2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship

The 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 29th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place from 29 August – 11 September at the Sports park Mladost in Zagreb, Croatia.

The decision about host country was brought on the LEN's Congress in Eindhoven in late March 2008.^[1]

1 Groups
2 Preliminary round
- 2.1 Group A
- 2.2 Group B
3 7th–12th Classification
4 Final round
5 Final ranking
6 References
7 External links

Groups

Group A	Group B
Montenegro Croatia Italy Romania Spain Turkey	Serbia Hungary Germany Greece Russia Macedonia

Preliminary round

	Team advances to Semifinals
	Team advances to Quarterfinals
	Team competes in placement matches

Group A

	Team	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff	Points
1.	Croatia	5	4	0	1	54	32	+22	12
2.	Italy	5	4	0	1	42	35	+7	12
3.	Montenegro	5	3	1	1	60	38	+22	10
4.	Romania	5	2	1	2	46	48	−2	7
5.	Spain	5	1	0	4	41	40	+1	3
6.	Turkey	5	0	0	5	21	71	−50	0

First round

29 August 2010 10:00	Report	Turkey	6 – 12	Romania	Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Wengenroth (SUI)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–4, 1–2
		Cagatay 3	Goals	Radu 4

29 August 2010 18:00	Report	Italy	7 – 6	Spain	Referees: Margeta (SLO), Juhasz (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 0–1, 2–1, 2–3
		Aicardi, Presciuti, Felugo 2	Goals	Espanol 2

29 August 2010 20:40	Report	Montenegro	11 – 9	Croatia	Referees: Naumov (RUS), Levin (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 6–2, 1–3, 3–1
		Janović N, Ivović, Zloković, Jokić 2	Goals	Bošković, Bušlje 2

Second round

30 August 2010 11:30	Report	Spain	10 – 11	Romania	Referees: Stajkovic (MKD), Hausche (GER)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–3, 5–3, 2–3
		Molina, Valles, Garcia 2	Goals	Matei Guiman, Georgescu 3

30 August 2010 13:00	Report	Italy	11 – 10	Montenegro	Referees: Kun (HUN), Stravridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–4, 3–3, 2–1
		Felugo 3	Goals	Janovic 5

30 August 2010 20:40	Report	Croatia	16 – 3	Turkey	Referees: Ciric (SRB), Bender (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–1, 6–0, 3–0
		Dobud 4	Goals	Okman, Cagatay, Hantal 1

Third round

1 September 2010 11:30	Report	Turkey	4 – 9	Italy	Referees: Levin (ISR), Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 1–4, 1–2
		Okman 2	Goals	Gallo 4

1 September 2010 18:00	Report	Romania	7 – 13	Croatia	Referees: Stravridis (GRE), Juhasz (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–3, 1–4, 1–3
		Radu, Iosepa 2	Goals	Buslje 6

1 September 2010 20:40	Report	Montenegro	8 – 7	Spain	Referees: Naumov (RUS), Bervoets (NED)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 2–2, 1–1
		Janovic, Zlokovic, Jokic 2	Goals	Molina, Valles, Perrone 2

Fourth round

3 September 2010 11:30	Report	Montenegro	22 – 2	Turkey	Referees: Borrell (ESP), Dreval (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 6–0, 5–0, 6–1
		Janović M, Ivović, Zloković 4	Goals	Gunkut, Guven 1

3 September 2010 18:00	Report	Italy	10 – 7	Romania	Referees: Naumov (RUS), Stavropoulos (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–1, 2–1, 3–3
		Figlioli 3	Goals	Radu 3

3 September 2010 20:40	Report	Spain	6 – 8	Croatia	Referees: Margeta (SLO), Levin (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–1, 2–1, 3–4
		Molina, Garcia 2	Goals	Muslim, Sukno 2

Fifth round

5 September 2010 13:00	Report	Turkey	6 – 12	Spain	Referees: Dreval (RUS), Bervoets (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–1, 0–4, 1–2
		Okman, Hantal, Beskardesler 2	Goals	Gallego 3

