Nuestro compañero Sergio Borrell dirigió la Final entre HUN y SRB en SuperFinal de la World League en Dubai

 

VIDEO Final HUN SRB World League Dubai 2014

Ver también :

http://arbitroswp.blogspot.com/2014/06/full-videos-dubai-2014-super-final.html

http://arbitroswp.blogspot.com.es/2014/06/super-final-world-league-mens-dubai-2014.html

Nuestro compañero Sergio Borrell dirigió hace unos días el encuentro por la disputa del oro en Dubai que jugaron las selecciones de Hungría y Serbia en la SuperFinal de la World League masculina. Esta será quizás la última gran final de nuestro compañero, antes de su retirada el próximo 31/12/14. Borrell, participaba como arbitro neutral en esta competición. 

Sergio ha estado en los JJOO de Sydney-2000 y en Londres-2012 (dónde dirigió la final) y ha estado presente en prácticamente todas las últimas ediciones de la Final Four (hoy Final Six), en Campeonatos del Mundo y Campeonatos de Europa.

Ante la imposibilidad de estar presente en la próxima SuperCopa de Europa de clubs puesto que uno de los equipos que la disputará es el C.N. At. Barceloneta (flamante reciente campeón de la última edición de la Final Six), esta final en Dubai entre Hungría y Serbia es, sin duda, la guinda que corona una espectacular carrera arbitral.

Aquí tenéis el vídeo :

http://livemanager.eurovision.edgesuite.net/fina/site/index.html?video_id=17069

Full Videos Dubai 2014 Super Final World League men´s

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http://arbitroswp.blogspot.com.es/2014/06/super-final-world-league-mens-dubai-2014.html

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FINA Men's Water Polo World League
Final HUN - SRB
http://livemanager.eurovision.edgesuite.net/fina/site/index.html?video_id=17069

FINA Men's Water Polo World League
Bronze Match MNE - AUS
http://livemanager.eurovision.edgesuite.net/fina/site/index.html?video_id=17086

FINA Men's Water Polo World League
Semifinals BRA - CAN
http://livemanager.eurovision.edgesuite.net/fina/site/index.html?video_id=17044

FINA Men's Water Polo World League
Semifinals USA - CHN
http://livemanager.eurovision.edgesuite.net/fina/site/index.html?video_id=17066

FINA Men's Water Polo World League
7th and 8th Place CHN - BRA
http://livemanager.eurovision.edgesuite.net/fina/site/index.html?video_id=17067

FINA Men's Water Polo World League
5th and 6th Place USA - CAN
http://livemanager.eurovision.edgesuite.net/fina/site/index.html?video_id=17068

Full VIDEOS Kunshan 2014 Super Final World League Women´s

Ver también :

http://arbitroswp.blogspot.com.es/2014/06/womens-world-league-2013-2014-super.html

FINA Women's Water Polo World League
Final ITA - USA


FINA Women's Water Polo World League
Bronze Match CHN - AUS


FINA Women's Water Polo World League
Semifinals CHN - ITA

FINA Women's Water Polo World League
Semifinals AUS - USA


FINA Women's Water Polo World League
Semifinals CAN - BRA


FINA Women's Water Polo World League
Semifinals ESP - RUS


FINA Women's Water Polo World League
7th and 8th Place RUS - BRA


FINA Women's Water Polo World League
5th and 6th Place ESP - CAN

Super Final men´s World League DUBAI 2014

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Serbia defends World League crown for 8th total - Super Final day 6

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Saturday 21 June 2014, 12:27

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Tim Hartog

© Marcel ter Bals

Brazil have claimed 7th place in this year's World League Super Final thanks to a late 7-8 win over China in a physical 7th place play-off to start the final day of action at the Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai. Actually the Brazilian side just led the score in total for just over 3 minutes but decided the outcome in their favour in that final phase. A winning goal by Guilherme Gomes on man-up with 49 seconds remaining saw Brazil avoiding a last-place finish edging China. Equally important in the triumph to close off the tournament was when Adrian Delgado caught fire in the beginning of the final period scoring twice in a minute to get Brazil in the lead for the first time that match. Despite China equalising twice at 6-6 and 7-7 they still had to settle for the loss as Gomes' winner left not enough time to erase that blow.

FLASH QUOTES:

Paolo Malara (ITA) — Head Coach
“I’m happy with the team because we played strongly. Brazil is very good. Yes, we controlled the game for much of the time but we must have a good attitude and make a habit of winning. With more matches against stronger teams and more experience, we will do better. It was good we played three strong matches against Montenegro, Hungary and Serbia, despite the scores. Step by step the younger players get to play the best teams in the world. This is good.”

Chufeng Zhang (CHN) — Three Goals
“I actually feel good about the way our team played. I think overall we are very happy. We came in confident that we would win some games but I guess not today. I wanted to win the quarterfinals but we were still able to showcase some of our skills.”

Ratko Rudic (CRO) — Brazil Head Coach
“We had yesterday one shocking game and all the players were very depressed and couldn’t sleep. They were thinking about the loss. It’s very difficult to find the motivation for this game. We were playing and struggling from the beginning of the game. It was close more for them than us. Then at the end we found the strength to make the result our way. It was a good indication for the team that we can come back from bad situations.”

