2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship

The 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 29th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place from 29 August – 11 September at the Sports park Mladost in Zagreb, Croatia.
The decision about host country was brought on the LEN's meeting in Eindhoven in late March 2008.[1]
Qualification
12 teams were allowed to the tournament. The qualification was as follows:
- The host nation
- The best 5 teams from the 2008 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation
- 6 teams from the Qualifiers
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | - | – | 1 | |
| 2008 European Championships | 4–13 July 2008 | 5 | ||
| Qualifiers | 30 April-2 May 2010 | Various | 6 |
Groups
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 12 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 12 | Quarterfinals | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 7 | 7th–10th places | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 3 | 7th–12th places | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 71 | −50 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
- First round
| 29 August 2010 10:00 | Report | Turkey | 6–12 | Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Wengenroth (SUI) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–4, 1–2 | |||||
| Çağatay 3 | Goals | Radu 4 | |||
| 29 August 2010 18:00 | Report | Italy | 7–6 | Referees: Margeta (SLO), Juhász (HUN) | |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 0–1, 2–1, 2–3 | |||||
| Aicardi, Presciuti, Felugo 2 | Goals | Español 2 | |||
| 29 August 2010 20:40 | Report | Montenegro | 11–9 | Referees: Naumov (RUS), Levin (ISR) | |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 6–2, 1–3, 3–1 | |||||
| Janović N, Ivović, Zloković, Jokić 2 | Goals | Bošković, Bušlje 2 | |||
- Second round
| 30 August 2010 11:30 | Report | Spain | 10–11 | Referees: Stajković (MKD), Hausche (GER) | |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–3, 5–3, 2–3 | |||||
| Molina, Vallés, García 2 | Goals | Matei Guiman, Georgescu 3 | |||
| 30 August 2010 13:00 | Report | Italy | 11–10 | Referees: Kun (HUN), Stravridis (GRE) | |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–4, 3–3, 2–1 | |||||
| Felugo 3 | Goals | Janović 5 | |||
| 30 August 2010 20:40 | Report | Croatia | 16–3 | Referees: Ćirić (SRB), Bender (GER) | |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–1, 6–0, 3–0 | |||||
| Dobud 4 | Goals | Okman, Çağatay, Hantal 1 | |||
- Third round
| 1 September 2010 11:30 | Report | Turkey | 4–9 | Referees: Levin (ISR), Kun (HUN) | |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 1–4, 1–2 | |||||
| Okman 2 | Goals | Gallo 4 | |||
| 1 September 2010 18:00 | Report | Romania | 7–13 | Referees: Stravridis (GRE), Juhász (HUN) | |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–3, 1–4, 1–3 | |||||
| Radu, Iosepa 2 | Goals | Bušlje 6 | |||
| 1 September 2010 20:40 | Report | Montenegro | 8–7 | Referees: Naumov (RUS), Bervoets (NED) | |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 2–2, 1–1 | |||||
| Janović, Zloković, Jokić 2 | Goals | Molina, Vallés, Perrone 2 | |||
- Fourth round
| 3 September 2010 11:30 | Report | Montenegro | 22–2 | Referees: Borrell (ESP), Dreval (RUS) | |
| Score by quarters: 5–1, 6–0, 5–0, 6–1 | |||||
| Janović M, Ivović, Zloković 4 | Goals | Günkut, Güven 1 | |||
| 3 September 2010 18:00 | Report | Italy | 10–7 | Referees: Naumov (RUS), Stavropoulos (GRE) | |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–1, 2–1, 3–3 | |||||
| Figlioli 3 | Goals | Radu 3 | |||
| 3 September 2010 20:40 | Report | Spain | 6–8 | Referees: Margeta (SLO), Levin (ISR) | |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–1, 2–1, 3–4 | |||||
| Molina, García 2 | Goals | Muslim, Sukno 2 | |||
- Fifth round
| 5 September 2010 13:00 | Report | Turkey | 6–12 | Referees: Dreval (RUS), Bervoets (NED) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–1, 0–4, 1–2 | |||||
| Okman, Hantal, Beşkardeşler 2 | Goals | Gallego 3 | |||
| 5 September 2010 18:00 | Report | Romania | 9–9 | Referees: Stravridis (GRE), Naumov (RUS) | |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–3, 4–1, 1–2 | |||||
