LEN Champions League 2014-2015 Qualification round 1: OSC tops Radnicki - day 1 and 2

Qualification round

26-28 September, 2014

The second day of the Champions League first qualification round, in group A in Marseille, started with an interesting match-up where OSC added a nice three points after their 9-9 draw with Spartak Volgograd on Thursday by beating 2012 Euro Cup winners and last year's Champions League finalist Radnicki 4-8. The Serbs actually started off great and took a 3-1 lead at quarter-time before the match turned around completely. A 0-3 run by the Hungarians, led by Joseph Kayes (3) and Gabor Kovacs (2 goals) saw the momentum switching and the Serbs were unable to get it back. After a levelled 1-1 third-period, OSC dominated the final eight minutes scoring three more goals as they won it by four and now convincingly can look forward to the big match-up with Posillipo on Friday evening. In group B the Romanians and French champions drew level in the early session opening match. For the French it meant the first point after their 12-9 loss to Hannover yesterday while Oradea picked up their second. But the French might had hoped for more. A 0-2 second-quarter performance had them up 2-3 at half-time and maintaining the lead in the third term. Oradea, thanks to goals from Serbian duo Vojislav Cupic and Milos Korolija pulled back a goal, and that was just enough to force the tie and pick up a second point in group B so far. Hosts Jadran were unable to reboud from their opening day draw against Oradea as the local heroes fell to Russian runners-up Sintez Kazan, 6-8, where Russia top scorer at the Budapest 2014 European champs, Konstantin Stepanyuk, led the way with two goals. Jadran centre-forward Boris Zlokovic, who was held scoreless in yesterday's match, was top scorer for the home side netting two as well.

Group A (to be played in Marseille, France)

Thursday, 25 September:

CN Posillipo (ITA) vs. Ligamus Tbilisi (GEO) 12-4 (6-1, 1-1, 1-0, 4-2)
CN Marseille (FRA) vs. VK Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB) 7-8 (2-3, 2-2, 1-2, 2-1)
Spartak Volgograd (RUS) vs. OSC Budapest (HUN) 9-9 (1-2, 3-1, 3-4, 2-2)

Friday, 26 September:

VK Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB) vs. OSC Budapest 4-8 (3-1, 0-3, 1-1, 0-3)
CN Marseille (FRA) vs. Ligamus Tbilisi (GEO) 16-4
CN Posillipo (ITA) vs. Spartak Volgograd (RUS) 8-13

Group B (to be played in Herceg Novi, Montenegro)

Thursday, 25 September:

Waspo 98 Hannover (GER) vs. Montpellier Waterpolo (FRA) 12-9 (4-1, 4-1, 3-4, 1-3)

HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) vs. Sintez Kazan (RUS) 9-7 (2-2, 2-2, 3-1, 2-2)

Jadran Herceg Novi (MNE) vs. CSM Digi Oradea (ROU) 6-6 (2-1, 0-1, 2-1, 2-3)


Friday, 26 September:

CSM Digi Oradea (ROU) vs. Montpellier Waterpolo (FRA) 6-6 (2-1, 0-2, 2-2, 2-1)

Jadran Herceg Novi (MNE) vs. Sintez Kazan (RUS) 6-8 (2-1, 2-5, 1-1, 1-1)

Jadran: Kandić, Ukropina 1, Popadić, Sekulić 1, Vidović, Moskov, Banićević, Sarić, Latinović, Zloković 2, Drašković 2, Pješivac, Popović

Sintez: Dudkin, Pliskevic, Zinatulin, Odincov 1, Kovačić 1, Zitnik, Timakov 2, Nagaev 1, Stepanjuk 2, Rižov, Elizarov 1, Šepeljev, Koškarov.

HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) vs. Waspo 98 Hannover (GER)  13-8