Bernardo Gomes (BRA) — Suspended Player
“We trained very hard for this tournament. It’s not the position we would rather be in but it was good to get the victory. We have been training very hard and we are hoping that we will improve in future tournaments.”




USA vs. Canada (14-11)

Team USA finished the World League Super Final in 5th place after a deserved 14-11 victory over neighbours Canada in today's second match. The US side walked away from their opponents in the third period after a close first half in a phase where Canada was struggling to convert the extra-man possessions and saw USA making fewer mistakes on the other end. The good shooting of Josh Samuels and Bret Bonanni in the fourt period finished things off as Team USA kept on scoring to lead 13-7 midway through. Canada however made a late surge but it was not enough as the deficit proved to be too big and USA could hold on to win by three. The win and 5th place finish will earn the team $ 30,000 as prize money. Canada takes home $ 25,000.

FLASH QUOTES:

Jack Kocur (USA) — Acting Head Coach
“Obviously a win is a win so we are happy with that. Canada is a good team so we always have strong fights and good battles out there. They have great two-metre men who complement our two-metre defenders. It was a slow finish but again we were happy to have the win.”

McQuin Baron (USA) — Goalkeeper
“I’m only 18 years old coming into the tournament. It’s an honour to play in the tournament, to play with all these Olympians. It’s an awesome experience. Today we had our ups and downs, but obviously getting the victory is what it is all about. Every tournament you go to you want to win a medal. Our average age is about 20 years old and we have lots to work on.”

Alex Beslin (CAN) — Head Coach
“Based on the type of match and the way we played from start to finish, my team was tired. Especially with (the effort of) the last game. It was the main reason for the mistakes and a reflection of the tired condition of the players. There was a high percent changed that we would not finish well. We have to hold the intensity all the game. It wasn’t enough. Yesterday we were completely excited with one athlete who kicked in, But six days in a row and two times in the past four weeks is a lot to ask. Generally I am satisfied with the tournament. There were many good signals, aims and actions. They implemented what I asked so I am generally satisfied.”

Alex Taschereau — Goal Scorer
“It’s always tough against the States. We had the first game and lost it in the last quarter so today we tried to play hard from the first quarter. We will have to get them back in the near future. From us it’s all that experience with not many players in Europe. We can use what we learnt in this tournament and build on the team chemistry for the Pan Ams.”




Montenegro vs. Australia (12-9)

Montenegro like last year claimed the World League bronze medal after edging Australia in a penalty shoot-out 12-9. The match in regular time got into an exciting finish where Australia looked close to an historic first bronze medal but it was Nikola Murisic who levelled the score once again with just 8 seconds remaining: 8-8. A blow for the Aussie Sharks who had been up in the score for almost the whole match but were forced to penalties to decide the contest. Montenegro goalie Zdravko Radic came up big in the shoot-out blocking both John Cotterill and Jarrod Gilchrist attempts. Antonio Petrovic then pulled the trigger to net his attempt as Montenegro won the contest 12-9 and claim another bronze medal.

FLASH QUOTES:

Vido Lompar (MNE) — Assistant Coach
“This was a very, very difficult match as Australia was a strong team who swum all game. Just one goal difference most of the game. Look at the last attack. We had to score to go to penalties, which was fantastic. This is the fifth time we have been in the semifinals and this is very good preparation for Budapest, the European Championships. Australia is to be congratulated on a great game and a great coach. I am very happy for my team.”

Antonio Petrovic (MNE) — Two Goals
It was a tough game. Australia is a very good team/ We were struggling through the game but in the end we showed our strength to win the game. The new guys really showed their mettle in this game today. Our goalkeeper was fantastic in the penalty shootout. It is wonderful to have won the bronze medal. It is never easy to win a medal.”

Elvis Fatovic (CRO) — Australia Head Coach
“This is my second competition as Australia head coach and my second heart-breaking game, like Croatia in the World Championships. But I must say I am so proud of these players of how they responded after yesterday and against a much, much more experienced team than we are. I’m really proud of how they played. We didn’t come here just to be part of the tournament. We are very happy that we are the best non-European team. Next step is to be much closer. This showed that in the close future we will be very competitive with everyone.”

Richard Campbell (AUS) — Captain
“This was the best game of the week so far so it was disappointing to lose like that. We hope to be more consistent in the future, but that’s when we become a bit more experienced. We planned on being very competitive throughout the week and I think we achieved.”




Hungary vs. Serbia (6-10)

Serbia defended their World League crown in a much anticipated final and replay of last year's gold medal match as they convincingly defeated Hungary 6-10 in a dominant performance. The Serbs completed a trio of back-to-back titles now standing on an impressive total of 8 triumphs. In Sunday's final against Hungary at the Hamdan Sports Complex both teams started off levelled with goals being exchanged after standout and tournament top scorer Filip Filipovic had opened the scoring for Serbia. From the second period onwards however the game turned into an almost one-sided affair as Serbia simply overpowered a sloppy Hungarian side scoring four unanswered goals in the second term continueing their advantage after the main break. Only to take the foot off the gas pedal in the final eight minutes where could try to make the score look a little less worse by scoring three straight and unaswered goals, all by the Varga brothers (Denes 2, Daniel 1), to finish at 6-10. Both Filipovic and Stefan Mitrovic, Hungarian league top scorer last season, scored a team-high 3 goals for Serbia. Denes Varga finished with 4 for runners-up Hungary (seven-time medallist). Both finalists with finishing in the top 2 of this year's World League have qualified for the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia as the first two teams to do so beside hosts Russia who are automatically qualified. Serbia, with the World League victory, won prize money of $ 100,000 while runners-up Hungary will take $ 70,000.