5 September 2010 18:00	Report	Romania	9 – 9	Montenegro	Referees: Stravridis (GRE), Naumov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–3, 4–1, 1–2
		Iosep 3	Goals	Janovic, Zlokovic, Gojkovic 2

5 September 2010 20:40	Report	Italy	5 – 8	Croatia	Referees: Tulga (TUR), Levin (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 1–4, 0–0
		Felugo 2	Goals	Sukno 3

Group B

	Team	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff	Points
1.	Hungary	5	4	1	0	46	34	+12	13
2.	Serbia	5	4	0	1	71	36	+35	12
3.	Germany	5	3	0	2	32	45	−13	9
4.	Greece	5	1	1	3	32	37	−5	4
5.	Macedonia	5	1	0	4	35	53	−18	3
6.	Russia	5	1	0	4	42	53	−11	3

First round

29 August 2010 11:30	Report	Russia	9 – 10	Macedonia	Referees: Riccitelli (ITA), Simion (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 2–1, 2–4
		Yurchik 3	Goals	Vuksanovic 3

29 August 2010 13:00	Report	Hungary	10 – 8	Germany	Referees: Franjulovic (CRO), Brguljan (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–1, 3–1, 1–3
		Biros 4	Goals	Roessing, Oeler, Kreuzmann 2

29 August 2010 16:30	Report	Serbia	13 – 5	Greece	Referees: Buch (ESP), Bervoets (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 3–1, 4–1
		Udovičić 4	Goals	Papadogkonas, Miralis, Delakas, Afroudakis, Mourikis 1

Second round

30 August 2010 10:00	Report	Germany	7 – 6	Russia	Referees: Gomes (ITA), Vlasić (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–3, 2–2, 2–1
		Oeler 3	Goals	Khalturin, Stratan 2

30 August 2010 16:30	Report	Serbia	6 – 9	Hungary	Referees: Borrell (ESP), Tulga (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–1, 0–4, 3–2
		Filipović 3	Goals	Madaras 3

30 August 2010 18:00	Report	Greece	10 – 5	Macedonia	Referees: Levin (ISR), Bonnay (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–1, 0–1, 4–1
		Miralis, Mourikis 2	Goals	Vuksanović, Bosančić, Krecković, Brkić, Latković 1

Third round

1 September 2010 10:00	Report	Russia	10 – 16	Serbia	Referees: Gomez (ITA), Vlasic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 2–7, 3–3, 1–1, 4–5
		Stratan 3	Goals	Pijetlović, Nikić 3

1 September 2010 13:00	Report	Macedonia	7 – 8	Germany	Referees: Tulga (TUR), Franulovic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–3, 4–2, 1–0
		Delaš 3	Goals	Politze, Oeler, Kreuzmann 2

1 September 2010 16:30	Report	Hungary	6 – 6	Greece	Referees: Riccitelli (ITA), Margeta (SVN)
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–0, 3–2, 2–1
		Dá. Varga, Biros 2	Goals	Afroudakis 2

Fourth round

3 September 2010 10:00	Report	Serbia	19 – 9	Macedonia	Referees: Bonnay (FRA), Gomez (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 2–1, 7–2, 6–6
		Prlainović 5	Goals	Delas 3

3 September 2010 13:00	Report	Hungary	14 – 10	Russia	Referees: Franjulovic (CRO), Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 3–3, 3–1, 3–3
		Dé. Varga 4	Goals	Yurchik 4

3 September 2010 16:30	Report	Greece	5 – 6	Germany	Referees: Tulga (TUR), Brguljan (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 2–2, 2–1
		Mylonakis 2	Goals	Politze 3

Fifth round

5 September 2010 10:00	Report	Serbia	17 – 3	Germany	Referees: Buch (ESP), Stavropoulos (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–0, 2–0, 6–1
		Udovičić, Filipović 3	Goals	Real, Stamm, Oeler 1

5 September 2010 11:30	Report	Russia	7 – 6	Greece	Referees: Gomez (ITA), Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–0, 2–3, 2–1
		Agarkov 3	Goals	Miralis 3

