
Report: Kevin Vernooij.
Champions League 2014-2015
Qualification round 3
Leg 1
Wednesday, 29 October:
VK Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB) vs. CSM Digi Oradea (ROU) 13-8 (3-2, 2-2, 3-1, 5-3)
Radnicki scorers: Srdjan Vuksanovic 3, Josip Vrlic 2, Nikola Dedovic 2, Filip Trajkovic, Boris Popovic, Milos Milicic, Ivan Basara, Marko Cuk, Marko Petkovic.
Oradea scorers: Tiberiu Negrean 4, Marko Avramovic 2, Alex Popoviciu, Gheorghe Dunca.
OSC Budapest (HUN) vs. Szolnok (HUN) 11-11 (3-4, 0-1, 5-2, 3-4)
OSC scorers: Joseph Kayes 4, Ferenc Salamon 2, Bence Batori, Erik Bundschuh, Zsolt Juhasz, Kevin Graham, Miklos Gor-Nagy.
Szolnok scorers: Norbert Madaras (pictured) 3, Gabor Kis 2, Marton Vamos, Daniel Varga, Denes Varga, Tamas Mezei, Zivko Gocic, Milan Aleksic.
Red Star Belgrade (SRB) vs. Primorje EB Rijeka (CRO) 11-14 (2-2, 2-3, 5-4, 2-5)
Red Star scorers: Dimitrije Obradovic 4, Strahinja Rasovic 2, Radomir Drasovic, Djordje Bijelic, Viktor Rasovic, Sava Randjelovic, Aleksandar Njegovan.
Primorje scorers: Cosmin Radu 5, Sandro Sukno 3, Petar Muslim 2, Andelo Setka 2, Antonio Petrovic, Xavi Garcia.
Pro Recco (ITA) vs. HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) 13-9 (5-1, 4-2, 1-3, 3-3)
Pro Recco scorers: Andrija Prlainovic 3, Aleksandar Ivovic 3, Maro Jokovic 2, Alex Giorgetti 2, Dusko Pijetlovic 2, Pietro Figlioli.
Mladost scorers: Ante Vukicevic 3, Luka Loncar 2, Luka Bukic 2, Ivan Milakovic, Antonio Buha.
N.b.: times mentioned are local time.
Leg 2
12 November, 2014
Photos Red Star vs. Primorje.
The game from the other angle, by Filip Andjic.
Alla Pro Recco il primo atto Champions, qualificazione più vicina
Giulio D'Onofrio - 29 ottobre 2014 22:26
Andrija Prlainovic, a segno tre volte nel match con la Mladost
Netto successo dei liguri nell’andata del terzo turno preliminare di Champions contro i croati della Mladost. La formazione di Igor Milanovic si aggiudica la sfida sul punteggio di 13-9 e vede la qualificazione ai gironi. Tripletta per la coppia gol Prlainovic-Ivovic.
Più forte delle assenze, più forte di qualsiasi avversario. La Pro Recco sembra non avere rivali sotto tutti i punti di vista e conquista l’ottava vittoria stagionale, considerando il campionato e la Champions. Quella di stasera, tuttavia, può essere il crocevia stagionale perché dà il la alla possibile qualificazione al turno successivo, ovvero il girone precedente alle Final Six, vero obiettivo della truppa ligure. E’ un successo targato Milanovic, storico centroboa che nella sua infinita carriera ha toccato anche la sponda croata portando nella bacheca gialloblu due scudetti e due Coppe dei Campioni nel biennio 1989-91. La squadra che scende in acqua a Sori, priva di Filipovic, Lapenna e Aicardi, ha la faccia e la grinta del proprio tecnico, come dimostrano i primi due quarti nei quali i padroni di casa pongono una seria ipoteca sul successo finale.
Dopo otto minuti il tabellone luminoso della piscina ligure recita già un eloquente 5-1 a firma del tridente offensivo Figlioli, Prlainovic e Giorgetti. La forbice nel punteggio sale poi a sei reti di differenza all’intervallo lungo, un 9-3 con cui le due formazioni effettuano il cambio di campo. E’ proprio qui, però, che rischiano di annidarsi i maggiori rimpianti della Pro Recco che sembra quasi tirare i remi in barca, concedendo ai ragazzini terribili diKobescak di rialzare la testa e ridurre lo svantaggio ad un più normale -4 (10-6). Luka Bukic, figlio di quel Perica che condivise con Milanovic i trionfi in calottina gialloblu, suona la carica per i suoi con una doppietta, dall’altra parte salgono in cattedra i due estremi del perimetro offensivo, Prlainovic e soprattutto Maro Jokovic, che sente aria di “derby” data la lunga militanza nelle fila dello Jug e punisce l’estremo difensore Marcelic, sostituto del monumento Pavic, in due circostanze. Le distanze restano invariate nell’ultimo parziale, caratterizzato dalle doppiette di Ivovic e Vukicevic, in entrambe i casi su rigore, rispettivi top scorer dell’incontro con tre reti a testa.
