The men’s water polo team passed the process of the quarterfinals of the World Cup against Germany (9-18) and is already waiting in the semifinals for the winner of the match between hungary and greece. The match was resolved on the fast track, as was to be expected, since Germany is a young team, in the midst of a revolution that is being launched by a new coach and with a recent history far removed not only from the decisive phases, but from the big championships. Spain is the current world champion and bronze in this competition that serves as a prelude to the Fukuoka World Cups They start in two weeks.
Granados and Munarriz opened the can with the first two pitches for Spain. A 0-2 to open mouth that made clear the difference between the two teams, especially in the management of attacks. David MartÃn’s men reached the German goal with time to develop the plays, with a very choral style, while the German team only found reward in the impudence of Chiru and Bozic, accurate in the launches, always in a hurry by the rope of time. At 2-6, with goals from Sanahuja, Barroso and Bustos, the Spanish went straight to victory.
Less concentrated in defense, with problems in withdrawing as David MartÃn warned in a timeout, Germany managed to extend the game until the end of the third quarter. A deceptive 5-9 was reached, because the Spaniards led by Munarriz and Perrone accelerated and in the blink of an eye they were 7-15. Everything decided, the coach accumulated minutes for his players to get used to fatigue after three weeks of training at the CAR in Sant Cugat and with the challenge of repeating the World Cup gold in Fukuoka.
Munarriz scored five goals and was the top Spanish scorer and Granados closed the match with the final 9-18. The game ended as it began, with the two bastions of the Selection seeing the goal.