| Iosep 3 | Goals | Janović, Zloković, Gojković 2 | |||
| 5 September 2010 20:40 | Report | Italy | 5–8 | Referees: Tulga (TUR), Levin (ISR) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 1–4, 0–0 | |||||
| Felugo 2 | Goals | Sukno 3 | |||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 13 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 12 | Quarterfinals | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 4 | 7th–10th places | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 3 | 7th–12th places | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
- First round
| 29 August 2010 11:30 | Report | Russia | 9–10 | Referees: Riccitelli (ITA), Simion (ROU) | |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 2–1, 2–4 | |||||
| Yurchik 3 | Goals | Vuksanović 3 | |||
| 29 August 2010 13:00 | Report | Hungary | 10–8 | Referees: Franulović (CRO), Brguljan (MNE) | |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–1, 3–1, 1–3 | |||||
| Biros 4 | Goals | Roeßing, Oeler , Kreuzmann 2 | |||
| 29 August 2010 16:30 | Report | Serbia | 13–5 | Referees: Buch (ESP), Bervoets (NED) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 3–1, 4–1 | |||||
| Udovičić 4 | Goals | Papadogkonas, Miralis, Delakas, Afroudakis, Mourikis 1 | |||
- Second round
| 30 August 2010 10:00 | Report | Germany | 7–6 | Referees: Gomes (ITA), Vlašić (CRO) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–3, 2–2, 2–1 | |||||
| Oeler 3 | Goals | Khalturin, Stratan 2 | |||
| 30 August 2010 16:30 | Report | Serbia | 6–9 | Referees: Borrell (ESP), Tulga (TUR) | |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–1, 0–4, 3–2 | |||||
| Filipović 3 | Goals | Madaras 3 | |||
| 30 August 2010 18:00 | Report | Greece | 10–5 | Referees: Levin (ISR), Bonnay (FRA) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–1, 0–1, 4–1 | |||||
| Miralis, Mourikis 2 | Goals | Vuksanović, Bosančić, Krečković, Brkić, Latković 1 | |||
- Third round
| 1 September 2010 10:00 | Report | Russia | 10–16 | Referees: Gomez (ITA), Vlašić (CRO) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–7, 3–3, 1–1, 4–5 | |||||
| Stratan 3 | Goals | Pijetlović, Nikić 3 | |||
| 1 September 2010 13:00 | Report | Macedonia | 7–8 | Referees: Tulga (TUR), Franulović (CRO) | |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–3, 4–2, 1–0 | |||||
| Delaš 3 | Goals | Politze, Oeler, Kreuzmann 2 | |||
| 1 September 2010 16:30 | Report | Hungary | 6–6 | Referees: Riccitelli (ITA), Margeta (SVN) | |
| Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–0, 3–2, 2–1 | |||||
| Dá. Varga, Biros 2 | Goals | Afroudakis 2 | |||
- Fourth round
| 3 September 2010 10:00 | Report | Serbia | 19–9 | Referees: Bonnay (FRA), Gomez (ITA) | |
| Score by quarters: 4–0, 2–1, 7–2, 6–6 | |||||
| Prlainović 5 | Goals | Delaš 3 | |||
| 3 September 2010 13:00 | Report | Hungary | 14–10 | Referees: Franjulović (CRO), Buch (ESP) | |
| Score by quarters: 5–3, 3–3, 3–1, 3–3 | |||||
| Dé. Varga 4 | Goals | Yurchik 4 | |||
| 3 September 2010 16:30 | Report | Greece | 5–6 | Referees: Tulga (TUR), Brguljan (MNE) | |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 2–2, 2–1 | |||||
| Mylonakis 2 | Goals | Politze 3 | |||
- Fifth round
| 5 September 2010 10:00 | Report | Serbia | 17–3 | Referees: Buch (ESP), Stavropoulos (GRE) | |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–0, 2–0, 6–1 | |||||
| Udovičić, Filipović 3 | Goals | Real, Stamm, Oeler 1 | |||
| 5 September 2010 11:30 | Report | Russia | 7–6 | Referees: Gomez (ITA), Kun (HUN) | |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–0, 2–3, 2–1 | |||||
| Agarkov 3 | Goals | Miralis 3 | |||
| 5 September 2010 16:30 | Report | Hungary | 7–4 | Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Hausche (GER) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–4, 0–0, 3–0 | |||||
| Dé. Varga 3 | Goals | Vuksanović 2 | |||
7th–12th Classification
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 7th–8th | |||||||||||
| A4 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| A6 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||
| B5 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||||||
