Russell McKinnon, FINA Press Commission Member
POLO AIR INDONESIA - December 9, 2012 PERTH - Italy beat
Hungary 10-8 in a spiteful men’s gold-medal match at the FINA World Youth Water
Polo Championships at Perth’s Challenge Stadium today. The game erupted into
minor violence with 39 major fouls awarded and depleted benches at either end
of the pool. About 1200 people witnessed excitement beyond their dreams and
stayed for the medal ceremonies and watch the Italian men’s team jump into the
water with their track tops and medals around their necks.
Serbia came from behind with
two big Ognjen Stojanovic shots to defeat pre-tournament favourite Croatia 8-7 for
the bronze medal. In the clash for fifth and sixth, Greece
emerged, as expected, with an untroubled 14-5 decision over Romania . The
Romanians had just played two hard matches in a row and could not produce
anything of note in the second half where Greece led 7-4. Australia proved to be the best team outside
Europe, leading 3-0 against the United
States of America , winning 5-4 after needing
two go-ahead goals in fourth quarter of the classification for seventh. It was Australia ’s
fifth win of a hectic week.
Semi Final Round
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Sat 8 December
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60
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TRI
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vs
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RSA
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8-10
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61
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vs
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KAZ
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11-7
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62
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EGY
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vs
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UZB
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5-6
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63
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IRI
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vs
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CAN
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8-11
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64
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BRA
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vs
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NZL
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12-9
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65
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AUS
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vs
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GRE
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9-10
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66
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vs
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ROU
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10-12
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67
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HUN
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vs
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SRB
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9-8
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68
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CRO
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vs
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ITA
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9-10
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Sun 9 December
Final
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69
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AUS
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vs
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5-4
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70
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GRE
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vs
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ROU
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14-5
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71
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SRB
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vs
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CRO
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8-7
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72
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HUN
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vs
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ITA
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8-10
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