USA overpowers Australia in Men’s water polo final: Day seven – 2012 Pan Pacs, Melbourne
USA’s national squad has overpowered Australia in the Men’s water polo final on seventh day of the 2012 Pan Pacs at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) on Saturday, January 14.
Australian team was the top contender for gold medal as they occupied top spot on the points table, but the American squad shattered their efforts by winning gold medal of the tournament.
The Australian team experienced gruelling efforts of their opponents in the four-quarter game, where the score remained 9-9 after four rounds. Nevertheless, USA managed to score more goals than Australia in extra time and snatched the title with a score
of 10-11.
The first quarter ended with a 2-2 effort from both teams. However, USA accomplished two goals in second round whereas Australia succeeded in scoring a single goal and the score remained 3-4 after the halftime.
Just like the first round, both teams advanced on the scorecard with equal goals and notched three goals each. The Australian players went full throttle in the second round and scored three goals to overwhelm USA’s two goals effort. The score went up to
9-all after the fourth round.
USA geared up their efforts in the extra time and scored two goals while Australia proved successful in scoring a single goal only, losing the match by a margin of one goal.
On the other hand, China defeated Brazil for bronze medal of the tournament. The Chinese team claimed victory with a difference of 11-7 in the four-quarter game.
They remained dominant over Brazilians in the first quarter, where they gathered 3 goals and Brazil managed to score two goals only. The second round saw exhausting efforts of Brazilians, who scored four goals while China advanced on the scorecard by just
one goal. The score remained 4-6 after the halftime, with Brazil in a lead of two goals.
Nevertheless, the tables turned in second half where Chinese scored three goals in third round and four in the final quarter. On the other hand, Brazil managed to pass the ball once in fourth quarter and China ascended on the podium for bronze medal.
The championship ended after the ruthless efforts of all teams while the winners collected their medals at the closing ceremony of the championship.
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