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Croatia win U19 Men’s Water Polo Title For First Time In History

Thrilling matches and shootouts decided the medals at the Men’s U19 European Water Polo Championships in Burgas. Despite leading 3-0 shortly before halftime, Croatia had to go for the equaliser 39 seconds from time to avoid sending the final against Montenegro to a shootout. The best goalie of the tournament Ivan Curbanic stopped three penalties […]

Montenegro and Croatia Will Collide in U19 EWPC Final

Montenegro and Croatia reach the U19 European Water Polo Championship final in Burgas with absolutely contrasting performances. While Montenegro won the toughest defensive battle of the tournament, downing Hungary 6-5, Croatia came up with a sparkling offensive play against Spain and by making an astonishing 58% of their shots, they cruised to the gold medal […]

Day of Thrillers: Four Single-Goal Wins in the U19 EWPC Quarter-Finals

As usual, the quarter-finals produced sheer excitement. All four matches were decided by a single goal and as a rarity, the four teams coming from Group A swept all semi-final spots. The biggest upset came right in the first clash where Montenegro, finished fourth in the group with three losses, ousted the winner of the […]

Montenegro survives Shootout Scare as U19 EWPC Quarterfinals Loom

All four Division One teams retained their respective spots in the top eight to advance to the quarterfinals. While Italy, Germany and Croatia all knocked out their division two rivals in the crossovers, the Montenegrin players found themselves in the middle of a dogfight against the Netherlands. They got to the brink of elimination in […]

Spain, Serbia, Greece and Hungary reach U19 EWPC Men Quarterfinals

Two big wins secured the top spots for Spain and Serbia in their respective groups. Despite losing to the Spaniards 16-11, the Hungarian clinched the second place to reach the quarters too and Greece joined them as they downed Italy. Croatia claimed a thrilling win over Montenegro by netting two goals in the last 36 […]

Serbia and Hungary Continue Their Momentum in Burgas

This time the Serbs won with a last-gasp goal in an epic match, against Italy, to top their group with two victories. The Hungarians downed Montenegro with ease to achieve the same feat. Greece blew away the Germans with a perfect 9-0 storm once falling 3-6 behind in eight minutes, while Croatia staged a great […]

Germany shocks Italy, Hungary beats Croatia in the last second

The first division matches on Day 1 offered a fine appetiser of what fans may expect in the coming week at the European Aquatics U19 Men Water Polo Championships: pure excitements, thrilling clashes and perhaps a couple of upsets. Like Germany’s brilliant 9-6 triumph over Italy, like Hungary’s last-gasp winner against Croatia and Spain’s outstanding […]

European Aquatics U19 Water Polo Championships Men and Women

The future generations of European water polo are to hit the water soon as the season’s two top age-group events are commencing. Zagreb (CRO) will welcome the women’s U19 Europeans on 24-31 August, followed by the men’s tournament on 1-7 September in Burgas (BUL). The European Aquatics U19 Water Polo Championships Men and Women will […]

Favourites qualify, Slovenia edges out Georgia

After an epic weekend of water polo action across the continent, the large majority of favourites secured their tickets to the final stage of the European Aquatics U19 Water Polo Championships Burgas 2024 after delivering the expected wins at the qualification tournaments. One minor hiccup occurred, though, as Slovenia managed to grab the second qualifying […]