| B4 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| A5 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||
| B6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 11th–12th | 9th–10th | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||
7th–12th Quarterfinals
| 7 September 2010 13:00 | Report | Spain | 9–6 | Referees: Levin (ISR), Simion (ROU) | |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–1, 2–5, 2–0 | |||||
| Molina 3 | Goals | Lisunov 4 | |||
| 7 September 2010 15:00 | Report | Turkey | 9–6 | Referees: Bonnay (FRA), Juhasz (HUN) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–2, 3–3, 3–1 | |||||
| Okman 3 | Goals | Brkić 3 | |||
7th–10th Semifinals
| 9 September 2010 12:00 | Report | Spain | 12–11 | Referees: Ciric (SRB), Hausche (GER) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–1, 3–3, 2–3 OT: 2–1 | |||||
| Garcia 3 | Goals | Miralis 3 | |||
| 9 September 2010 14:00 | Report | Turkey | 8–15 | Referees: Levin (ISR), Stravridis (GRE) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–6, 3–2, 3–4 | |||||
| Hantal 3 | Goals | Georgescu 5 | |||
11th place playoff
| 9 September 2010 10:00 | Report | Russia | 5–4 | Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Vlasic (CRO) | |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–0, 1–0, 1–2 | |||||
| Novoksenov 2 | Goals | Benić 2 | |||
9th place playoff
| 10 September 2010 10:00 | Report | Greece | 10–7 | Referees: Bender (GER), Franulovic (CRO) | |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–2, 1–1, 3–2 | |||||
| Gounas 2 | Goals | Okman 3 | |||
7th place playoff
| 10 September 2010 12:00 | Report | Spain | 7–8 | Referees: Stajkovic (MKD), Bervoets (NED) | |
| Score by quarters: 0–0, 3–4, 0–4, 4–0 | |||||
| Molina 3 | Goals | Radu 3 | |||
Final round
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | |||||||||||
| A1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||
| B2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||||||
| B1 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| B3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5th–6th | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 7 September 2010 17:45 | Report | Italy | 6–2 | Referees: Borrell (ESP), Stravridis (GRE) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 1–0, 1–0 | |||||
| Figlioli 2 | Goals | Bukowski, Oeler 1 | |||
| 7 September 2010 20:40 | Report | Montenegro | 5–6 | Referees: Margeta (SLO), Tulga (TUR) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–1, 1–2, 1–2 | |||||
| Janovic 2 | Goals | Udovičić 4 | |||
Semifinals
| 9 September 2010 17:45 | Report | Serbia | 9–10 | Attendance: 5000[2] Referees: Naumov (RUS), Borrell(ESP) | |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–4, 2–2, 2–2 | |||||
| Gocić 3 | Goals | Burić, Bošković 3 | |||
| 9 September 2010 20:40 | Report | Italy | 10–8 | Referees: Margeta (SLO), Buch (ESP) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–3, 4–3, 2–2 | |||||
| Figlioli 3 | Goals | Madaras 3 | |||
5th place match
| 10 September 2010 14:00 | Report | Germany | 6–14 | Referees: Kun (HUN), Simion (ROU) | |
| Score by quarters: 0–5, 4–3, 1–2, 1–4 | |||||
| Stamm 2 | Goals | Zlokovic, Gojkovic, N. Janovic 3 | |||
3rd place match
| 11 September 2010 17:45 | Report | Serbia | 10–8 | Referees: Gomez (ITA), Brguljan (MNE) | |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 2–1, 3–4 | |||||
| Udovicic, Filipovic 3 | Goals | Kis, Madaras, Dé. Varga 2 | |||
Final
| 11 September 2010 20:40 | Report | Croatia | 7–3 | Referees: Stravridis (GRE), Tulga (TUR) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–0, 2–0, 2–1 | |||||
| Boskovic, Buslje 2 | Goals | Luongo, Figlioli, Gallo 1 | |||
Final ranking
| RANK | TEAM |
|---|---|
| 4. | |
| 5. | |
| 6. | |
| 7. | |
| 8. | |
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| 10. | |
| 11. | |
| 12. |
Awards
| Top Scorer | Player of the Tournament |
|---|---|
References
- ^ "2010 European Water Polo Championships in Zagreb" (Press release). LEN. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original (Microsoft Word Document) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ Srbi su odlični, ali naši su još bolji!
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