It was worth the gold medal or National pole Young people. After a game full of tension and twists, our representative band was defeated in the details 10-9 by Spain In the final of the European Youth Championship K18, which ended tonight (7/9) in the city of Gzira, Malta and took second place in the event.
George Doska’s National Youth Polo, with four wins in six games, took the silver medal, proving once again that Greek water polo is in the elite of Europe and has the future ahead of it.
Our internationals began with the best omen in the final after, with Androniki Karagiannis, leading two goals (3-1 and 4-2) in the first period and maintained it until the start of the third eighty (6-4).
But then they made mistakes and allowed the Spaniards with a 4-0 series, within six minutes, to spend the score 8-6. However, Greek players did not fall, as they managed to equalize in 8-8 (Drakotou) and 9-9 (Krassa) in the last period, but their opponents had the last say by scoring the winning goal with Gironon (1.53 before the match was completed).
The mission of our National Youth Group K18 returns to Greece on Monday (8/9) at 11:35 in the morning by flight A3731 from Malta.
Spain-Greece 10-9
Eight minutes: 2-4, 2-1, 4-1, 2-3
GREECE (Giorgos Doskas): Saleh, Karagianni 4, Elmisian, Bikou, Drakotou 1, Marinou, Klapsianou, Krasa 1, Stavridou, Bitsakou 3, Douli, Saltamanika, Kyriakopoulou, Daskalaki.
For Spain they scored: Boyxente 1, Tarino 1, Laros 1, Lagun 1, Navarro 1, Akkusti 1, March 1, Lopez 1, Assencio 1, Gironon 1.