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ESPECIAL FINAL FOUR 2012-2013 Belgrado

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Cambios Ctos. Europeos de Clubs nueva Temporada

Tras diferetes encuentros y desencuentros entre diferentes Clubs de toda Europa y la LEN , parece que todo está camino de solucionarse de cara a la próxima Temporada 2012-2013 en relación al posible cambio de formato e incremento de 2 a 3 Clubs que puedan participar en representación de sus paises en competiciones europeas.

Esta es la nota de prensa de LEN , en relación a este tema :

Tras European Water Polo Club Cup Competitions
Water Polo meeting in Debrecen

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Luxembourg (LEN Office) During the 31^st European Swimming Championships held recently in Debrecen (HUN), the Bureau of LEN took the opportunity to meet and discuss current issues, some of primary importance. Among these, an essential one was the LEN Water Polo meeting called for in relation to the European Water Polo Club Cup Competitions and the movement brought forward by certain individuals that wish to establish an independent multi-national Water Polo league for Clubs.

This special gathering had representatives present from a total of 23 Federations: Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine.

LEN, represented by its President, Nory Kruchten, Bureau Member and Water Polo Liaison, Robert Ebejer, Technical Water Polo Committee Chairman, Haluk Toygarli, Director, Laszlo Szakadati, and Water Polo Manager, Marco Birri, expressed thanks for the support and collaboration and took note of the needs and wishes tabled by the Federations present. Accordingly it was announced that LEN will work on a revised system for the European Water Polo Club Cup Competitions for season 2012/2013 which with regard to the Men’s Champions League will allow more playing days for the top Clubs (up to 18 games, not including the Qualification phase), more equal and balanced opportunities for the lower level teams, and the participation of three (3) Clubs from the leading water polo nations. With the goal of being more cost effective it was also mentioned that the first Qualification Rounds will be played, as much as possible, taking into consideration geographical aspects, that part of the logistical arrangements during the season will be handled by the participating Clubs, and also that the television production demands will be overseen in a manner that will partly reduce the financial burden for the Clubs. Offering the Clubs the possibility of openly negotiating their own television broadcast rights to their benefit is also a part of the system’s revision.

During the meeting Dimitris Diathesopoulos, President of the Hellenic Swimming Federation, Paolo Barelli, President of the Italian Swimming Federation, Erik van Heijningen, President of the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation, György Martin, President of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation, Dejan Adzic, President of the Montenegrin Swimming Federation, Michael Zellmer, Team Manager of the German Men’s National Water Polo Teams, Connor Sheridan, representative of the Irish Water Polo Federation, Tomislav Karlo, General Secretary of the Croatian Swimming Federation, Evgeny Sharonov, representative of the Russian Water Polo Federation, and Nenad Manojlovic, technical supervisor of the Serbian Water Polo Federation all took the floor in succession.

Many of the participants expressed their opinion and position towards the new system proposed by LEN and also regarding the overall situation, the background of the ongoing initiative, and the unlawful actions and the legitimacy of the persons behind the project of an independent multi-national Water Polo league for Clubs. As a result of the debate, it has been unanimously expressed that there is no way that an independent multi-national Water Polo league for Clubs can be established outside the jurisdiction of the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) and all present committed themselves to the European Water Polo Club Cup Competitions of LEN.

Concluding, LEN stated that in any case if individuals or groups of persons will continue to act against the interests of LEN and not according to the Constitutional Rules, trying to establish international Water Polo Club Competitions without the approval of LEN, sanctions will be taken accordingly. All present acknowledged and agreed to this statement of LEN.

(May 31, 2012)

Final Four Men Oradea 2012

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European Water Polo Club Cup Competitions

Men’s Champions League FINAL FOUR – Oradea 2012
Recco returns to the throne

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Pro Recco of Italy regained its European supremacy after a hard-fought win against Croatian rival, Primorje Rijeka. Recco won its seventh Champions League title, and the fourth in six years. They also wrote a new chapter in European water polo history by becoming the first club whose men’s and women’s teams collect the trophies of their respective top continental competitions in the same season. The bronze medal went to Mladost Zagreb of Croatia, while Vasas of Hungary had to settle for fourth place in Oradea.

The game for the bronze medal brought little excitement: the freshly crowned Hungarian Champion, Vasas, struggled for most of the game. They seemed to have run out of gas for the last game of the season. Even if Mladost could only use nine field players (two were suspended after seeing red-cards in the semis) and they lost two more with three major fouls by the beginning of the fourth period, they were still in commanding mood and ahead most of the game. Mladost took control in the second quarter (leading 6-4 after being 2-3 down) and never let Vasas back in the game. They even jumped to an 8-4 lead in the third and maintained this gap till the end with a great team effort and four players netting two goals respectively and three adding one apiece. Mladost finished the season on a high note despite their failure to reach their domestic league’s final. Their team won the Croatian Cup and finished third in the Champions League – a good base for the next season.

