Beating Hungary in a penalty shootout.

Vladimir IVANOV
from the Olympic Park

This is a fascinating thing - the Olympic water polo tournament. What is the meaning of the women's group stage, it is very difficult to understand. Australia and Spain, who had a great time, ended up being content with only a head-to-head match for fifth place, but Russia and Hungary, who did not show anything in the group, gave inspirational matches in the quarter-finals - and converged in the battle for bronze.

Surprisingly, the match for third place was much less in demand among the fans than the match for fifth. And the organizers took an ambiguous step, putting the key game for us at an early time, and the match between Australia and Spain - at a more watchable lunch time. On the undercard for the final between USA and Italy. And how they must regret now!

TRADITIONS

Hungary is a much more water polo power than Russia. It was in this country in 1926 - 90 years ago! - the first ever European water polo championship was held. 10,000 spectators at a match of the national team in Budapest is the norm. In 2013 Tibor Benedek- coach of the men's team - was recognized as the coach of the year in the country. The attention of the press to every step of the national team player is simply huge.

And in Russia, outside the circle of water polo fans, one can hardly find a person who would name at least one player of the national team. Even among those who are interested in sports.

And just imagine what happened in a country so passionately loving water polo, after the men's team, having passed group stage at the Olympic tournament without defeat and taking first place in it, in the first match in the playoff series, she lost to Montenegro. If women were left without a medal, it would be a real sports tragedy for Hungary.

The team had no right to defeat. It seemed that they needed this medal more than the Russians. But our girls, as practice has shown, categorically disagreed with this.

MATCH DRAMA

Already at the very beginning of the game Anna Timofeeva opened the scoring. But in response, we immediately received two. "It has begun," flashed through my head. However, the girls did not fall down. goals Ekaterina Lisunova and Elvina Karimova- and the first quarter ends in a draw - 3:3.

Second period. The Russians in the first attack coolly implemented the majority. Nadezhda Glyzina performed a grandmaster pass to a piglet, and Anna Grineva it remained to score from a meter into an empty corner. Rivals answered the same. This was followed by a four-minute offensive crisis. He was interrupted by a very angry Glyzina, who took the initiative at the most difficult moment and scored two in a row. the most important goals. And then - from the sharpest angle along a crazy trajectory - and the third!

But Hope in this team could not be! She relatively recently returned from maternity leave, although initially she was not going to do this. What a blessing for our sport that she changed her mind!

Meanwhile, the second period ended with the score 7:6 in our favor. And this is taking into account the fact that the Russians hit the post in the most offensive way a second before the siren.

The third one turned out to be extremely nervous. The Russians conceded in the very end, and then hit the crossbar in the return attack. 8:9 is not in our favor before the last eight minutes.

Five minutes before the end of the match it was already 9:11.

10:11 for 3.20 is the captain Ekaterina Prokofieva reduced the gap to a minimum.

Then, for the umpteenth time, Glyzina played brilliantly. Hope gave the country hope for a bronze miracle - 11:11.

Until the end of the fourth period 32 seconds. Burning minus one. And the attack of rivals. Is there a chance to be saved? What is there!

But 16 seconds before the end, the Russians intercept the ball, 6 before the final siren they continue to play, and with it - Anastasia Simanovich... scores! This is worse than yesterday's handball!

No overtime. Penalty!

Borisova- exactly.

Lisunova- bravo.

Karimov- super.

Prokofiev- perfect. Why do you have so many nerves, girls?

Glyzina- brilliant.

Borisova- clearly.

Again Lisunova- fantasy!

And Anna Karnaukh takes a penalty!!! It's impossible to believe!

WATER POLO IN RUSSIA - LIVE

The Russian girls had an amazingly inspirational match. It turns out coaching staff he was not cunning when, after two defeats at the start of the tournament, he said that a difficult start was part of the strategy. This team reminded that water polo in Russia lives on, no matter what. And we still have talented athletes and smart coaches in our country. The team had the best performance at the Olympics since Sydney 2000, where they won bronze. Bravo girls! In the pool Alexandra Gaidukova! Today you are water queens!

