As mentioned, the Hungarian men’s water polo team lost their World Cup bronze medal match against the United States after a completely surreal match. In the background of the story are a fair and a five-meter kalamaika, as well as the inadequate human resource management of the rulers.
Six-for-six rather than a man’s fault—here’s why the U.S. saved the Water Polo World Cup bronze
All was well until the middle of the fourth quarter in the bronze medal game between the United States and Hungary in the World League: The game was relatively quiet, as we led 13-12. Then it all upset Vince Vigvari Show and Daniel Anguilla’s return to his place. At Vigvári Gallery 4:37 a.m The clock showed that, according to the rules, he could only return to the pool twenty seconds earlier if the Americans had scored a goal or the Hungarians had scored a ball. However, the attack of the home team continued, and Marton Vamos At 4:24 He committed a foul in the scoring position, and the referees awarded (rightfully) a five-metre penalty.
The referees made a mistake here: Vamos, who made his third foul, and the cards allowed a Hungarian player to return to the place of Vegvari, who was sent off for seven seconds, so when the five-meter penalty was served, our team was in full force on the field. None of this would matter much if Hooper had taken the penalty, but it was saved by Fogel Somma, and a layup followed, meaning the ball stayed with the Blue Caps. The Hungarian national team lined up six players out of the field even for this, although there were still a few seconds left in Vejvary’s bid, the Yankees let go of the German. US captain Diane Udovich protested vehemently to the delegates, perhaps it would have been worthwhile to video-review the incident, and save the match players a few hours…
The water polo team initially won the five-meter shot put, but lost the bronze medal at the World Cup after a caution
And the bronze medal match against the Americans had to be replayed two hours after the final.
The following scenario is already known, after 13-13 the Hungarians won the five-way duel, and the Americans saved the match due to an official’s mistake, who, after a two-hour break, after a final intervention, returned from dinner, again asked for the hats given to the fans from 4:24 Keep going. It is important to stress that although the number of Hungarian players could not have bothered Hooper in completing his five metre, since the Hungarian line-up was already erratic in the position considered a caution target, the home team was able to. He also completed all five—this time by Irving, who also threw it.
The Americans won the medal remaining 4:24, thus securing the bronze medal of the World Cup at the end of one of the longest matches in water polo history. After the meeting, national team captain Zsolt Varga assured that what was taken away from them in life, they will be able to return the favor elsewhere. Maybe only at the World Championships, which starts in two weeks – M4 Sport also broadcasts it …
“The replay wasn’t necessarily done in the spirit of fair play” – Zsolt Varga after the World Cup bronze medal match, which the Americans saved and therefore lost.
“It didn’t happen often, and certainly not in my career…”
