Greece is… sinking

Yet another disappointing performance from Greece…

Yes, they were playing against Hungary, a super power of international water polo. Yes, they were coming from a bad result against Australia on the opening day of Olympic water polo. But no one would expect Greece to go down like that.

Before they even realised it, they were trailing 7-2 at the end of the first quarter. From that point on, it was just a matter of what the final score would be… and it was 17-6.

Talking about their disapponting performances so far in the Olympics – but also in the European Championships in Malaga in July, the Greek coach and players blame their low morale. They all agreed that nothing they plan before the game actually happens and most of all, they don’t seem to be enjoying taking part in the Olympic Games.

In the other games of group A, Montenegro beat Canada 12-0 (it’s the first time I remember a team not scoring in a game in such a major competition) and Australia lost to Spain 8-9 in what seems to be a very decisive game for the team that will finish third in this group.

In group B, Germany struggled to beat China by one goal (6-5), a very young USA team beat Italy 12-11 and in the derby of the group, Serbia lost to Croatia 8-11, who now lies on the 1st place of group B.

Group A
Pos	Teams	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-
1	Spain	4	2	2	0	0	25	14	11
2	Australia	3	2	1	0	1	20	17	3
3	Montenegro	2	2	1	1	1	22	10	12
4	Hungary	2	2	1	1	1	27	16	11
5	Greece	2	2	0	0	2	14	29	-15
6	Canada	2	2	0	0	2	6	28	-22

Group B
Pos	Teams	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-
1	Croatia	4	2	2	0	0	22	15	7
2	United States	4	2	2	0	0	20	15	5
3	Serbia	3	2	1	0	1	19	18	1
4	Germany	3	2	1	0	1	13	16	-3
5	Italy	2	2	0	0	2	18	23	-5
6	China	2	2	0	0	2	9	14	-5