PRO RECCO-MLADOST ZAGREB 13-9 (5-1, 4-2, 1-3, 3-3)
Pro Recco: Tempesti, Fondelli, Jokovic 2, Figlioli 1, Giorgetti 2, Felugo, Giacoppo, Prlainovic 3, Figari, D. Pijetlovic 2, Ivovic 3, F. Di Fulvio, Pastorino. Allenatore: Igor Milanovic
Mladost: Marcelic, Bukic 2, I. Milakovic 1, Loncar 2, Dasic, Lozina, Capan, Buha 1, Pavicic, Zivkovic, Vukicevic 3 (2 rig.), Basic, Pisk. Allenatore: Vjekoslav Kobescak
Arbitri: Teixedo (ESP) e Kun (HUN)
Netto successo dei liguri nell’andata del terzo turno preliminare di Champions contro i croati della Mladost. La formazione di Igor Milanovic si aggiudica la sfida sul punteggio di 13-9 e vede la qualificazione ai gironi. Tripletta per la coppia gol Prlainovic-Ivovic.
Più forte delle assenze, più forte di qualsiasi avversario. La Pro Recco sembra non avere rivali sotto tutti i punti di vista e conquista l’ottava vittoria stagionale, considerando il campionato e la Champions. Quella di stasera, tuttavia, può essere il crocevia stagionale perché dà il la alla possibile qualificazione al turno successivo, ovvero il girone precedente alle Final Six, vero obiettivo della truppa ligure. E’ un successo targato Milanovic, storico centroboa che nella sua infinita carriera ha toccato anche la sponda croata portando nella bacheca gialloblu due scudetti e due Coppe dei Campioni nel biennio 1989-91. La squadra che scende in acqua a Sori, priva di Filipovic, Lapenna e Aicardi, ha la faccia e la grinta del proprio tecnico, come dimostrano i primi due quarti nei quali i padroni di casa pongono una seria ipoteca sul successo finale.
Dopo otto minuti il tabellone luminoso della piscina ligure recita già un eloquente 5-1 a firma del tridente offensivo Figlioli, Prlainovic e Giorgetti. La forbice nel punteggio sale poi a sei reti di differenza all’intervallo lungo, un 9-3 con cui le due formazioni effettuano il cambio di campo. E’ proprio qui, però, che rischiano di annidarsi i maggiori rimpianti della Pro Recco che sembra quasi tirare i remi in barca, concedendo ai ragazzini terribili diKobescak di rialzare la testa e ridurre lo svantaggio ad un più normale -4 (10-6). Luka Bukic, figlio di quel Perica che condivise con Milanovic i trionfi in calottina gialloblu, suona la carica per i suoi con una doppietta, dall’altra parte salgono in cattedra i due estremi del perimetro offensivo, Prlainovic e soprattutto Maro Jokovic, che sente aria di “derby” data la lunga militanza nelle fila dello Jug e punisce l’estremo difensore Marcelic, sostituto del monumento Pavic, in due circostanze. Le distanze restano invariate nell’ultimo parziale, caratterizzato dalle doppiette di Ivovic e Vukicevic, in entrambe i casi su rigore, rispettivi top scorer dell’incontro con tre reti a testa.