Awards:
Most Valuable Player: Daniel Varga (HUN)
Best Goalkeeper: Gojko Pijetlovic (SRB)
Highest Goal-scorer: Filip Filipovic (SRB) — 17 goals

Media All Star team: 

Goalkeeper: Gojko Pijetlovic (SRB)
Centre forward: Dusko Pijetlovic (SRB)
Field Players: Alexander Bowen (USA), Filip Filipovic (SRB), Mladan Janovic (MNE) Aidan Roach (AUS), Daniel Varga (HUN).  

FLASH QUOTES:

Tibor Benedek (HUN) — Head Coach
“I always said that Serbia was the form team here. That was plenty clear from the second period. Their five-metre shots meant we couldn’t do anything. They won the game in one period and were 7-2 up.” On the preparation for the European Championships: “We have to improve our work. It is not only Serbia who is strong. There are a lot of strong teams there.” On the best outcome from Dubai: “There were many. We played some important games. Today we did not concentrate enough.”

Dejan Savic (SRB) — Head Coach
“I think we won because we played very well in defence, but I’m a little disappointed with the final quarter because we lost three goals. I think that my guys thought they had already won. I hope it will be better for us, not like last year where we won the World League and got seventh at the World Championships. We hope to medal at the European Championships.”

Gojko Pijetlovic (SRB) — Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament
“It’s our second year in a row and most of us were on the team last year so it was good to win again. Our main goal was to make it to the finals and once we got in, obviously we wanted to win it. It was also good to see a lot of progress from Australia, USA and Brazil. We were surprised at how much better they are playing.”

Filip Filipovic (SRB) — Highest Goal-scorer of the Tournament
“First of all I would like to congratulate my team-mates. We did really well. We didn’t expect this result. The final is unique; I am very glad we had a very tough week. It is great Serbia have retained this trophy. I gave my all to score as many goals as I could in this game tonight. We knew Hungary would come back at us so we got a great start. I am delighted with my own performance and scoring goals and that my team-mates gave me that opportunity.”






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Men's World League Super Final
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16-21 June, 2014

Schedule and results

Saturday, 21 June

China (L17) vs. Brazil (L18) 7-8 (2-1, 1-1, 2-2, 2-4) - (7th/8th place)
China scorers: Chufeng Zhang 3, Junliang Guo 2, Feihu Tan, Nianxiang Liang.

Brazil scorers: Adrian Delgado 3, Guilherme Gomes 2, Bernardo Gomes, Felipe Silva, Gustavo Guimaraes.

USA (W17) vs. Canada (W18) 14-11 (3-3, 2-2, 4-1, 5-5) - (5th/6th place)
USA scorers: Josh Samuels 4, John Mann 3, Bret Bonanni 2, Alex Bowen 2, Michael Rosenthal, Anthony Daboub, Nolan McConnell.

Canada scorers: Nicolas Constantin-Bicari 3, Justin Boyd 3, Scott Robinson 2, Constantin Kudaba, Alec Taschereau, Zacchary Kappos.

Montenegro (L19) vs. Australia (L20) 12-9 after shoot-out (1-2, 3-2, 1-2, 3-2; penalties: 4-1) - (3rd/4th place)
Montenegro scorers: Antonio Petrovic 3, Darko Brguljan 3, Mladjan Janovic 2, Drasko Brguljan 2, Jovan Saric, Nikola Murisic.

Australia scorers: Aidan Roach 3, Richie Campbell 2, Aaron Younger 2, Jarrod Gilchrist, Billy Miller.

Hungary (W19) vs. Serbia (W20) 6-10 (2-3, 0-4, 1-3, 3-0) - (1st/2nd place)
Hungary scorers: Denes Varga 4, Norbert Madaras, Daniel Varga.

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

Previous results

Monday, 16 June

Hungary vs. Australia 11-5 (3-1, 3-0, 2-2, 3-2)
Hungary scorers: Norbert Hosnyanszky 2, Marton Szivos 2, Denes Varga 2, Balazs Harai 2, Marton Vamos, Daniel Varga, Marton Toth.

Australia scorers: Richie Campbell 2, Aiden Roach 2, John Cotterill.

Serbia vs. China 21-9 (6-3, 5-1, 7-3, 3-2)
Serbia scorers: Andrija Prlainovic 5, Stefan Mitrovic 4, Dusko Pijetlovic 3, Slobodan Nikic 3, Dusan Mandic 2, Filip Filipovic 2, Milos Cuk, Nikola Radjen.

China scorers: Feihu Tan 2, Ning Pan 2, Nianxiang Liang 2, Zhongxian Chen, Jinghao Chen, Chufeng Zhang.

