All but one teams playing the second
leg at home ‘validated’ the advantage they gained a week ago. Sabadell stunned
host Mediterrani by thrashing the fellow Spanish side. Vouliagmeni bested Novi
Beograd in the toughest duel by winning a single goal in aggregate.
Euro Cup, Eight-finals, 2nd leg
(qualifying teams are in bold):
NC Vouliagmeni (GRE) v VK Novi
Beograd (SRB) 9-8 – Aggregate: 16-15
Szolnoki Dozsa (HUN) v Primorac Kotor
(MNE) 17-16 – Aggregate: 35-24
CE Mediterrani (ESP) v Astralpool
Sabadell (ESP) 6-17 – Aggregate: 15-26
HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) v CN
Barcelona (ESP) 7-6 – Aggregate: 18-15
Crvena Zvezda (SRB) v EN Tourcoing
(FRA) 7-6 – Aggregate: 19-15
OSC Budapest (HUN) v Pays d’Aix
Natation (FRA) 20-9 – Aggregate: 42-15
Dynamo Moscow (RUS) v Sintez Kazan
(RUS) 9-6 – Aggregate: 23-18
Strasbourg (FRA) v Radnicki
Kragujevac (SRB) suspended – 1st leg: 10-11.
As for the ‘national aggregates’,
Serbia stands with 3 teams/1 qualified (the third is pending), France is
currently 3/0 (third is pending), Spain 3/1, Hungary 2/2, Russia 2/1,
Croatia&Greece 1/1, Montenegro 1/0.
Novi Beograd could save the first leg
to a tie against Vouliagmeni as they climbed back to 7-7 after being 4-7 down
at home. A week later in Athens the match was more balanced though the Greeks
were always ahead in the first three periods only to see the Serbs take
advantage in the fourth twice. However, Croatian Andrija Basic netted the last
two of the match to send his team to the best eight.
The other match-up ending in a tie
last Saturday between the two Spanish sides took a different path: Sabadell
stunned host Mediterrani in the first period by rushing to a 2-6 lead and that
did the damage. A week ago Mediterrani led by three early in the third but
Sabadell could come back to even at the end – now Sabadell routed their rivals
as they were 3-10 up at halftime and won 6-17 at the end, a brilliant feat
indeed and they become the only team playing the second leg away (so far) which
could advance to the quarters.
The third Spanish club CN Barcelona
fought hard in Zagreb, came back from 3-0 to 4-4 but Mladost never let the
visitors lead and after a hard-fought twogoal victory last week, the Croats
held on for a 7-6 win this time.
Crvena Zvezda won by the same margin
against Tourcoing at home. The French tried to cause an upset and jumped to a
two-goal lead after falling behind by three at home but the Serbs caught them
up soon. The visiting side could lead once more in the fourth at 5-6 but the
hosts scored the last two goals in the tough contest which saw 26 exclusions.
In the Russian derby Dynamo Moscow
didn’t leave any doubt that they were the better side and beat Sintez by three
today after having already kept the away match under firm control.
The two Hungarian clubs had already
settled the bill last Saturday to enjoy trouble-free return legs today. Szolnok
didn’t care much of the defence this time as they beat Primorac 17-16 –
interestingly the Montenegrins earned 5 penalties and buried each –, while OSC
offered the same dominating performance against Pays d’Aix while hitting the
20-goal barrier once more.
The eighth match wasn’t played since
the home side Team Strasbourg breached the LEN Covid-19 protocol seriously –
the LEN TWPC officials will evaluate the case on Sunday and take their
decision.
The draw for the quarter-finals shall
take place in the LEN Office (Nyon) on Tuesday
For more details, stats,
play-by-play:
http://len.microplustiming.com/leneurocup/indexCL_web.php?cal=1
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