PRO RECCO-MLADOST ZAGREB 13-9 (5-1, 4-2, 1-3, 3-3)
Pro Recco: Tempesti, Fondelli, Jokovic 2, Figlioli 1, Giorgetti 2, Felugo, Giacoppo, Prlainovic 3, Figari, D. Pijetlovic 2, Ivovic 3, F. Di Fulvio, Pastorino. Allenatore: Igor Milanovic
Mladost: Marcelic, Bukic 2, I. Milakovic 1, Loncar 2, Dasic, Lozina, Capan, Buha 1, Pavicic, Zivkovic, Vukicevic 3 (2 rig.), Basic, Pisk. Allenatore: Vjekoslav Kobescak
Arbitri: Teixedo (ESP) e Kun (HUN)
OSC to exploit home start
The Champions League has come down to its final round before the preliminary phase gets underway. Three of last year's Final Six participants are among those who will try to eliminate their opponent over two matches in order to join the 8 wild card teams for 10 rounds of Champions League preliminary phase action. All eyes in Hungary will be on the domestic derby with OSC hosting Szolnok. The two current leaders of the Hungarian league, the only unbeaten sides in the domestic competition after 4 rounds, will now face each other to stay alive in this year's Champions League campaign. A tough week for OSC who will be battling defending Hungarian champions ZF-Eger at home on Friday in the Hungarian league. Szolnok already visited Eger in the 3rd round and came away with a hard-fought 9-10 victory thanks to a winning goal by Stefan Mitrovic. Now OSC will look to exploit the start of the home-and-away series at home in Budapest by gaining a good result and therewith perspective for the 2nd encounter in Szolnok two weeks later. Although Szolnok looks to be the favourites on paper, this match-up will be far from easy and likely to be closes in the series of 4 to be played around Europe Wednesday.
One of the others involves last year's finalist Radnicki taking on Romanian champions CSM Digi Oradea. Lots of familiar faces in the Romanian squad as Serbs Vojislav Cupic, Milos Korolija, national team goalie Gojko Pijetlovic and former national team head coach Dejan Stojanovic will play their fellow countrymen in Wednesday's match in Kragujevac. The Serbian side will be expecting nothing less than qualification for the prelims but know Oradea is an ever tough opponent, especially at home, and will be well-prepared. It will come down to veterans like captain Aleksandar Ciric, goalie Zdravko Radic and Marko Cuk, all part of the group of players who were rested for last weekend's Regional league match-up in Split, Croatia facing Jadran, to guide their team to an excellent result at home in order to travel to western Romania with the highest possible advantage.
Another favourite, eliminated by later champions Barceloneta in last year's Final Six semi-finals, Primorje Rijeka, travel to Belgrade to face the 2013 European champions Red Star. However the team that took centre stage in Belgrade in the 2013 edition of the Final Four is nowhere near the same these days with just the prodigy brothers Rasovic (Strahinja and Viktor), Sava Randjelovic and goalkeeper Denis Sefik left of the side that won back-to-back national titles the past seasons. Added with some talented youngsters, head coach Dejan Savic looks to get the maximum out of his new group and will get the ultimate test by hosting one of Europe's powerhouses this year in the two-time Adriatic league champions. Red Star barely survived the 2nd round and only advanced on goal difference thanks to large win over Spartak Volgograd so will now their place among the elite in round 3. The visitors, clear favourites, will enjoy knowing leg 2 will be played at home but also push hard to decide as much as possible on Wednesday already. The daunting task for the home side is to keep the damage limited, at least in the first match.
Finally another title favourite will be in action. Pro Recco takes on Mladost in their quest for success on the European stage after the disappointing 6th place in last year's Final Six. Now an All-Star calibre team including Serbian highlights Dusko Pijetlovic, Andrija Prlainovic and Filip Filipovic, guided by new head coach Igor Milanovic, enjoys nothing but a red-hot favorite status throughout the campaign, especially in the qualification phase where now an up-and-coming Mladost team will have the task of stopping the Italian champions. And despite a solid showing in the Regional league so far, that will not an easy task for the Croatian number three. And starting the two-game battle in Italy will not make it any easier. Mladost head coach Vjekoslav Kobescak is likely to get his team out there free of pressure just ready to show what they're made of giving Pro Recco as much as resistance possible. The result can be seen in Sori, Italy starting 20.30 hrs local time.
Champions League 2014-2015
Qualification round 3
Leg 1
Wednesday, 29 October:
18.00: VK Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB) vs. CSM Digi Oradea (ROU) - D
18.50: OSC Budapest (HUN) vs. Szolnok (HUN) - A
19.00: Red Star Belgrade (SRB) vs. Primorje EB Rijeka (CRO) - C
20.30: Pro Recco (ITA) vs. HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) - B
N.b.: times mentioned are local time.
