The men’s polo team beat Israel 22:9 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the European Championship in Split. As the final result showed, the silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Tokyo had no problems in the race.
The difference in ability between the two teams was evident from the very first eight minutes. The team of Thodoris Vlachos took the lead in the first period with a score of 6:0 and simplified the situation.
Throughout the match, the “white-blue” continued to play in rhythm. The big difference has returned to the Greek coach to test formations and players ahead of the decisive quarter-final against world champions Spain.
All players have scored for Greece, except for two goalkeepers. Kopeliadis, Juvetsis, Argyropoulos-Kanakakis, Papanastasiou and Gillas scored three goals each.
GREECE – ISRAEL 22-9
Eight minutes: 6-0, 6-4, 5-3, 5-2
Greece (Thodoris Vlachos): Tiertsatos, Genidunias 1, Skoubakis 1, Juvetsis 3, Argyropoulos 3, Papanastasiou 3, Dervisis 1, Alafragkis 2, Kopeliadis 3, Gillas 3, Nikolaidis 1, Solanakis 1, Limarakis
Israel (Tal Grodman): Fiere, Schlein 1, Gross 2, Klarfeld, Redler, Haimovitz 2, Fried 2, Goldschmidt 1, Kotter, Buzaglo, Kolodny, Grodland, Smirnov.
Source: Kathimerini
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