USA vs. Canada 12-9 (1-1, 1-4, 3-3, 7-1)
USA scorers: Alexander Bowen 3, Alexander Obert 2, Michael Rosenthal 2, Josh Samuels 2, John Mann 2, Nolan McConnell.

Canada scorers: Scott Robinson 2, Oliver Vikalo, Nicolas Constantin-Bicari, Justin Boyd, Kevin Graham, Dusan Radojcic, Jared McElroy.

Brazil vs. Montenegro 5-15 (0-6, 1-3, 2-3, 2-3)
Brazil scorers: Jonas Crivella, Bernardo Gomes, Adrian Delgado, Bernardo Rocha, Gustavo Guimaraes.

Montenegro scorers: Nikola Murisic 5, Drasko Brguljan 2, Vjekoslav Paskovic 2, Mladjan Janovic 2, Jovan saric 2, Antonio Petrovic, Predrag Jokic.

Tuesday, 17 June

Brazil vs. China 12-9 (3-0, 5-0, 3-4, 1-5)
Brazil scorers: Felipe Silva 4, Guilherme Gomes 2, Gustavo Guimaraes 2, Jonas Crivella, Marcelo Franco, Bernardo Gomes, Adrian Delgado.

China scorers: Feihu Tan 3, Chufeng Zhang 2, Nianxiang Liang 2, Lun Li, Jinghao Chen.

Hungary vs. Canada 10-3 (1-1, 3-0, 3-2, 3-0)
Hungary scorers: Denes Varga 3, Marton Vamos 2, Miklos Gor-Nagy, Norbert Madaras, Balazs Erdelyi, Norbert Hosnyanszky, Marton Szivos.

Canada scorers: Nicolas Constantin-Bicari 2, Kevin Graham.

Serbia vs. Montenegro 14-5 (3-0, 2-0, 5-1, 4-4)
Serbia scorers: Dusan Mandic 5, Dusko Pijetlovic 3, Filip Filipovic 2, Sava Randjelovic, Milos Cuk, Slobodan Nikic, Stefan Mitrovic.

Montenegro: Vjekoslav Paskovic, Antonio Petrovic, Darko Brguljan, Mladjan Janovic, Uros Cuckovic.

USA vs. Australia 4-8 (1-2, 2-1, 0-3, 1-2)
USA scorers: John Mann 2, Alex Obert, Michael Rosenthal.

Australia scorers: Richie Campbell 3, Aiden Roach 2, George Ford, John Cotterill, Lachlan Edwards.

Wednesday, 18 June

Hungary vs. USA 16-9 (3-1, 4-2, 5-2, 4-4)
Hungary scorers: Daniel Varga 4, Norbert Madaras 3, Marton Szivos 3, Marton Vamos 2, Marton Toth 2, Denes Varga, Balazs Harai.

USA scorers: Josh Samuels 4, Bret Bonanni 2, Alex Bowen, Jackson Kimbell, John Mann.

Serbia vs. Brazil 12-4 (3-1, 5-1, 3-1, 1-1)
Serbia scorers: Milos Cuk 5, Slobodan Nikic 2, Filip Filipovic 2, Andrija Prlainovic 2, Zivko Gocic.

Brazil scorers: Bernardo Gomes 3, Adrian Delgado.

Australia vs. Canada 8-10 (2-3, 2-2, 3-3, 1-2)
Australia scorers: Richie Campbell 3, Aaron Younger 2, Tyler Martin 2, Aidan Roach.

Canada scorers: Nicolas Constantin-Bicari 5, Constantin Kudaba 2, Scott Robinson, Alec Taschereau, Kevin Graham.

China vs. Montenegro 8-9 (2-3, 1-1, 2-4, 3-1)
China scorers: Feihu Tan 2, Jinghao Chen 2, Chufeng Zhang 2, Lun Li, Tao Dong.

Montenegro scorers: Filip Klikovac 2, Vjekoslav Paskovic, Antonio Petrovic, Darko Brguljan, Dragan Draskovic, Mladjan Janovic, Uros Cuckovic, Jovan Saric.

Thursday, 19 June

Montenegro (2A) vs. USA (3B) 10-4 (2-0, 2-2, 3-0, 3-2) - game 13
Montenegro scorers: Mladjan Janovic 4, Drasko Brguljan 2, Vjekoslav Paskovic 2, Darko Brguljan, Uros Cuckovic.

USA scorers: Anthony Daboub, Bret Bonanni, Alex Bowen, John Mann.

Brazil (3A) vs. Australia (2B) 7-14 (1-5, 5-3, 0-5, 1-1) - game 14
Brazil scorers: Marcelo Franco 2, Felipe Silva 2, Guilherme Gomes, Adrian Delgado, Bernardo Rocha.

Australia scorers: Nathan Power 3, Jarrod Gilchrist 3, Aaron Younger 3, John Cotterill, Aidan Roach, Lachlan Edwards, Mitch Emery, Billy Miller.

Serbia (1A) vs. Canada (4B) 16-11 (4-1, 3-3, 2-2, 7-5) - game 15
Serbia scorers: Dusko Pijetlovic 3, Filip Filipovic 3, Dusan Mandic 2, Zivko Gocic 2, Sava Randjelovic, Milos Cuk, Dusan Markovic, Nikola Radjen, Andrija Prlainovic, Stefan Mitrovic.