Leg 2
12 November, 2014
Champions League: Mañana, Playoffs ida 3ª ronda
28/10/2014 - La máxima competición continental de clubes tiene mañana la primera gran cita de la temporada con la disputa de los cuatro encuentros de ida de los playoff de tercera ronda. OSC—Szolnok, Pro Recco—Mladost, Estrella Roja—Primorje y Radnicki—DiGi Oradea son los emparejamientos. Del vencedor de cada serie saldrán los cuatro equipos que faltan para completar el grupo A y B de la ronda preliminar, paso previo para poder disputar la Final Six de Barcelona.
EL DERBI HÚNGARO, PLATO FUERTE
Los pronósticos dan a la eliminatoria OSC-Szolnok (18.50h) el cartel de ´más igualada´. Los dos conjuntos húngaros llegan bien a la cita (el Szolnok, a priori, tiene mejor plantilla, pero el OSC pasó como primero de grupo y de los últimos ocho partidos en Champions ha ganado siete y ha empatado uno). El ganador de la serie se sumará al ZF-Eger, el único equipo húngaro ya clasificado.
En tierras genovesas, el Pro Recco es teórico favorito del emparejamiento contra el Mladost de Zagreb (20.30h). Los italianos, eso sí, deberán conseguir una amplia ventaja en casa para llegar con garantías a territorio balcánico, donde los croatas se acostumbran a crecer. Eso sí, los italianos vencieron en fase de grupos a sus tres rivales con bastante facilidad, inclusive un Spartak Volgograd (campeón de la Eurocup) que será el rival del CN Atlètic Barceloneta en la Supercopa de Europa de Barcelona, pero que se ha quedado fuera de Europa este curso.
RADNICKI Y PRIMORJE, CLAROS FAVORITOS
Duelo balcánico el que se vivirá en Belgrado entre el Estrella Roja y el Primorje (19h), primero del grupo E. A priori, bastante favoritos los croatas, que visitan a un conjunto serbio que pasó gracias a su mayor goal average en el triple empate por el segundo puesto con Hannover y Spartak Volgograd. Eso sí, la emoción está servida con un derbi balcánico de por medio.
Por último, el vigente subcampeón Radnicki recibe a una de las sorpresas hasta ahora de estas rondas previas, el DiGi Oradea rumano (18h). Los serbios parten con mucha ventaja, pero los visitantes ya demostraron ganando a Duisburgo y a Kazan en fase de grupos que son un equipo correoso. Para los locales quizás el enemigo está en casa, puesto que el equipo rumano cuenta con cuatro serbios en sus filas, incluyendo su entrenador.
La vuelta se disputará el próximo 12 de noviembre.
Comunicación RFEN. Foto: Los jugadores del OSC húngaro haciendo piña/ OSC-Facebook
Sorteados los playoff de la Ronda 3 de Champions
22/10/2014 - Después del desenlace vivido en los cuatro grupos en la tercera ronda de cualificación de la Champions League, la LEN ha sorteado los cuatro emparejamientos entre primeros y segundos de los que saldrán los cuatro equipos que faltan para completar el cuadro de la ronda preliminar del máximo torneo de clubes europeo de waterpolo. De dicho cuadro saldrán los seis equipos que disputarán la Final Six (cinco, puesto que el CN Atlètic—Barceloneta, como anfitrión, tiene el pase asegurado)
En el bombo 1 estaban los cuatro primeros de grupo; en el 2, los cuatro segundos. La única condición, que no pudieran enfrentarse equipos del mismo grupo. De esta manera, el azar ha sido caprichoso especialmente al emparejar en la misma eliminatoria a los dos únicos equipos húngaros del sorteo, el OSC y el Szolnok, algo que temía el waterpolo húngaro al no poder ya meter a sus tres equipos en la ronda preliminar (el ZF-Eger ya está clasificado). La ida se disputará en cancha del OSC y la vuelta en la del Szolnok.
Por su parte, el Pro Recco italiano se verá las caras con el Mladost croata. Los transalpinos se enfrentarán contra el segundo del grupo F y disputarán la ida en casa y la vuelta en Zagreb. La tercera eliminatoria ha deparado un duelo balcánico entre el Estrella Roja de Belgrado (segundo del grupo C por goal average) y el Primorje croata (primero del grupo F). Los croatas no han tenido suerte y deberán jugarse la eliminatoria en Belgrado en la vuelta.
El último emparejamiento lo protagonizarán el actual sucampeón, el Radnicki serbio, y una de las sorpresas, el DiGi Oradea rumano, segundo del grupo D. La ida, en territorio serbio; la vuelta, en Rumanía. Los encuentros de ida se disputarán todos el día 29 de octubre, mientras que los de vuelta serán el 12 de noviembre.
