Serbia claim third title in four editions at Podgorica 2022
After back-to-back penalty shootout wins – in the quarter’s (vs Italy) and semi’s (vs Hungary) – Serbia clinched the LEN European Men’s U19 Water Polo title in regular time against Spain. The final was no less thrilling than their previous encounters with the decisive goal coming two minutes from time. Spain had to settle for […]
The Netherlands on top in classification showdown with Malta
The Dutch team secured their best-ever finish for an age-group competition by claiming ninth place with a defeat of Malta in their final match of the LEN European U19 Water Polo Championships. Remember you can watch all of the finals action from Podgorica 2022 LIVE on LEN TV. For places 9-10th: Netherlands 13-9 Malta.For places […]
Serbia and Spain secure final showdown at Podgorica 2022
After two magnificent and extremely exciting semi-finals, Serbia and Spain advanced to the gold medal match at the U19 European Water Polo Championships in Podgorica. Serbia won a thriller against Hungary. The 28-goal epic was decided by the penalties, with the Serbs successful against on a shootout for the second game in a row. The […]
Greece, Serbia, Spain win thrillers, Hungary fly to the semis
While Hungary was flying high to reach semis by thrashing the Germans, Greece, Serbia and Spain all won extremely tough battles. The Greeks beat Croatia by scoring four goals in the fourth, Serbia overcame Italy in a thriller, winning the shootout, while Spain withstood the pressure and ousted the home side with some brilliant defending […]
Germany edges out the Netherlands
The favourites, Greece, Italy and Montenegro all bagged 5-goal wins in the crossover matches, while in the most dramatic contest Germany scored the last two goals to beat the Netherlands 11-10 – this was the only game where a team ranked third in the prelims ousted a second seeded one. Crossover matches: Netherlands v Germany […]
Spain, Croatia, Serbia and Hungary reach quarters at Podgorica 2022
Don’t forget you can watch LIVE coverage of the LEN European Men U19 Water Polo Championships throughout the event on LEN TV. After victories in the previous round, Spain, Croatia, Serbia and Hungary all added easy wins on the final day of the prelims to maintain their perfect records and secure berths in the Podgorica […]
Croatia, Serbia, Spain and Hungary win big matches
The second day at the men’s U19 European Water Polo Championships in Podgorica saw four big matches which were to decide the top spot in the respective groups. Serbia and Greece produced a thriller, the Serbs edged out their rivals with a last-grasp goal. Spain had to dig deep to beat the Netherlands, but the […]
Hosts Montenegro and other favourites make winning starts in Podgorica
The favourites delivered on the opening day in Podgorica at the men’s U19 European Water Polo Championships, featuring many players who had already left their marks on the big stage earlier ths month at the senior Europeans in Split. Prelims, Round 1 – Group A: Spain 15-9 Malta, Netherlands 17-5 Czech Republic. Group B: Croatia […]
Podgorica 2022: Hosts Montenegro seek European U19 water polo medal success
Hosts Montenegro will “fight for the brightest medal” at the 2022 LEN European Under-19 Water Polo Championships, insists their coach Milan Ćirović. The event in Podgorica runs from 18 September to 25 September and will feature 16 nations, including the defending champions from the last edition in 2018, Greece. Montenegro took silver in that event […]
