The women's water polo team easily won their warm-up match against Canada, with Garda and Szilagyi scoring 10 of the Hungarians' 13 goals.
the waterpolo.hu According to his report, the national team got off to a hectic start and trailed 3-0 at the start of the match with two long-range bombs from Cristina Garda and a goal from Dorothea Silagy, and the scissors opened more in the continuation. .
After Hungary led 8-2 at half-time, it was quite clear that goal difference would be the only factor in the match, and that was later confirmed.
The Hungarian national team finally defeated its opponent 13-7 in the preparatory match held in Montreal, in which Garda scored 6 goals and Szilagyi scored 4 goals.
This was stated by the captain of the national team, Attila Peru, after the match in Canada:
“I was expecting a bit more serious resistance, although the Canadians probably couldn't develop much under our pressure – the practice matches have been close so far, with the first one, for example, being a draw, even though we played it. “Right after his arrival, out in the open, in the pouring rain. Today was different, and it was also a joy, because we played this match in a wonderful place, in the indoor pool, in the same pool where Tono Farago became Olympic champion in 1976.”
The captain also said that the goal is to build such authority towards Canada in the World Cup that they will not be able to cause problems to the Hungarians in the World Cup, because Canada is also a collective opponent of the Hungarian national team in the World Cup. Next World Cup.
Friendly match in Montreal
Canada – Hungary 7-13 (1-4, 1-4, 2-2, 3-3)
Our top scorers: Garda 6, Szilaje 4, Varago 2, Gorisati