EL GRUPO DEL BARCELONETA, CASI DEFINIDO
De esta forma quedan ya casi definidos los dos grupos de seis equipos cada uno que se jugarán la clasificación para la Final Six de Barcelona. Cabe recordar que el CN Atlètic-Barceloneta paticipará ya en esta ronda preliminar pero tiene su pase a la final asegurado al ejercer como anfitrión del torneo. Así quedarían los grupos:
Grupo A: CN Atlètic-Barceloneta (ESP), AN Brescia (ITA), Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE), ZF-Eger (HUN), vencedor Radnicki-DiGi Oradea, vencedor Pro Recco-Mladost.
Grupo B: Partizan (SER), Dubrovnik (CRO), W.S. Berlin (ALE), Galatasaray (TUR), vencedor OSC-Szolnok, vencedor Estrella Roja-Primorje.
(Comunicación RFEN). Foto: Los jugadores del Estrella Roja se enfrentarán al Primorje / RTS Fuente: LEN.
OSC-Szolnok battle marks Champions League play-off round
The Hungarian battle between OSC and Szolnok marked the draw results for the Champions League 3rd qualification round, unveiled on Tuesday after the draw was held at the LEN office. What both teams feared became reality when the draw results went public and the Hungarian fans learned one of their top teams will be eliminated in the final stage before the preliminary phase kicks off. In other match-ups Pro Recco will face Mladost Zagreb while two-time Adriatic league champs Primorje meet Red Star Belgrade. Radnicki Kragujevac meanwhile will have to overcome CSM Oradea, starting at home on Wednesday, 29 October. Also the Euro Cup second qualification round draw as held. It resulted in four groups to be played across Europe. Read more for all results.Champions League 2014-2015
Qualification round 3
OSC (HUN) vs. Szolnok (HUN) - A
Pro Recco (ITA) vs. HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) - B
Red Star Belgrade (SRB) vs. Primorje Rijeka (CRO) - C
VK Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB) vs. CSM Digi Oradea (ROU) - D
29 October, 2014 - leg 1
12 November, 2014 - leg 2
Champions League 2014-2015
Preliminary round
Group A
C.N. Atletic-Barceloneta (ESP)*
AN Brescia (ITA)
Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE)
ZF-Eger (HUN)
Winner qualification play-off D
Winner qualification play-off B
Group B
VK Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade (SRB)
VK Jug Dubrovnik (CRO)
Wasserfreunde Spandau Berlin (GER)
Galatasaray Istanbul (TUR)
Winner qualification play-off A
Winner qualification play-off C
Top 3 of each group advances to Champions League Final Six (28-30 May, 2015) in Barcelona.
* C.N. Atletic-Barceloneta as host is qualified for the Final Six.
Playing dates
29 November, 2014 - round 1
17 December, 2014 - round 2
14 January, 2015 - round 3
28 January, 2015 - round 4
11 February, 2015 - round 5
4 March, 2015 - round 6
25 March, 2015 - round 7
8 April, 2015 - round 8
18 April, 2015 - round 9
2 May, 2015 - round 10
Champions League Final Six (Barcelona)
28-30 May, 2015
Euro Cup 2014-2015
Qualification round 2
31 October - 2 November
Group A (to be played in Athens, Greece)
Jadran Herceg Novi (MNE)
Sintez Kazan (RUS)
UZSC (NED)
Carpisa Yamamay Acquachiara (ITA)
SSV Esslingen (GER)
Vouliagmeni NC (GRE)
Group B (to be played in Malta)
Montpellier Waterpolo (FRA)
Mornar Split (CRO)
VK Primorac Kotor (MNE)
Valletta (MLT)
Steaua Bucharest (ROU)
Group C (to be played in Nice, France)
CN Posillipo (ITA)
Kinef Kirishi (RUS)
Dauphins Sete (FRA)
Olympic Nice (FRA)
White Sharks Hannover (GER)
Group D (to be played in Savona, Italy)
Ligamus Tbilisi (GER)
Waspo 98 Hannover (GER)
RN Savona (ITA)
Vojvodina Novi Sad (SRB)
Dinamo Astrakhan (RUS)
Season dates
Quarterfinals
29 November, 2014 - leg 1
17 December, 2014 - leg 2
Semifinals
11 February, 2015 - leg 1
4 March, 2015 - leg 2
Finals
28 March, 2015 - leg 1
11 April, 2015 - leg 2
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