5 September 2010 16:30	Report	Hungary	7 – 4	Macedonia	Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Hausche (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–4, 0–0, 3–0
		Dé. Varga 3	Goals	Vuksanović 2

7th–12th Classification

7th–12th Quarterfinals

7 September 2010 13:00	Report	Spain	9 – 6	Russia	Referees: Levin (ISR), Simion (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–1, 2–5, 2–0
		Molina 3	Goals	Lisunov 4

7 September 2010 15:00	Report	Turkey	9 – 6	Macedonia	Referees: Bonnay (FRA), Juhasz (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–2, 3–3, 3–1
		Okman 3	Goals	Brkić 3

7th–12th Semifinals

9 September 2010 12:00	Report	Spain	12 – 11	Greece	Referees: Ciric (SRB), Hausche (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–1, 3–3, 2–3 OT: 2–1
		Garcia 3	Goals	Miralis 3

9 September 2010 14:00	Report	Turkey	8 – 15	Romania	Referees: Levin (ISR), Stravridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–6, 3–2, 3–4
		Hantal 3	Goals	Georgescu 5

11th place playoff

9 September 2010 10:00	Report	Russia	5 – 4	Macedonia	Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Vlasic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–0, 1–0, 1–2
		Novoksenov 2	Goals	Benić 2

9th place playoff

10 September 2010 10:00	Report	Greece	10 – 7	Turkey	Referees: Bender (GER), Franulovic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–2, 1–1, 3–2
		Gounas 2	Goals	Okman 3

7th place playoff

10 September 2010 12:00	Report	Spain	7 – 8	Romania	Referees: Stajkovic (MKD), Bervoets (NED)
		Score by quarters: 0–0, 3–4, 0–4, 4–0
		Molina 3	Goals	Radu 3

Final round

Quarterfinals

7 September 2010 17:45	Report	Italy	6 – 2	Germany	Referees: Borrell (ESP), Stravridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 1–0, 1–0
		Figlioli 2	Goals	Bukowski, Oeler 1

7 September 2010 20:40	Report	Montenegro	5 – 6	Serbia	Referees: Margeta (SLO), Tulga (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–1, 1–2, 1–2
		Janovic 2	Goals	Udovičić 4

Semifinals

9 September 2010 17:45	Report	Serbia	9 – 10	Croatia	Attendance: 5000^[2] Referees: Naumov (RUS), Borrell(ESP)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–4, 2–2, 2–2
		Gocić 3	Goals	Burić, Bošković 3

9 September 2010 20:40	Report	Italy	10 – 8	Hungary	Referees: Margeta (SLO), Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–3, 4–3, 2–2
		Figlioli 3	Goals	Madaras 3

5th place match

10 September 2010 14:00	Report	Germany	6 – 14	Montenegro	Referees: Kun (HUN), Simion (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 4–3, 1–2, 1–4
		Stamm 2	Goals	Zlokovic, Gojkovic, N. Janovic 3

3rd place match

11 September 2010 17:45	Report	Serbia	10 – 8	Hungary	Referees: Gomez (ITA), Brguljan (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 2–1, 3–4
		Udovicic, Filipovic 3	Goals	Kis, Madaras, Dé. Varga 2

Final

11 September 2010 20:40	Report	Croatia	7 – 3	Italy	Referees: Stravridis (GRE), Tulga (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–0, 2–0, 2–1
		Boskovic, Buslje 2	Goals	Luongo, Figlioli, Gallo 1

Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
	Croatia
	Italy
	Serbia
4.	Hungary
5.	Montenegro
6.	Germany
7.	Romania
8.	Spain
9.	Greece
10.	Turkey
11.	Russia
12.	Macedonia

2010 Men's European Champion
Croatia First title

References

^ "U Zagrebu će biti održano EP 2010" (in Croatian). Sportske. http://www.sportske.hr/Default.aspx?sid=5675.
^ Srbi su odlični, ali naši su još bolji!

External links

Official website

European Water Polo Championship

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