{"id":402,"date":"2019-07-21T16:57:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T16:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/?p=402"},"modified":"2019-07-21T16:57:39","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T16:57:39","slug":"day-4-mens-water-polo-australia-shoots-out-montenegro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athleticdb.tv\/?p=402","title":{"rendered":"Day 4 Men’s Water Polo: Australia shoots out Montenegro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Gwangju, South Korea.\u2014 Australia survived a penalty shootout against \nMontenegro 13-11 to be the first second-round team to make Tuesday’s \nquarterfinals on the fourth day of the FINA World Championships men’s \nwater polo tournament at the Nambu University Grounds in Gwangju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Australia was the first through to the quarterfinals with a thrilling\n 13-11 penalty shootout victory over perennial top-eight nation \nMontenegro. The lead changed twice with Montenegro forcing the shootout,\n which the Aussie Sharks converted 4-2 to book a clash with Hungary. \nMontenegro is consigned to the round 9-12, something it has done only \nonce as a new nation \u2014 back in Rome 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greece was next across the line with an 11-9 margin over United \nStates of America after the match was tied at one, four, six, seven and \neight by the final break.Greece held it together, going 10-8 ahead and \non to the win, gaining a clash with Italy in the quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spain had to play relentlessly to shake Japan off its back at \nhalftime, winning the second half 10-3 to advance to a matchup with \nOlympic champion Serbia. Spain won 15-9 and Japan suffered through a \nbleeding nose of Keigo Okawa, which made a difference to the attack. \nJapan will face Montenegro in the round 9-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Germany grasped the final berth and a clash with world champion \nCroatia, thanks to a 25-5 march over South Africa with Luuk Gielen \nnetting a game-high six goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the round 13-16 semifinals, Kazakhstan blitzed host nation Korea \n17-4 with Miras Aubakirov netting four. Brazil fought off New Zealand \n12-8 and will now meet Kazakhstan for the classification 12-13 and Korea\n and New Zealand will play for 15th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday Men’s Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Round 13-16 Semifinals
<\/em><\/strong>Match 25, 10:30, KOREA 4 KAZAKHSTAN 17
Match 26, 12:00, NEW ZEALAND 8 BRAZIL12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Round
<\/em><\/strong>Match 27, 14:00, MONTENEGRO 11 AUSTRALIA 13 in penalty shotoout (FT: 9-9. Pens: 4-2)
Match 28, 15:30, GREECE 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 9
Match 29, 17:00, SPAIN 15 JAPAN 7
Match 30, 18:30, SOUTH AFRICA 5 GERMANY 25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday Women\u2019s Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classification 15-16
<\/em><\/strong>Match 31, 08:00, KOREA v CUBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classification 13-14
<\/em><\/strong>Match 32, 9.30, SOUTH AFRICA v JAPAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classification 9-12 Semifinals
<\/em><\/strong>Match 33, 11:00, CANADA v CHINA
Match 34, 12:30, NEW ZEALAND v KAZAKHSTAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classification 1-8 Quarterfinals
<\/em><\/strong>Match 35, 14:00, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v GREECE
Match 36, 15:30, RUSSIA v AUSTRALIA
Match 37, 17:00, SPAIN v NETHERLANDS
Match 38, 18:30, ITALY v HUNGARY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday Men\u2019s Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classification 15-16
<\/em><\/strong>Match 31, 08:00, KOREA v NEW ZEALAND<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classification 13-14
<\/em><\/strong>Match 32, 9.30, BRAZIL v KAZAKHSTAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classification 9-12 Semifinals
<\/em><\/strong>Match 33, 11:00, MONTENEGRO v JAPAN
Match 34, 12:30, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v SOUTH AFRICA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classification 1-8 Quarterfinals
<\/em><\/strong>Match 35, 14:00, SERBIA v SPAIN
Match 36, 15:30, CROATIA v GERMANY
Match 37, 17:00, HUNGARY v AUSTRALIA
Match 38, 18:30, ITALY v GREECE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: FINA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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