23 April
2001
EUROPEAN
WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS CUP
Playing on home
ground and having the full backing of their
passionate supporters the team of Orizzonte CATANIA (ITA)
conquered the European Women’s Champions Cup for
the third time after 1994 and 1998. In the decisive
game of the tournament Orizzonte beat convincingly
the Cup holders A.N.C. GLYFADA (GRE) by twelve goals
to six. In this match specially Giusi Malato and
Tania Di Mario were outstanding scoring three goals
each. However it is most certain that the 1.000 fans
present in the pool were giving also a maximum boost
to the team from Sicily.
The winners of the last edition A.N.C. GLYFADA (GRE)
were placed second in the Event, Uralochka ZLATOUST (RUS)
and SZENTESI V.K. (HUN) finishing third and fourth
respectively.
Two players shared the throne of the top goalscorers,
Stavroula Kozompoli (A.N.C. GLYFADA) and Natalia
Shepalina (Uralochka ZLATOUST) scoring a total of ten
(10) goals each.
G.S. Orizzonte CATANIA – SZENTESI V.K. 16:7
Uralochka ZLATOUST – A.N.C GLYFADA 2:5
A.N.C. GLYFADA – SZENTESI V.K. 13:5
G.S. Orizzonte CATANIA – Uralochka ZLATOUST 8:7
Uralochka ZLATOUST – SZENTESI V.K. 24:5
A.N.C. GLYFADA – G.S. Orizzonte CATANIA 6:12
The winning team of G.S. Orizzonte CATANIA:
Cristina Conti, Yvett Higgins, Marni Colquhoun, Moira
Vaccalluzzo, Tania Di Mario, Silvia Bosurgi, Giusi
Malato, Cinzia Ragusa, Ann Dow, Maddalena Musumeci,
Francesca Pavan, Chiara Brancati, Marina Mure.
Coach: Mauro Maugeri
EUROPEAN
WOMEN’S CUP WINNERS CUP
The Russian team of
SKIF MFP MOSCOW becomes the first women squad to win
both the European Women’s Cup Winners Cup (this
edition of 2000/2001) and the European Women’s
Champions Cup (won in 1997 and 1999). The team
trained by Serguey Frolov surprisingly draw with the
newcomers of Olympiakos PIRAEUS (GRE) but collected
two important wins against the main contenders
DUNAUJVAROSI V.S.E. (HUN) and the home side of
Meditarrani BARCELONA (ESP), at the end topping the
Group. The Russian National Team player Irina
Tolkounova was one of the key figures of SKIF,
finishing not only top goalscorer with twelve (12)
goals, but scoring alone eight (8) against
Mediterrani.
At its first participation in the European Club Cup
Competitins, DUNAUJVAROSI V.S.E. (HUN) took the
silver medal, and the home club of Mediterrani
BARCELONA (ESP) the bronze. Olympiakos PIRAEUS (GRE),
also novice in the Cup, came fourth.
SKIF MFP MOSCOW – DUNAUJVAROSI V.S.E. 10:8
Mediterrani BARCELONA – Olympiakos PIRAEUS 11:5
Mediterrani BARCELONA – SKIF MFP MOSCOW 8:13
Olympiakos PIRAEUS – DUNAUJVAROSI V.S.E. 6:9
SKIF MFP MOSCOW – Olympiakos PIRAEUS 8:8
Mediterrani BARCELONA – DUNAUJVAROSI V.S.E. 6:8
The winning team of SKIF MFP MOSCOW:
Marina Akobiia, Galina Rytova, Ksenia Kisseleva,
Ekaterina Solodko, Svetlana Kouzina, Anna Klotchkova,
Olga Kalkova, Veronika Linkova, Irina Tolkounova,
Daria Adeleva, Maria Iaina, Ekaterina Vasselieva,
Marina Perevalova.
Coach: Serguey Frolov
CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE
Jug DUBROVNIK (CRO),
Olympiakos PIRAEUS (GRE), Telemarket Posillipo NAPLES
(ITA) and VK BECEJ Nis Naftagas (YUG), these are the
four teams qualified for the „European Water
Polo Final Four” to be played between 18-19 May
2001.
The last day of the Champions League brought again
high excitement in some games of main importance.
In Group Red the Yugoslav Champions of VK BECEJ Nis
Naftagas travelled to Nice and collected the sixth
win of the season qualifying for the finals with
maximum points. Alexandar Sapic proved to be in great
form for the visitors, as he scored half of his team’s
total tally, that is six (6) goals.
In Budapest, Ferencvaros and Olympiakos PIRAEUS
played for the last free place of the „Final
Four”. Encouraged by an enthusiastic crowd hopes
were high for the Hungarians, but finally the team
from Athens saw the dream come true. In a tense game
the teams went level until the third period, a result
still favourable for Ferencvaros, but taking the
initiative Olympiakos scored twice in the last seven
minutes and that was enough for the qualification. It
is the first time that a team from Greece is reaching
the „Final Four”, thanks especially to an
outstanding performance at the night of Theodoros
Chatzitheodorou (four goals) and Georgos Psichos (three
goals).
