The squad changes and the new regulations that FINA has entered in these World Championships have been interesting, as proved.
All the games in details:
GROUP A
JAPAN – RUSSIA 20-23 (5-6, 5-6, 4-6, 6-5)
JAPAN (KeijiOl): Saito 5, Kazama 4, Sakanue 3, Funaki 2, Suzuki 2, Hasumi 1, Yoshizato 1, Tokumoto 1, Niizawa 1.
RUSSIA (Al. Gaidukov): Simanovich 6, Trotskaya 5, Koryakina 4, Zubkova 3, Ryzhkova 3, Borisova 1, Kravchenko 1.
Extraplayer: JPN: 7/10, RUS: 7/11
Penalties: JPN: 1/1, RUS: 1/1
Referees: Bartels (AUS), Garibaldi (ARG)
GREAT BRITAIN- GREECE 4-27 (1-5, 2-8, 1-9, 0-5)
GREAT BRITAIN (Thodoros Nousios): Grimes 4
GREECE (Giorgos Morfesis): Pleuritou E. 5, Xenaki 5, Charalampidi S. 4, Eleftheriadou 4, Charalampidi I. 3, Kalogerakou 2, Chydirioti 2, Patra 1, Niarchakou 1
Extraplayer: GBR 3/8, GRE 3/4
Penalties: GBR 0/0, GRE 1/2
Referees: Colominas (ESP), Murray (CAN)
GROUP B
HUNGARY – SOUTH AFRICA 18-3 (4-2, 5-0, 3-0, 6-1)
HUNGARY (M. Petrovic): Horvath 5, Szilagyi 4, Leimeter 4, Gurisatti 2, Sikter 2, Mate 1.
SOUTH AFRICA (B. Manson): Penney 2, Thompson 1.
Extraplayer: HUN: 7/10, RSA: 1/3.
Penalties: HUN: 0/0, RSA: 0/0
Referees: Ortega (USA), Ceccarelli (ITA)
NEW ZEALAND –BRAZIL 9-16 (3-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-3)
NEW ZEALAND (At. Biro): Carevic 3, Harman 2, Mckenty 1, Tobin 1, Doyle 1, Ferigo 1.
BRAZIL (P. Oaten): Chiappini 5, Duarte 4, Abla 4, Rivas 2, Ferreira 1.
Extraplayer: NZL: 1/5, BRA: 7/11
Penalties: NZL: 0/0, BRA: 0/0
Referees: Dutilh-Doumas (NED), Zhang (CHN)
GROUP C
AUSTRALIA – CANADA 9-12 (3-2, 2-3, 1-4, 3-3)
AUSTRALIA (Ed. Denis): Sogaaard – Andersen 2, Mihailovic 2, Casey 1, Roberts 1, Steere 1, Ruffin 1, Zimmerman 1.
CANADA (D. Paradelo): McKenlvey 3, Crevier 2, Wright 2, Christmas 2, Paul 1, Myers 1, Matthews 1.
Extraplayer: AUS: 7/11, CAN: 6/6
Penalties AUS: 0/0, CAN: 0/0
Referees: Mauss (GER), Florestino (BRA)
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ITALY – NEDERLANDS 9-9 (5-1, 0-3, 2-3, 2-2)
ITALY(P. Zizza): Gragnolati 5, Carrega 2, Picozzi 1, Ctitino 1.
NEDERLANDS (G. J. Schuthaws): Rijn Van 3, Drewes 2, Aan 1, Rozeboom 1, Joustra 1, Kooihaas 1.
Extraplayer: ΙΤΑ: 5/16, NED: 4/9
Penalties: ITA: 1/1, NED: 0/0
Referees: Birakis (GRE), Dreval (RUS)
ITA vs NED ©HELLENIC SWIMMING FEDERATION
GROUP D
UKRAINE – SPAIN 8-23 (1-5, 2-6, 3-7, 2-5)
UKRAINE (M. Lebediev):Bulakh 3, Melnychuk 2, Khodos 1, Andrieieva 1, Telypko 1.
SPAIN (X. Perez): Ortiz 6, Forca 5, Gonzalez Ir. 3, Crespi 2, Leiton 2, Cordobes 2, Castella 1, Gonzalez And. 1, Mota 1.
Extraplayer: UKR: 3/9, ESP: 4/10
Penalties: UKR: 2/2, ESP: 1/1
Referees: Waldow (NZL), Varkonyi (HUN)
USA-ΜΕΧΙCO 28-0 (6-0, 7-0, 7-0,8-0)
USA (C. Simmons) : Fischer 6, Barr 5, Prentice 4, Neushul 4, Brooks 3, Mutafyan 3, Loughlin 2, Raney 1
MEXICO (K. Alfaro):
Εxtraplayer: USA: 6/8, ΜΕX: 0/0
Penalties: USA: 0/0, MEX: 0/0
Referees: Kunikova (SVK), Taylor (GBR)