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Olympic Games-2016. Water polo. August 19.
Women. Match for 3rd place.
HUNGARY - RUSSIA - 12:12 (3:3, 3:4, 3:1, 3:4). Penalties - 6:7.
penalty shootout: Borisova - 0:1. Buika - 1:1. Lisunova - 1:2. Kishteleki - 2:2. Karimov - 2:3. Kestelly - 3:3. Prokofiev - 3:4. Tsigani - 4:4. Glyzina - 4:5. Antal - 5:5. Borisov - 5:6. Buika - 6:6. Lisunova - 6:7. Chisteleki - 6:7 (goalkeeper).
Hungary: Gangl, Kasho; Buyka (3), Illes (2), Kestelly (2), Tsigani (2), Antal (1), Kisteleki (1), Syuch (1), Garda (0), Takage (0), Tot (0), Tsabai (0).
Russia: Karnaukh, Ustyukhina; Glyzina (5), Lisunova (2), Grineva (1), Karimova (1), Prokofieva (1), Simanovich (1), Timofeeva (1), Borisova (0), Gorbunova (0), Ivanova (0), Sobolev (0).

Russian water polo players have created a sensation. Having hardly made it to the Olympic Games and having started the tournament extremely unsuccessfully, they won bronze medals. The team of Alexander Gaidukov and Andrey Belofastov repeated the success of 16 years ago. Our girls snatched this bronze from the hands of the Hungarian athletes literally with meat, leveling the score at the last second

With current European champion Hungary in this season Russian team played twice. And lost both times - and on January championship Europe in Belgrade, and at the March commercial tournament in Athens. And the Russians beat the Hungarians a year ago in Kazan at the home world championship. But all these matches were long ago, and the bronze medal game at Olympic Aquatics is here and now.

After the disappointing defeat in the semi-finals from the Italian national team, there were fears that the Russians would not be able to mentally prepare for the match with Hungary. But the fears turned out to be unfounded. The girls came out not just to play, but to fight for this bronze. The Russians lost the swim for the starting ball, but the interception of Olga Gorbunova led to a counterattack, and Anna Timofeeva realized her chance - only 52 seconds passed.

The Hungarians quickly took the lead, and immediately followed by two goals by Ekaterina Lisunova after an excellent drawing and Elvina Karimova with a shot from an average distance. And so the whole match went on, none of the teams managed to break away in the long run by more than one ball.

Ours attacked more, acted more interesting in the attack, but the implementation, as in all other meetings, was terrible.

Olympic Games. Water polo
Women. Third place match

Hungary - Russia - 12:12 (3:3, 3:4, 3:1, 3:4), on penalties 6:7.

Goals in the Russian team:
Glyzin - 5, Lisunov - 2, Grinev - 1, Prokofiev - 1, Karimov - 1, Simanovich - 1, Timofeev - 1.

Looking ahead, the Hungarians got half of the shots, the Russians had only a third. The Russian team stood out Nadezhda Glyzina, who acted on the right flank and literally tormented the defense of the Hungarians. Neither the defenders nor the goalkeeper Orsol Kasho could cope with it.

An equal game continued until the end of the third quarter, at the end of which the Hungarian team realized a double majority and took the lead. And when in the final quarter our team began to be crushed by the judges, and they did not give absolutely obvious violations, it seemed that that was all for sure. Moreover, the advantage of the Hungarian team was already two goals, and we had losses.

But the Hungarians also seemed to believe that the game was done - they began to act extremely slowly in attack, they simply threw the ball away. And ours did not give up. Nadezhda Glyzina played brilliantly in the last minutes. First, she reduced the gap to a minimum, and two seconds before the end of regular time, she found Anastasia Simanovich with an excellent pass, on which two players hung, and she evened the score with a throw into an empty corner.

