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Post by Admin on Jul 26, 2022 18:12:06 GMT
Italy vs Spain | Semi-Final 1 | FINA Men's Water Polo World League Super Final 2022 966 views Streamed live 2 hours ago
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Post by Admin on Jul 26, 2022 21:59:23 GMT
ITALY vs USA | Gold Medal Match | FINA Men's Water Polo World League Super Final 2022 1 waiting Scheduled for Jul 28, 2022
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Post by Admin on Jul 27, 2022 5:04:02 GMT
FRANCE vs SPAIN | Bronze Medal Match | FINA Men's Water Polo World League Super Final 2022 1 waiting Scheduled for Jul 28, 2022
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Post by Admin on Jul 27, 2022 18:39:55 GMT
Strasbourg, France – July 26 – The USA Men’s National Team will play for gold at the FINA World League Super Final following a 16-15 win over France. Max Irving scored five goals and Alex Bowen added four scores with Jack Turner recording eight saves in cage. Team USA will take on Italy in the championship match tomorrow at 2pm et/11am pt. Live streaming is available by clicking here, with live stats available by clicking here. After falling to France to open the competition at the Super Final, the USA Men got off to a hot start in the rematch taking a 4-0 lead early. Bowen, Chase Dodd, Irving and Hannes Daube delivered the goals early. France scored two of the next three goals and it was a 5-2 lead for Team USA headed to the second quarter. Bowen opened the scoring in the second quarter for a 6-2 lead. France scored four of the next five to but the deficit down to one goal at 7-6 with 1:27 remaining in the half. Irving and Ben Stevenson scored two of the next three goals, hitting on power plays to lead 9-7 at halftime. Early in the third quarter the United States rebuilt a substantial lead going in front 12-7 thanks to goals from Stevenson, Daube and Bowen. France turned things around scoring three of the next four goals to make it a 13-10 match with action headed to the fourth. However, prior to the end of the third quarter, Marko Vavic was called for a penalty foul with exclusion, giving France a four-minute power play that stretched into the fourth quarter. France took full advantage, scoring three in a row to open the fourth, tying the match at 13-13 with 4:09 to play. Back at full strength, the USA squad returned to form scoring the next two goals, both on power plays from Irving for a 15-13 lead. Undaunted, France battled back scoring twice to tie the match at 15-15 with 1:16 to play. Irving capped off an excellent performance, drawing a penalty with time winding down, setting up Daube to score the game winning goal with :45 left in the quarter. One final power play for France faltered and Team USA held on for the one goal win. Team USA went 6/10 on power plays and 5/5 on penalties while France went 4/11 on power plays and 2/2 on penalties.
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Post by Admin on Jul 28, 2022 5:57:07 GMT
The U.S. captured the silver medal in the FINA World League Super Final for a second consecutive year Wednesday in Strasbourg, France. Two-time Olympian Alex Bowen scored four goals, the most of any athlete in the championship match, but Italy topped the U.S. 13-9 to win the gold medal. Bowen also scored four goals in a 16-15 victory over France in the semifinals Tuesday and finished the tournament with a team-high 15 goals. The medal finish in France secures the second podium of the year for the U.S., following a gold medal win against Australia in the FINA Intercontinental Cup final held in March. The U.S. finished sixth at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and sixth at the 2022 FINA World Championships. The U.S. won four of its six matches in the World League Super Final, which was held from July 22-27. Among its wins in the preliminary round was a 13-9 victory over Italy, which was the silver medal winner at the world championships. In the title match, the U.S. took a 2-1 lead in the first quarter and headed to halftime tied, 4-4. But Italy scored six goals in the third quarter, including three in the first two minutes, to take control. The U.S. scored just once in the third quarter but tried to battle back in the final quarter with four goals. U.S. team captain Ben Hallock, a two-time Olympian, added two goals. Luca Damonte, Giacomo Cannella and Edoardo Di Somma each scored three goals for Italy. A score by Damonte just 17 seconds into the third quarter gave Italy the lead for good. The U.S. had won four consecutive matches entering the title game, averaging 14 goals per match.
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