Italy defeat Turkey in preliminary round, Group A: Day two – European Water Polo Championships
Italy defeated Turkey in their second bout of Group ‘A’ Men’s water polo on second day of the 2012 European Water Polo Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands on Tuesday, January 17 at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium.
After losing their first match from Hungary, the Italian team surged their efforts in order to strengthen their position for the next round. They struggled hard to undo the damage and defeated Turkey with a significant difference of seventeen goals. The
Italian team left no doubt about their victory and proved their mettle with a score of 7-24 against Turkey.
They shattered all hopes of Turkish squad in the first quarter by scoring seven goals against their two goals effort. With their unavoidable dominance, the Italian smothered all hopes of their opposing team and the score remained 2-7 after the first round.
The second quarter saw ruthless aggression of Italian players, who added four goals to their points table while Turkey managed to improve their scorecard by a single goal only. After all their efforts failed, the Turkish players seemed helpless and the score
went up to 3-11 after the first half.
Turkey’s national team elevated their efforts in the third quarter and mounted three goals to the points table. Their dominance in the third round could not stand for long and was overwhelmed by six goals succession from the Italian team. Italy extended
its lead to eleven goals by the end of third quarter as the score was 6-17.
Just like the initial quarter of the game, the Italian squad went full rampant in the final round and notched seven goals in a scintillating fashion. On the other side, Turkey failed to show any development in its game and succeeded in scoring just one goal.
Matteo Aicardi was announced player of the match as he scored four goals in the 32-minute game. The crowd was astonished with the eloquent strategy of Italian team, which crushed all hopes of their challenging squad and ensured their win in a magnificent
way. In addition, the session ended after the conclusion of all scheduled matches.
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