Thursday, July 11, 2024 9:37 p.m
The men’s water polo team, which is preparing for the Paris Olympics, defeated the French team with five-meters at the Domino Trans international men’s preparation tournament on Margitsziget.
Domino Trans, preparation tournament for the international men’s water polo team:
Hungary-France 14-12 (3-2, 2-2, 3-3, 1-2) – with five meters: 5-3
the Hungarian goal scorers: Zalánki 3, Varga D., Manhercz, Vigvári 2-2, Hárai, Nagy Á., Jansik, Angyal, Fekete 1-1
Péter Kovács replaced Márton Vámos, who was missing from the Hungarian team’s 13-man Olympic squad this time due to illness. The Hungarians got off to a good start in the meeting, but they couldn’t finally break down their Olympic host rivals, which turned from 2-5 to 7-6.
The end of regular time was a 9-9 draw, and the Hungarians shot flawlessly in the five-meter penalty, so they started with a win. Zsolt Varga’s team will meet the Italians on Friday at 8 p.m.
In the other match:
Italy-Japan 13-12 (2-5, 5-3, 2-3, 4-1)
Source: molcsapat.hu
