Women’s national team of Russia in water polo won the right to play at the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, in a key match beating Greek team. The victory was gained in a penalty shootout after the Russian team went from defeat in 4 seconds before the final siren.
The qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics came in their decisive stage. That quarter-final match – the main event of the competition, as they give a ticket to the Games in Brazil. Who is really on of the four lucky winners will win himself in the Netherlands tournament is not so important. <-! place 8132759, /> sport / 2016/03/19 / a_8132759.shtml, article / incut, incut1_link ->
in the tournament participated 12 national teams from those who have not yet been selected in Rio – seven European and two North American and one each from Asia, Africa and Oceania. The draw that distributed the team into two groups, the first stage of the qualifying tournament, held on the results of the European Championship at the end of January in Belgrade.
Immediately it should be noted that the Russian woman with dice lucky and group B where with them were team Italy, the Netherlands, France, Germany and New Zealand, almost immediately divided into favorites and outsiders.
The company collected under the letter A, was about the same, but still obvious outsiders there were only two – Japanese and South African, while the battle between Team USA, Canada, Spain and Greece for the better opponent in the quarterfinals, turned serious.
As a result, unbeaten pyatimatchevuyu campaign in Group A took the US team with the insane difference in goals scored and missed balls – “58″. The second were Greek, the third – the Spaniard, and the fourth -. Canadians
In the group in two matches ended in draws even, and a participant of one of them were Russians. Oleksandr Gaidukova confidently started the tournament, defeating by a score of 15: 2 novozelandok, and then shared the points with the Dutch – 8: 8.
In the next two matches, Russians won two major victories – over the German women (18: 4) and French women (10: 2), but finished the group stage on a minor note – the defeat of the Italians (2: 6).
As a result, Russia became the third team in their group, behind Italy and the Netherlands team that their confrontation also ended in a draw and still do not know defeats in the tournament.
The fourth of this group in the playoffs came the French team, which was not lucky to compete for a ticket to Rio with the current Olympic and world champions American. <-! place 8032181, /> sport / 2016/01/20 / a_8032181.shtml, article / incut, incut2_link ->
This match was the first 1/4 final in Saturday’s program, and no intrigue it was not – the US team rode on the roller rivals. Although, no, one question kept until the last minute whether the French team will be able to throw at least one ball. The answer is – no. The final score of the quarterfinals of the US – France – 19: 0.
The second program in the quarter bore the Russian opposition and Greece, which became a world champion (the Russians on the championship were the third) in 2011. Teams in January completed European Championship encounter with each other, and in a dispute over the fifth place won on penalties Greek.
Early in the team meeting, exchanged goals and throws the woodwork. Next came the Russians, when Anastasia Simonovic was able to throw with a reversal in the fight with a rival.
«Stand tight!” – Was distributed team of Russian coach when playing defense. Water polo players did not listen Gaidukova yet fouled, but Anna managed to reflect Ustyuhina first penalty in this meeting, and then make one more spectacular saves.
The attack from the Russians moved the ball very well, and Yevgeny Ivanov increased the lead – 3: 1.
This was followed by the failure of the Russian team in the game – and the end of the first quarter she missed four balls in a row. They brought different errors – and fouls front of the goal, and the position and the game one to one. Finally, at a time when it was possible to attack until the siren, the Russians held unprepared attack, allowing rivals to excel in the most one second before the end of vosmiminutki – 3: 5.
In the first minute of the second segment of the meeting in Eugene Sobolev counterattack managed to close the gap, but the new Greek women shot with a penalty restored the two-goal difference. Until the middle of the meeting was more a series of blocked shots, but one of the episodes is the same Sobolev managed to realize out one by one – and at the break the Russians ears, lagging behind rivals on one goal
Catherine. Prokofiev, which is a part of the Russian team won all the heats starting in the third segment of the meeting equalized, and then reached the target long-range shot Evgenia Ivanova – 7: 6, but the whole drama was yet to come.
The new series of the Greek national team assists already made three goals: long-range shot was implemented, shot into the near corner, and then played a good positional attack – 7: 9. On the bench of team Russia and gloom reigned in front of the athletes were the first tears. <-! place 8028869, /> sport / 2016/01/18 / a_8028869.shtml, article / incut, incut3_link ->
Match could “flip” Maria Borisova which, being face to face with the goalkeeper of the Greek national team, short wrist movement of the ball inside the far post, as well as Prokofiev, “flown away” to the counter and finish it with a goal. 9: 9 – and already Greek clutching his head
What happened in the last thirty seconds of playing time, worthy of a film about the sports drama.. For 19.3 seconds the Russians in defense missed the ball in the center and roll out of the defender – 9:10. Still, the opposition moved into the penalty shootout, played for 4 seconds before the final siren!
Elvin Karimov took the attack to the front line, where did transfer to the center, where Anastasia Simonovic in touch ferried the ball into the goal of Greece team. The fate of vouchers in Rio decided in a penalty shootout!
The series began the Greek national team, to implement the first throw. Prokofiev responded with a sharp throw to 1: 1. Of the following four shots of Greek women of the Russian team goalkeeper Anna Ustyuhina was able to reflect the three!
But our water polo players twice hit the post, and Borisov, who performed the fifth and final throw was accurate – 3: 2 in a penalty shootout, and the Russian national team has become a party to the Olympic 2016 games .
Men’s national team of Russia in water polo will fight for your ticket to a similar tournament April 3-10 in Italy.
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