Olympic Games – Water Polo, day 1

Well ladies and gents, here are the Day 1 results in the men’s water polo event:

Group A
	Spain	16 - 6	Canada
	Hungary	10 - 10	Montenegro
	Australia	12 - 8	Greece

Group B
	Serbia	11 – 7	Germany
	Croatia	11 -7	Italy
	USA	8 -4	China

I can only comment on the game I watched, which obviously is the Australia – Greece match on Sunday morning. It was a quite entertaining game, even though Greece lost. Both teams started the game well, at least in the attacking part, the score being 9-8 to Australia at the end of the second quarter. Both teams scored quite a few goals with long shots and the few times the ball went in the pit they got the kick-out. The Aussies seemed a stronger and more physical team, being quite fast on the breaks at the same time. They improved their defense at the second half of the game. The Greeks were really bad at man-up and they didn’t score in the last 18 min of the game (yes, that is 18!) Australia has taken a huge step towards finishing third in the group, which will give them qualification to the second round.

If anyone has watched any of the other games, let’s hear your comments.

P.S. As I finish writing this, I just read that Australia also beat Greece in  the women’s water polo, the final score being 8-6. Bet you are quite happy now Craig!!