Canada scorers: Nicolas Constantin-Bicarci 3, John Conway 2, Oliver Vikalo, Scott Robinson, Alec Taschereau, Dusan Radojcic, Zacchary Kappos, Jared McElroy.

China (4A) vs. Hungary (1B) 5-13 (1-3, 1-4, 1-3, 2-3) - game 16
China scorers: Tao Dong 2, Feihu Tan, Zhongxian Chen, Nianxiang Liang.

Hungary scorers: Marton Toth 4, Daniel Varga 3, Denes Varga 2, Balazs Erdelyi, Norbert Hosnyanszky, Marton Szivos, Balazs Harai.

Friday, 20 June

USA (L13) vs. China (L16) 15-5 (4-1, 6-1, 1-2, 4-1) - game 17
USA scorers: Alex Bowen 6, Anthony Daboub 2, Bret Bonanni 2, John Mann 2, Nicholas Bell, Michael Rosenthal, Josh Samuels.

China scorers: Tao Dong 2, Feihu Tan, Junliang Guo, Ning Pan.

Brazil (L14) vs. Canada (L15) 13-14 (1-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-4; penalties: 6-7) - game 18
Brazil scorers: Adrian Delgado 3, Felipe Silva 2, Ruda Franco 2, Bernardo Gomes 2, Jonas Crivella, Guilherme Gomes, Marcelo Franco, Bernardo Rocha.

Canada scorers: Justin Boyd 5, Nicolas Constantin-Bicari 2, Scott Robinson 2, Alec Taschereau 2, Kevin Graham 2, Constantin Kudaba.

Montenegro (W13) vs. Hungary (W16) 8-10 (2-3, 1-2, 4-4, 1-1) - game 19
Montenegro scorers: Mladjan Janovic 2, Drasko Brguljan, Vjekoslav Paskovic, Antonio Petrovic, Darko Brguljan, Uros Cuckovic, Filip Klikovac.

Hungary scorers: Balazs Erdelyi 3, Norbert Madaras 2, Norbert Hosnyanszky, Daniel Angyal, Daniel Varga, Denes Varga, Marton Toth. - game 19

Australia (W14) vs. Serbia (W15) 5-12 (1-2, 2-5, 0-2, 2-3) - game 20
Australia scorers: Aaron Younger 2, John Cotterill, Aidan Roach, Lachlan Edwards.

Serbia scorers: Filip Filipovic 5, Dusan Mandic 2, Dusko Pijetlovic 2, Zivko Gocic, Milos Cuk, Slobodan Nikic.

N.b.: times mentioned are local time.
Photos by Marcel ter Bals.

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Hungary, Serbia to play for gold again - Super Final day 5

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Friday 20 June 2014, 12:18

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Tim Hartog

© Marcel ter Bals

USA will be playing for a 5th place finish at the World League Super Final in Dubai after posting a convincing 15-5 victory over China in the crossing matches on Friday. Carried by a 6-goal performance from Alex Bowen, a tournament high, the Americans wasted no time in grabbing control of the match. Led by Bowen, who already scored 5 in the first half, USA proved superior al game long, despite physical play from the Chinese side who, apart from the third period, while missing two players due to injury could not do much to turn things around and had to settle for a played game at half-time already. USA will now meet Canada after their shoot-out win over Brazil later on Friday.

FLASH QUOTES:

Dejan Udovicic (SRB) — USA Head Coach
“I’m glad we responded after yesterday (against Hungary). It was good to be going in the right direction. Every game is important and we are trying to finish with a win tomorrow. We need such experiences, bad and good from this tournament to learn for the future.”

Alexander Bowen (USA) — Six Goals
“I haven’t scored that many goals before in a tournament. I’m pretty excited. What matters is that our team won in the end. We took some steps in the right direction in this game. We started working a lot for each other and sacrificing the body for everyone else. I was definitely working harder and my teammates worked for me and that actually opened up opportunities for me. It was really a team effort. The last couple of games were disappointing for us and we really needed to focus on us and our team.”

Paolo Malara (ITA) — China Head Coach
“USA were very good, China very tired. The mind is very tired and it’s very difficult, but given it 100 percent in every match. We don’t have an easy match tomorrow but hopefully we will get a good result. I believe in my work and the moment it is step to step working with these young players and preparing them mentally for these big games is very important.”

Ning Pan (CHN) — Left Hander
“Two guys didn’t play and it made a big difference. It was difficult against a big team. We came in expecting to place eighth. Now we want Canada to win so we can meet Brazil. Our coach is doing a good job but today we just didn’t attack.”




Brazil vs. Canada (13-14)

Canada will be the opponent of the USA in the battle for 5th place at the World League Super Final after a shoot-out sudden death win edging Brazil. The game that led to the tournament's first shoot-out got off to a rather slow start and just 4 goals in the first half before it ignited after the main break. With Brazil taking a seemingly comfortable lead nothing showed signs of a possible shoot-out. Not before Justin Boyd caught fire in the final period scoring 4 straight goals for Canada to bring them from trailing 7-4 to tying the game in extremis 7-7 with just 2 seconds left on the clock.
In the shoot-out that followed all 5 selected shooters made no mistake in their first round of attempts and it was not until Adrian Delgado's shot was deflected by Canada goalie Dusan Aleksic that decided the outcome straight away as, from that pair, Canada international Alex Taschereau had converted his attempt before that.

