WATER POLO: In the last preliminary game of the FINA World League Super Final, Australia’s Men’s Water Polo team have gone down to Greece 5-10.
The scoreline didn’t accurately reflect just how close the match was with the Aussie Sharks right in it until the very end.
Australia will progress through to the Quarter Finals where they will meet the USA.
Putting away two goals for the Australians, Richie Campbell said the game was solid one from the Aussies.
“It was a better start from the Aussie Sharks. We had a bit of a lapse around half time and again in the third which cost a few goals the other way.
“Up next we have the USA in the Quarter Finals, it’s a team we’re really familiar with and I’m looking forward to a good game,” said Campbell.
Australian Head Coach Elvis Fatovic said despite the scoreline he believed the Aussies performed better than previous games.
“Our first quarter was really good, especially in the defence and extra man defence were excellent against Greece.
“But we struggled with our organisation of extra man goals that we only scored one time which was not enough for the team.
“Generally I thought we played a lot better than our first two games and hopefully tomorrow we will do better again,” he said.
Australia will take on USA at 6:20PM (AEST) in the Quarter Final with live event updates on twitter @WaterpoloAus.
Match Statistics
Final score: AUS 5 GRE 10
Quarters (AUS-GRE): 1-1, 1-3, 2-2, 1-4
Extra Man: GRE 3/8, AUS 1/10
AUSTRALIA: Joel Dennerley, Richard Campbell (2), George Ford, John Cotterill (2), Nathan Power, Mitchell Emery, Aidan Roach (1), Aaron Younger, Joel Swift, Joe Kayes, Rhys Howden (Captain), Tyler Martin, James Stanton.
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