The
last matches of the water polo tournament have come to an end at the FINA World
Masters Championships in Kazan. Six world champions at once were determined on
the closing day of the competitions across a variety of age groups.
Representatives
of the +40 age group opened the competition programme of the closing day.
The bronze medal match saw Brazil’s Ampa Ecp and St. Petersburg Masters
bring joy to spectators by showcasing a rain of goals, most of which were scored
to the Russian team. The Latin American water polo players scored 11 goals
while the hosts managed only 7. As a result, it's the Brazilian team that will
take well-deserved gold medals home.
The
final match in the above-mentioned age category came as real treat for all
local die-hard water polo fans as both teams’ rosters featured an array of
big-name water polo players that used to play in the USSR national team. The
first team, USSR Masters Tatarstan, included Irek Zinnurov, Marat Zakirov and
Nikolay Maksimov, while the opposing team, Russian Beavers, was led by their
colleague, Sergey Garbuzov. However, as turns out it takes a team to win. As a
result, the USSR Masters Tatarstan managed to post a narrow win, 9-7, against
the Russian Beavers.
Water
polo. Men.
+40 age
group
Final:
USSR Masters Tatarstan (RUS) vs. Russian Beavers (RUS) – 9-7
3rd
place match: Рetersburg Masters (RUS) vs. AMPA ECP 40 (BRA) – 7-11
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Gold
medals in the +45 age group will go to Hungary. The Hungarian team remained
unbeatable throughout the entire tournament and eventually topped the podium
after winning the final match. In the first place match they managed to defeat
Russia’s St-Petersburg Masters team.
The
consolation match saw another loss of the Russian water polo team. Moldova’s
Sportulrilor Imperial proved to be stronger than Russia’s Volga by beating them
9-13.
Water
polo. Men.
+45 age
group
Final:
Vidám Vizilovak (HUN) vs. St-Petersburg Masters (RUS) – 6-4
3rd
place match: VOLGA (RUS) vs. Sportulrilor Imperial (MDA) – 9-13
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Swimming Pool. August 16
The
only participants in the +55 age group faced off in a match to decide who will
end up on the top of the podium with gold medals round their necks. Spain’s
Real and Russia’s Neptun went up against each other for a fierce fight.
It took
the Spanish team little time to get used to the pool and start dominating the
game. By the end of the match their advantage was undoubted and the joy that
took the Spanish team over after a final buzzer was so sincere that one could
only rejoice for them. Neptun dropped the game, allowing Real win the match
with 9-5.
Water
polo. Men.
+55 age
group
Final:
REAL CANOE N.C. (ESP) vs. Neptun A (RUS) – 9-5
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Swimming Pool. August 16
Unfortunately,
the closing day was also hardly lucky for Russia’s Neptun team in the maturer
(+60 ) age group. The latter were beaten by their German counterparts from the
Düsseldorfer SC 1898. It’s quite possible that they were driven towards the
victory by the example of their compatriots from Cannstatt that had grabbed the
third place in the bronze medal match an hour before.
Water
polo. Men.
+60 age
group
Final:
Düsseldorfer SC 1898 (GER) vs. Neptun A (RUS) – 5-2
3rd
place match: SV Cannstatt (GER) vs. EUROPA SPORTING ASS. (ITA) – 12-11
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Swimming Pool. August 16
And
finally, the competition programme ended with the only women’s match in which
Russia’s Ugra team outshone a more experienced Italian team. However, as we’ve
reported earlier, both teams will be awarded gold medals as only three clubs
entered to compete in the women’s tournament and each of them represented a
certain age group.
Water
polo. Women.
+35,
+40 age group.
Round
robin: UGRA (RUS) vs. SISTEMI INTEGRATI (ITA) – 7-4
Burevestnik
Swimming Pool. August 16
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