Despite the heroic struggle, the women’s T-shirts were eliminated

Olympics, women’s water polo tournament, quarter-finals:
United States-Hungary 5-4 (1-2, 2-0, 1-2, 1-0)
scorers: Steffens 2, Prentice, Roemer, Fattal 1-1, and Garda, Leimeter, Keszthelyi, Faragó 1-1

Hungary: Alda Magyari – Vanda Vályi, Krisztina Garda, Brigitta Horváth, Rita Keszthelyi, Kamilla Faragó, Rebecca Parkes – replacements: Dorottya Szilágyi, Gréta Gurisatti, Geraldine Mahieu, Dóra Leimeter, Natasa Rybanska

The defense of the Hungarians worked well, but in attack they could not find the antidote against the best goalkeeper in the world, Asleigh Johnson, who easily parried the Hungarian attempts. On the other side, Magyari didn’t really have to show a feat, and then the first goal of the match was born, Garda’s flat shot found its way into the net.

After another easy save by Magyari, Keszthelyi shot her second huge crossbar, and Maggie Steffens equalized from the corner. After a back-and-forth penalty, Leimeter turned in front of the goal alone and shot from close range, but after another excellent save by Magyari, the ball slipped out of Mahieu’s hands. At the end of the quarter, the Hungarians even defended a goal (2-1).

The USA received the forums on a conveyor belt

The second quarter started with two missed American goals in a row, first Magyari was the final stop, then the rival was left without a goal due to a bad pass. The overseas players fought for the man advantage on an assembly line and took advantage of the many opportunities to equalize. After a long time, the Hungarians also got a goal, but Gurisatti’s shot from the middle was caught by Johnson. In defense, the opponent took advantage of the first inattention and took the lead for the first time in the match. Right before the break, Magyar had to make a big save (2-3).

The Hungarians were also at war with the forums, the fourth opportunity was also missed, but after a counter, Keszthelyi was able to start alone and the captain made no mistakes. After Leimeter’s beautiful block, another American advantage remained, but the double chance was no longer defended. The fifth Hungarian advantage was already a success, even the American star goalkeeper proved powerless against Faragó’s shot on the post (4-4).

More than two minutes of the final quarter ticked away when the Americans got a man advantage and Adam Krikorian called a timeout. After the discussion, Magyari defended twice, the result did not change. The Hungarian net was shaken, but the referees already blew into the shot and gave a man advantage instead of a goal, which the Americans missed again. Vályi scored with this, and Attila Mihók asked for time to organize the lines. The Americans were able to attack with their second double advantage to take the lead, and Rachel Fattal scored from close range.

Rybanska took the lead in the heat, but Garda’s shot bounced over the water, with only two minutes left. The referee sent off Sándor Cseh one minute before the end. 49 seconds before the final whistle, the Hungarians were probably preparing for their last attack, Attila Mihók asked for time, Magyari also swam up, but Faragó’s shot went over, and thus the match was decided.