The final was a totally different story. Very different from the other three games of this tournament – both Semi Finals and the contest for the third place were rather one-sided –, and also different from the two finalists‘ previous encounter when Recco demolished Rijeka in the final of the Adriatic League. This time the Croats gave their best and they managed to remain in the game for quite a while. In fact, Recco hadn’t had such a tough test in the entire season in the Champions League as in this final game when they really had to put up a strong battle to overcome their opponent. Ivan Buljubasic opened the score for Rijeka but Recco hit back with four consecutive goals, most of them coming from pinpoint shots at the end of the 6 on 5s. Being 4-1 up, Recco seemed to sit comfortably in the driving seat – but what happened next was really unexpected: Rijeka hit three in a row, within a span of four minutes, and this period determined the rest of the evening: the Croatians, fuelled by two fantastic goals by Hungarian Olympic Champion Denes Varga, who was elected the MVP of the event, believed at last that they could make an upset and fought with tripled efforts. Even if Recco hit back immediately for 6-4, and jumped to an 8-5 lead in the middle of the third (Aleksandar Ivovic’s blasts constantly found the back of the net), Rijeka wasn’t done yet. The Croats climbed back with two fine action goals for 8-7 and Recco needed a wicked deflected shot to make it 9-7 with 0:04 on the clock.

No other team has ever been close to Recco at the beginning of the fourth period in any Champions League game this season, but Rijeka managed to bury an extra for 9-8 with 5:37 to go. However, Andrea Prlainovic killed their momentum as he was cool enough to score in the following 6 on 5 – and the Italians‘ defence managed to deny their rivals‘ attacks in the remaining five minutes. A fine lob from Boris Zlokovic virtually ended the contest with 3:40 to go (11-8) – Rijeka’s desperate attempts didn’t bring any results while Recco didn’t risk anything.

At the end, head coach Giuseppe Porzio was pushed into the pool by the triumphant players who joyfully celebrated their return to the European throne. This was the seventh European title for Pro Recco, and the fourth in the past six years (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012). The men’s side completed the mission of the club which also put together a great women‘s team that already won their Champions Cup two weeks ago. The men got the Champions League and thus Recco became the first club in history which owns the top European trophy in both genders‘ most important competition.

Champions League Final Four, Oradea 2012

Final (Saturday, May 12)

Ferla Pro Recco (ITA)–VK Primorje Rijeka (CRO) 11-8 (4-1, 2-3, 3-3, 2-1)

Referees: Stravridis (GRE), Borrell (ESP)

Ferla Pro Recco: Tempesti, Buric, Madaras 2, Sukno, Kasas 1, Felugo 1, Filipovic 1, Perrone, Pijetlovic, Zlokovic 2, Ivovic 3, Molina Rios, Prlainovic 1. Coach: Giuseppe Porzio.

VK Primorje Rijeka: Car, Buljubasic 1, Paskvalin, Krapiv, Denes Varga 2, Frankovic, Mulsim, Jelaca, Daniel Varga 1, Barac, Setka 2, Garcia 2, Radic. Coach: Zoran Roje.

Bronze medal game (Saturday, May 12)

Teva-Vasas-Uniqa (HUN)–HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) 7-11 (1-1, 3-5, 1-2, 2-3)

Referees: Margeta (SLO), Alexandrescu (ROU).

Teva Vasas: Nagy, Decker, Boskovic 1, Katonas 2, Fazekas, Voros 1, Kiss, Vamos 2, Brguljan D., Fulop, Steinmetz B., Takacs, Steinmetz A. 1. Coach: Laszlo Foldi.

Mladost Zagreb: Pavic, Radu 1, Pavicic, Zivkovic 2, Udovicic 2, Milakovic K., Bukic, Gagulic 1, Hinic 1, Mallarach 2, Vukicevic 2. Coach: Vjekoslav Kobescak.

Pro Recco was awarded 45 000 Euros by LEN for the title.

The MVP of the tournament: Denes Varga (Primorje Rijeka)

Semi Finals (Friday, May 11)

The first Semi Final lacked the excitement that is usually expected: Recco didn’t let Vasas into the game. They were cool, precise, and extremely powerful right from the beginning. They made use of their first three 6 on 5s and this gave them the edge over the Hungarian Champions. Vasas missed two powerplays (scoring only once) and that opened a gap which just grew further in the following periods. Recco, featuring the very best players of the leading nations (three from Serbia, two from Hungary, Croatia, Montenegro, and Spain, and two from Italy), defended quite effectively and the Hungarians couldn’t set up any good scoring chances. The best efforts from their side came from the goalie, Viktor Nagy, who made some great saves, including a penalty. At one stage Recco was 8-1 up, and yet Vasas fought hard and came back a bit in the second half. Still, the Italian Champion marched into the final for the seventh time in a row.

The second Semi Final saw a much more balanced game – at least for a while. The two Croatians sides had already had a showdown recently with Rijeka eliminating Mladost in the semis of the national league. For two periods this game brought back the tensions of those clashes. Rijeka went ahead but Mladost always answered back so by half-time Primorje was just slightly better (4-3). The killing blow came in the third when in a five-minute span Rijeka jumped to a 7-3 lead. Mladost buried two extras for 7-5, but they couldn’t get any closer. In fact, the final period was dominated by Rijeka, they scored first and that was crucial, at 8-5 the players of Mladost seemed to have lost their desire. It was Denes Varga who gave the spectators the pleasure of witnessing a wonderful back-handed shot from eight metres: the fans even applauded the replay on the video-walls.