FLASH QUOTES:

Brain Parillo (CAN) — Acting Head Coach
The heart rate is good. It’s not untypical of these guys not to give up. Lots of games we have been down three goals, but we were down by four, how much time, I don’t know. They had belief no matter what. We talked about playing to the last minute whatever happened.” On Justin Boyd’s incredible effort: “Justin is a warrior. His injury checked out. I’ve known that kid since he was 11 years old and he has a fighting spirit. They just refused to die.” On the last play and who would shoot: “We don’t have a template on the power play. Anyone can shoot.”

Justin Boyd (CAN) — Four-goal hero
“Against the States (USA) in the first game I hit my arm pretty hard and let it go for a few days. The physio said get it X-rayed and the first doctor said it was broken and I was in a full cast for the night and then I went to see the specialist and he said no. So I took yesterday off and felt better today so I got in and obviously for my team and myself it took us a while to get going, but once we did we controlled the game. It feels pretty good (to have got the four goals in normal time). In the past, playing against Brazil a lot being in the Americas together, they always bring it on us pretty hard and they never quit, no matter what. I just kept playing until the end. I’m really happy we pulled off that win, especially in a shootout having five different guys score goals for us.”

Ratko Rudic (CRO) — Brazil Head Coach
“For us we need to work on the psychological preparation. We had an advantage near the end of the game and we need to hold on to this. This is where we expected to be. What I expected happened. If we can win the final game it will be a good result for us.”

Felipe Silva (BRA) — Captain
“It was only the last three minutes we stopped playing. We need to learn playing the whole game through. Other than that it was perfect.”




Montenegro vs. Hungary (8-10)

In the first of pair of semi-finals Montenegro made it a real battle but had to settle for a defeat at the hands of Hungary who used a better first half to take two-goal leadand continue that in the remainder of the contest. That however did not ment the Monteengrins came not close on several occasions. But it looked like whenever they managed to do so, Hungary always had the answer going up from 5-5, 6-7 and 7-8 scores to restore their two-goal advantage in the third period. Especially when Balazs Erdelyi scored his 3rd of the game from deep left setting the score at 7-10 with just seconds to play in the third session, it seems Hungary made the defintive call for the win and a second straight final appearance. A good tip-in goal from centre-forward Filip Klikovac for Montenegro with .54 on the clock came too late as Hungary played out the clock and even saw a shot attempt blocked to retain possession and finish off the contest. Hungary, defending world champions, played the gold medal final of last year's edition in Chelyabinsk, Russia only to fall to Serbia 12-7.

FLASH QUOTES:

Tibor Benedek (HUN) — Head Coach
“I’m very happy to be in the final tomorrow. We came here, we wanted to play Montenegro and Serbia and it’s important for our preparation for the European Championships. One is done and tomorrow we play Serbia, who, for me, is the favourite. This competition is very important to me. Last year we got second and it was a good start for this team for the season and it’s the same situation now, it’s good preparation and an important tournament.” On qualifying for the 2015 FINA World Championships: “I am delighted.”

Balasz Erdelyi (HUN) — Three Goals
“The game went pretty well. What else can I say? We played well; we executed the game plan. We made some mistakes on defence. We gave up eight goals.” On what Hungary took from the match: “We had an opportunity to work on both our offence and defence. We made too many mistakes on defence and we will try to fix that for tomorrow.”

Ranko Perovic (MNE) — Head Coach
“We weren’t so good in defence. We gave away three easy goals. We hope to play much better than today. I really believe we could have won today. I hope we will do better than today and win our final game.”

Mladjan Janovic (MNE) — Two Goals
“For us we came to this tournament without four players and our aim was the semifinals and now for the moment we will play Australia for third place. Hungary and Serbia arrived here with their best teams and will be in the final, which is correct.” On missing a key penalty attempt when 9-7 down: “It is difficult when you take two or three penalties in a row. I have to think where to shoot. The goalie can’t lose. I can change the angle.”




Australia vs. Serbia (5-12)

Last year's final will get a replay on Saturday in Dubai as defending champions Serbia joined Hungary in the final dominating Australia in 5-15 performance in the semi-final. The combination of Serbia's outside shooting and dangerous pair of centre-forwards in Dusko Pijetlovic and Slobodan Nikic proved too much for Australia's defence to handle. The Elvis Fatovic coached side struggled to get away from the Serbian pressure and managed to score just 5 goals despite hanging on in the opening period. The following two session however saw the Serbs walking away, not be endangered in the final eight minutes. Filip Filipovic went on in the first half to finish as the game's and now even tournament, top scorer netting 5 shots on Friday. Aaron Younger finished with a team-high 2 for Australia.

FLASH QUOTES:

Dejan Savic (SRB) — Head Coach
“This was a very tough match. The referees left it a little harder today, not just for our match, but also the Hungary-Montenegro game. We played very well today, especially in defence. This was the key for our win. Tomorrow is the big final between two teams who deserve to be in the final match.”