In Group Blue the two leaders, Telemarket Posillipo
NAPLES and Jug DUBROVNIK met in an encounter to
decide the final placing in the Group, much important
for the schedule of the final. Backed by 1.500 „tifosi”
Posillipo took immediate advantage and controlled the
match, finally winning comfortable. The two best
scorers of the game were Francesco Postiglione (Posillipo)
and Alen Boskovic (Jug) with three goals each.
On the last day of the Champions League Dinamo MOSCOW
succeeded the first win of the season, beating
Spandau 04 BERLIN by eight goals to five. Although
with the accounts already closed the two teams played
an enjoyable game, with Alexander Erychov (Dinamo -
four goals), Dmitri Apanasenko (Dinamo - three goals)
and Slawomir Andruskiewicz (Spandau – three
goals) entertaining the crowd.
Group Red
Olympic NICE (FRA)
– VK BECEJ Nis Naftagas (YUG) 5:12 (1:4, 1:2, 1:2,
2:4)
Ferencvaros BUDAPEST (HUN) – Olympiakos PIRAEUS
(GRE) 7:9 (3:4, 2:1, 2:2, 0:2)
P W D L Goal diff.
Points
1. VK BECEJ Nis Naftagas 6 6 0 0 62:41 12
2. Olympiakos PIRAEUS 6 3 0 3 46:44 6
3. Ferencvaros BUDAPEST 6 2 0 4 40:51 4
4. Olympic NICE 6 1 0 5 43:55 2
Group
Blue
Dinamo MOSCOW (RUS)
– Spandau 04 BERLIN 8:5 (2:0, 1:2, 3:1, 2:2)
Telemarket Posillipo NAPLES (ITA) – Jug
DUBROVNIK 10:7 (2:1, 3:2, 3:3, 2:1)
P W D L Goal diff.
Points
1. Telemarket Posillipo NAPLES 6 5 0 1 52:33 10
2. Jug DUBROVNIK 6 4 1 1 59:39 9
3. Dinamo MOSCOW 6 1 1 4 28:41 3
4. Spandau 04 BERLIN 6 1 0 5 33:59 2
The site of the
„European Water Polo Final Four” to be
played on 18-19 May, 2001 will be announced later.
CUP
WINNERS CUP
For the first time in
their history R.N. FLORENTIA (ITA) won the European
Cup Winners Cup. With a win in Barcelona the team of
Riccardo Tempestini passed the finals with a double
success over CN Atletic BARCELONETA Adecco (ESP). The
1500 fanatic home supporters were just warming up,
when Florentia was already three goals up. With this
chance in hand the Italians made their game and
backed by excellent performances of Roberto
Calcaterra (three goals) and Leonardo Sottani (two
goals) finally they lifted the much desired trophy.
Final,
2nd leg
CN Atletic
BARCELONETA Adecco (ESP) – R.N. FLORENTIA (ITA)
5:8 (0:3, 1:0, 2:2, 2:3)
Agg: 10:19
CN
Atletic BARCELONETA Adecco: Andreo, Becerril, Letica,
Tobajas, Savic (1), Canovas, Trbojevic (1), Marcos,
Sans (2), Gomez, Mur, Martin J., Martin D.
Coach: Vojko Seguic
R.N. FLORENTIA: Tempesti, Vannini (1), Popovic,
Fodor, Cenci, Gorshkov (1), Luccianti, Foresti,
Binchi, Brazzati (1), Sottani (2), R. Calcaterra (3),
Bruschini.
Coach: Riccardo Tempestini
LEN
TROPHY
Systema Leonessa
BRESCIA (ITA) recorded a prestige win over HAVK
Mladost ZAGREB (CRO), but the Croatian side took the
LEN Trophy to Zagreb for the first time in their
history. It was the only Cup missing from the show-room
of the club trained this season by the ex-National
Team coach, Bruno Silic.
With three goals each by Ratko Stritof and Perica
Bukic the visitors looked confident and the final
success was in balance only by the end of the third
period, when Brescia was leading by one goal and
still hoping. But at the end the „Lions”
were unable to increase the lead, leaving Mladost the
savour the final success.
Final,
2nd leg
Systema Leonessa BRESCIA (ITA) – HAVK Mladost
ZAGREB (CRO) 8:7 (0:1, 3:2, 4:3, 1:1)
Agg: 14:16
Systema Leonessa
BRESCIA: Castellani, Vicevic (2), Bovo (1),
Fiorentini, Deserti, Averaimo, A. Calcaterra (1),
Ikodinovic, Pomilio (1), Gocanin (2), Venturelli,
Santamaria (1), Celia.
Coach: Zoran Mustur
HAVK Mladost ZAGREB: Vican, Percinic, Kobescak D.,
Barac, Komadina (1), Stritof (3), Vrbicic, Benic,
Primorac, Bukic (3), Varga, Rogin, Kobescak V.
Coach: Bruno Silic
EUROPEAN
WATERPOLO CHAMPIONSHIPS
Budapest (HUN) 15-24 June 2001
RESULT
OF THE DRAW
Draw of the European
Waterpolo Championships held in Budapest on Sunday 8th
April:
M
E N
|
W
O M E N
|
| Hungary |
Croatia |
Italy |
Netherlands |
| Italy |
Russia |
Russia |
Hungary |
| Spain |
Greece |
Greece |
Spain |
| Yugoslavia |
Germany |
Germany |
France |
| Romania |
Slovakia |
|
|
| Netherland |
France |
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