This game resulted in the debutant of the Final Four tournament, Primorje Rijeka, reaching the final on their first try – hopefully, this time they would give Recco a tougher time compared to their previous encounter in the final of the Adriatic League when Recco thrashed them 11-4. But this is the Champions League and it produces different stories every time.

Semi Finals

Ferla Pro Recco (ITA) - TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA (HUN) 12-5 (4-1, 2-0, 4-2, 2-2)

Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Borrell (ESP)

Ferla Pro Recco: Tempesti, Buric, Madaras, Sukno 2, Kasas 1, Felugo, Filipovic 2, Perrone Rocha 2, Pijetlovic 1, Zlokovic, Ivovic, Molina Rios 2, Prlainovic 2.

Teva Vasas Uniqa: Nagy, Decker, Boskovic 1, Katonas 1, Fazekas, Voros 1, Kiss, Vamos 1, Brguljan 1, Fulop, B. Steinmeitz, Takacs, A. Steinmeitz.

HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) – VK Primorje Rijeka 6-10 (1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 1-3)

Referees: Margeta (SLO), Brguljan (MNE)

Mladost Zagreb: Pavic, Radu 1, Milakovic I., Letica, Pavicic, Zivkovic 1, Udovicic, Milakovic K., Bukic 1, Gagulic, Hinic 1, Mallarach 1, Vukicevic 1. All. Kobescak.

Primorje Rijeka: Car, Buljbasic, Paskvalin, Krapic 1, Denes Varga 2, Frankovic, Muslim, Jelaca 2, Daniel Varga 2, Barac 1, Setka 1, Garcia 1, Radic.

(May 14, 2012)

Sergi Borrell arbitrará la Final Four Masculina (RFEN)

26/04/2012 - El árbitro internacional de nuestro Comité Nacional de Árbitros, Sergi Borrell, ha sido designado por el Comité técnico de waterpolo de LEN para dirigir la Final Four de la Copa de Europa Masculina en Oradea (Rumanía), prevista los próximos 11 y 12 de mayo y que jugaran los equipos Pro Recco italiano, Vasas Budapest de Hungría, y Mladost Zagreb y Primorje Rijeka de Croacia.

Protagonismo español en la Final Four de la Copa de Europa. A la presencia de los jugadores españoles en el Pro Recco (Felipe Perrone y Guillermo Molina), Mladost Zagreb (Blai Mallarach) y Primorje Rijeka (Xavi Garcia), se sumará la del árbitro Sergi Borrell. Nuestro colegiado compartirá tareas los siguientes compañeros: Stavridis de Grecia, Brguljan de Montenegro, Margeta de Slovenia y el local Alexandrescu. (RFEN)

http://www.rfen.es/publicacion/noticias.asp?n=8148

Felicidades a todos ellos !!!!

 Sergi Borrell (ESP) y Boris Margeta (SLO) ( LEN photo Giorgio Scala)

 George Stavridis (GRE)

Adrian Alexandrescu (ROM) y Mario Brguljan (MNE) ( Gabor Bogel Photo )

Sergi Borrell arbitrarà la Final Four de waterpolo        
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L’àrbitre del CN Sant Andreu i soci del nostre Club, Sergi Borrell, ha estat designat per dirigir la Final Four Masculina de la Copa d'Europa a Oradea (Romania), prevista els propers 11 i 12 de maig entre els equips Pro Recco italià, Vasas Budapest d'Hongria, Mladost de Zagreb i Primorje Rijeka de Croàcia. El col·legiat del CN Sant Andreu estarà acompanyat per Stavridis de Grècia, Brguljan de Montenegro, Margeta de Slovenia i Alexandrescu de Rumania.

Fa 30 anys que és internacional, i en aquests moments és considerat el millor àrbitre del món. Va jugar 13 anys, del 72 al 85, al Club Natació Sant Andreu, i al 80 va començar a arbitrar en categoria regional. Quan surt a arbitrar per la LEN o per la FINA ho fa com a representant del Comité Nacional de Árbitros de la RFEN, però sempre ha mantingut que és d’un club de Barcelona que es diu CN Sant Andreu.

Sergi Borrell va arbitrar el partit per la medalla de bronze entre Croàcia i Hongria al Mundial de Shanghai 2011. A Melbourne 2007 va arbitrar la final, també entre Croàcia i Hongria. Als Europeus de Belgrad 2006 se’l va assignar la final masculina i a Zagreb 2010 la femenina.

Borrell pot participar als Jocs Olímpics de Londres 2012. El 1988 ja va anar com a àrbitre a Seül, va fer d’auxiliar a Barcelona 92 i l’any 2004 va ser triat pels JJOO d’Atenes. Ara la última paraula la té la FINA, el màxim organisme del waterpolo mundial.