Filip Filipovic (SRB) — Five Goals
“We prepared for the game. As I said last night we improved on our defence, which gave us the launch to our attack. We have a historical tradition against Hungary. This is just one part of the preparation. We are training a lot in the mornings. We will hope we bring our best game to tomorrow’s final and a final is a final. We are fighting for a World League we want to win. Hungarian games are always very tough.”

Elvis Fatovic (CRO) — Australia Head Coach
“It’s not nice when you lose, but I am not so unhappy with our presentation because for almost two quarters we played really good defence. Then we just had a small mistake, but against a team like Serbia that’s enough to punish us. They are very strong physically and they didn’t give us many chances in attack.”

John Cotterill (AUS) — Longest-serving Aussie Shark
“We are quite proud of ourselves. We came out firing in the first quarter. Overall there was a lack of teamwork. Yesterday we really came together, but today we didn’t play our complete game. We wanted to back it up, but it’s tough in a 24-hour time period. Obviously we came into the tournament wanting to win it, but we were hoping for the semis, so we can be quite proud of ourselves.”




Men's World League Super Final
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

16-21 June, 2014

Schedule and results

Friday, 20 June

USA (L13) vs. China (L16) 15-5 (4-1, 6-1, 1-2, 4-1) - game 17
USA scorers: Alex Bowen 6, Anthony Daboub 2, Bret Bonanni 2, John Mann 2, Nicholas Bell, Michael Rosenthal, Josh Samuels.

China scorers: Tao Dong 2, Feihu Tan, Junliang Guo, Ning Pan.

Brazil (L14) vs. Canada (L15) 13-14 (1-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-4; penalties: 6-7) - game 18
Brazil scorers: Adrian Delgado 3, Felipe Silva 2, Ruda Franco 2, Bernardo Gomes 2, Jonas Crivella, Guilherme Gomes, Marcelo Franco, Bernardo Rocha.

Canada scorers: Justin Boyd 5, Nicolas Constantin-Bicari 2, Scott Robinson 2, Alec Taschereau 2, Kevin Graham 2, Constantin Kudaba.

Montenegro (W13) vs. Hungary (W16) 8-10 (2-3, 1-2, 4-4, 1-1) - game 19
Montenegro scorers: Mladjan Janovic 2, Drasko Brguljan, Vjekoslav Paskovic, Antonio Petrovic, Darko Brguljan, Uros Cuckovic, Filip Klikovac.

Hungary scorers: Balazs Erdelyi 3, Norbert Madaras 2, Norbert Hosnyanszky, Daniel Angyal, Daniel Varga, Denes Varga, Marton Toth. - game 19

Australia (W14) vs. Serbia (W15) 5-12 (1-2, 2-5, 0-2, 2-3) - game 20
Australia scorers: Aaron Younger 2, John Cotterill, Aidan Roach, Lachlan Edwards.

Serbia scorers: Filip Filipovic 5, Dusan Mandic 2, Dusko Pijetlovic 2, Zivko Gocic, Milos Cuk, Slobodan Nikic.

Saturday, 21 June

14.30: China (L17) vs. Brazil (L18) (7th/8th place)
15.50: USA (W17) vs. Canada (W18) (5th/6th place)
17.10: Montenegro (L19) vs. Australia (L20) (3rd/4th place)
18.30: Hungary (W19) vs. Serbia (W20) (1st/2nd place)

Previous results

Monday, 16 June

Hungary vs. Australia 11-5 (3-1, 3-0, 2-2, 3-2)
Hungary scorers: Norbert Hosnyanszky 2, Marton Szivos 2, Denes Varga 2, Balazs Harai 2, Marton Vamos, Daniel Varga, Marton Toth.

Australia scorers: Richie Campbell 2, Aiden Roach 2, John Cotterill.

Serbia vs. China 21-9 (6-3, 5-1, 7-3, 3-2)
Serbia scorers: Andrija Prlainovic 5, Stefan Mitrovic 4, Dusko Pijetlovic 3, Slobodan Nikic 3, Dusan Mandic 2, Filip Filipovic 2, Milos Cuk, Nikola Radjen.

China scorers: Feihu Tan 2, Ning Pan 2, Nianxiang Liang 2, Zhongxian Chen, Jinghao Chen, Chufeng Zhang.

USA vs. Canada 12-9 (1-1, 1-4, 3-3, 7-1)
USA scorers: Alexander Bowen 3, Alexander Obert 2, Michael Rosenthal 2, Josh Samuels 2, John Mann 2, Nolan McConnell.

Canada scorers: Scott Robinson 2, Oliver Vikalo, Nicolas Constantin-Bicari, Justin Boyd, Kevin Graham, Dusan Radojcic, Jared McElroy.

Brazil vs. Montenegro 5-15 (0-6, 1-3, 2-3, 2-3)
Brazil scorers: Jonas Crivella, Bernardo Gomes, Adrian Delgado, Bernardo Rocha, Gustavo Guimaraes.

Montenegro scorers: Nikola Murisic 5, Drasko Brguljan 2, Vjekoslav Paskovic 2, Mladjan Janovic 2, Jovan saric 2, Antonio Petrovic, Predrag Jokic.