According to the regulations, a penalty shoot-out was immediately appointed. For some reason, it seemed that ours would definitely not lose it - in such endings, the advantage is usually on the side of those who got out of a hopeless situation. Goal whirl, which went to the second round after the first series accurate throws, interrupted by Anna Karnauch, who repelled the blow of Hanna Kistelek. Alexander Gaidukov called the game of goalkeepers one of the reasons for the defeat in the semi-finals, but it was the goalkeeper who played well in regular time, repulsing several lethal shots and repelling the decisive penalty.

Our water polo players, just like the handball players the day before, proved to be real heroes. And they pulled out this match, no matter what. Despite the fact that probably no one believed in the final result.

Russian water polo players have created a sensation. Having hardly made it to the Olympic Games and having started the tournament extremely unsuccessfully, they won bronze medals. The team of Alexander Gaidukov and Andrey Belofastov repeated the success of 16 years ago. Our girls snatched this bronze from the hands of the Hungarian athletes literally with meat, leveling the score at the last second

The Russian team has played twice this season with the reigning European champion Hungary. And both times she lost - both at the January European Championship in Belgrade, and at the March commercial tournament in Athens. And the Russians beat the Hungarians a year ago in Kazan at the home world championship. But all these matches were long ago, and the bronze medal game at Olympic Aquatics is here and now.

After the disappointing defeat in the semi-finals from the Italian national team, there were fears that the Russians would not be able to mentally prepare for the match with Hungary. But the fears turned out to be unfounded. The girls came out not just to play, but to fight for this bronze. The Russians lost the swim for the starting ball, but the interception of Olga Gorbunova led to a counterattack, and Anna Timofeeva realized her chance - only 52 seconds passed.

The Hungarians quickly took the lead, and immediately followed by two goals by Ekaterina Lisunova after an excellent drawing and Elvina Karimova with a shot from an average distance. And so the whole match went on, none of the teams managed to break away in the long run by more than one ball.

Ours attacked more, acted more interesting in the attack, but the implementation, as in all other meetings, was terrible.

Olympic Games. Water polo
Women. Third place match

Hungary - Russia - 12:12 (3:3, 3:4, 3:1, 3:4), on penalties 6:7.

Goals in the Russian team:
Glyzin - 5, Lisunov - 2, Grinev - 1, Prokofiev - 1, Karimov - 1, Simanovich - 1, Timofeev - 1.

Looking ahead, the Hungarians got half of the shots, the Russians had only a third. The Russian team stood out Nadezhda Glyzina, who acted on the right flank and literally tormented the defense of the Hungarians. Neither the defenders nor the goalkeeper Orsol Kasho could cope with it.

An equal game continued until the end of the third quarter, at the end of which the Hungarian team realized a double majority and took the lead. And when in the final quarter our team began to be crushed by the judges, and they did not give absolutely obvious violations, it seemed that that was all for sure. Moreover, the advantage of the Hungarian team was already two goals, and we had losses.

But the Hungarians also seemed to believe that the game was done - they began to act extremely slowly in attack, they simply threw the ball away. And ours did not give up. Nadezhda Glyzina played brilliantly in the last minutes. First, she reduced the gap to a minimum, and two seconds before the end of regular time, she found Anastasia Simanovich with an excellent pass, on which two players hung, and she evened the score with a throw into an empty corner.

According to the regulations, a penalty shoot-out was immediately appointed. For some reason, it seemed that ours would definitely not lose it - in such endings, the advantage is usually on the side of those who got out of a hopeless situation. The scoring whirlwind, which went to the second round after the first series of accurate shots, was interrupted by Anna Karnauch, who repelled the blow of Hanna Kistelek. Alexander Gaidukov called the game of goalkeepers one of the reasons for the defeat in the semi-finals, but it was the goalkeeper who played well in regular time, repulsing several lethal shots and repelling the decisive penalty.

Our water polo players, just like the handball players the day before, proved to be real heroes. And they pulled out this match, no matter what. Despite the fact that probably no one believed in the final result.

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