USA defeats Spain, Hungary defeats Greece in women’s water polo semifinals

2024 World Aquatics Championships

The women’s water polo semi-finals and ranking matches were held today.

In the first semifinal of the day, the USA scored the first three goals against Spain to take a 3-0 lead. Spain then scored two goals in a row to make it 3-2 with seven minutes left in the second quarter. The second quarter ended with a 6-4 score by the USA with nine seconds left. The Americans scored the first two goals of the third quarter to take an 8-4 lead, but then Spain scored two consecutive goals in their own half to make it 8-6. The teams traded goals the rest of the way, but the first quarter lead was too much for Spain to overcome, as the United States won 11-9. jenna flynn He led America with three goals.

Hungary and Greece were close throughout the match. Both teams scored the same number of goals in each quarter, with three goals in the first quarter, three goals in the second quarter, one goal in the third quarter, and two goals in the fourth quarter. Notably, Greece had 26 shots on the day, two more than Hungary’s 24. The game was tied at 9-9 at the end of regulation and went to penalties. Hungary won 13-11.Hungarian rebecca parks On this day, I hit 3/3 and won.

On Friday, the United States and Hungary will play the championship game, while Spain and Greece will compete for the bronze medal.

The 11th and 12th place deciding match was also held today. Great Britain recovered from a 6-5 deficit and scored three goals in the fourth quarter to defeat Kazakhstan 8-6 and win by two points.

New Zealand defeated China in the match for 9th and 10th place. Both teams were tied at the end of the first quarter, but New Zealand entered the fourth quarter with a three-point lead. China fought back with five runs in the fourth inning, but time ran out and New Zealand won 16-15.

In the first 5-8 classification match, Australia defeated Canada 10-8. A great performance in the fourth quarter saw him score five goals, including his first three in a row at the start of the final quarter, contributing to Australia’s victory.

In the second 5-on-8 classification match, 2023 world champions Netherlands defeated Italy 10-5. The Netherlands led the game 5-1 in the first quarter, and held Italy scoreless in the final quarter.