Tuesday, 17 June

Brazil vs. China 12-9 (3-0, 5-0, 3-4, 1-5)
Brazil scorers: Felipe Silva 4, Guilherme Gomes 2, Gustavo Guimaraes 2, Jonas Crivella, Marcelo Franco, Bernardo Gomes, Adrian Delgado.

China scorers: Feihu Tan 3, Chufeng Zhang 2, Nianxiang Liang 2, Lun Li, Jinghao Chen.

Hungary vs. Canada 10-3 (1-1, 3-0, 3-2, 3-0)
Hungary scorers: Denes Varga 3, Marton Vamos 2, Miklos Gor-Nagy, Norbert Madaras, Balazs Erdelyi, Norbert Hosnyanszky, Marton Szivos.

Canada scorers: Nicolas Constantin-Bicari 2, Kevin Graham.

Serbia vs. Montenegro 14-5 (3-0, 2-0, 5-1, 4-4)
Serbia scorers: Dusan Mandic 5, Dusko Pijetlovic 3, Filip Filipovic 2, Sava Randjelovic, Milos Cuk, Slobodan Nikic, Stefan Mitrovic.

Montenegro: Vjekoslav Paskovic, Antonio Petrovic, Darko Brguljan, Mladjan Janovic, Uros Cuckovic.

USA vs. Australia 4-8 (1-2, 2-1, 0-3, 1-2)
USA scorers: John Mann 2, Alex Obert, Michael Rosenthal.

Australia scorers: Richie Campbell 3, Aiden Roach 2, George Ford, John Cotterill, Lachlan Edwards.

Wednesday, 18 June
Hungary vs. USA 16-9 (3-1, 4-2, 5-2, 4-4)
Hungary scorers: Daniel Varga 4, Norbert Madaras 3, Marton Szivos 3, Marton Vamos 2, Marton Toth 2, Denes Varga, Balazs Harai.

USA scorers: Josh Samuels 4, Bret Bonanni 2, Alex Bowen, Jackson Kimbell, John Mann.

Serbia vs. Brazil 12-4 (3-1, 5-1, 3-1, 1-1)
Serbia scorers: Milos Cuk 5, Slobodan Nikic 2, Filip Filipovic 2, Andrija Prlainovic 2, Zivko Gocic.

Brazil scorers: Bernardo Gomes 3, Adrian Delgado.

Australia vs. Canada 8-10 (2-3, 2-2, 3-3, 1-2)
Australia scorers: Richie Campbell 3, Aaron Younger 2, Tyler Martin 2, Aidan Roach.

Canada scorers: Nicolas Constantin-Bicari 5, Constantin Kudaba 2, Scott Robinson, Alec Taschereau, Kevin Graham.

China vs. Montenegro 8-9 (2-3, 1-1, 2-4, 3-1)
China scorers: Feihu Tan 2, Jinghao Chen 2, Chufeng Zhang 2, Lun Li, Tao Dong.

Montenegro scorers: Filip Klikovac 2, Vjekoslav Paskovic, Antonio Petrovic, Darko Brguljan, Dragan Draskovic, Mladjan Janovic, Uros Cuckovic, Jovan Saric.

Thursday, 19 June

Montenegro (2A) vs. USA (3B) 10-4 (2-0, 2-2, 3-0, 3-2) - game 13
Montenegro scorers: Mladjan Janovic 4, Drasko Brguljan 2, Vjekoslav Paskovic 2, Darko Brguljan, Uros Cuckovic.

USA scorers: Anthony Daboub, Bret Bonanni, Alex Bowen, John Mann.

Brazil (3A) vs. Australia (2B) 7-14 (1-5, 5-3, 0-5, 1-1) - game 14
Brazil scorers: Marcelo Franco 2, Felipe Silva 2, Guilherme Gomes, Adrian Delgado, Bernardo Rocha.

Australia scorers: Nathan Power 3, Jarrod Gilchrist 3, Aaron Younger 3, John Cotterill, Aidan Roach, Lachlan Edwards, Mitch Emery, Billy Miller.

Serbia (1A) vs. Canada (4B) 16-11 (4-1, 3-3, 2-2, 7-5) - game 15
Serbia scorers: Dusko Pijetlovic 3, Filip Filipovic 3, Dusan Mandic 2, Zivko Gocic 2, Sava Randjelovic, Milos Cuk, Dusan Markovic, Nikola Radjen, Andrija Prlainovic, Stefan Mitrovic.

Canada scorers: Nicolas Constantin-Bicarci 3, John Conway 2, Oliver Vikalo, Scott Robinson, Alec Taschereau, Dusan Radojcic, Zacchary Kappos, Jared McElroy.

China (4A) vs. Hungary (1B) 5-13 (1-3, 1-4, 1-3, 2-3) - game 16
China scorers: Tao Dong 2, Feihu Tan, Zhongxian Chen, Nianxiang Liang.

Hungary scorers: Marton Toth 4, Daniel Varga 3, Denes Varga 2, Balazs Erdelyi, Norbert Hosnyanszky, Marton Szivos, Balazs Harai.

N.b.: times mentioned are local time.
Photos by Marcel ter Bals.