CHENGDU I Spain, women's junior world champion in Chinese waters!
Spectacular! Incredible! One more from Spanish water polo! The women's youth team has just been proclaimed U18 (Youth) world champion in the Chinese town of Chengdu by beating the Greek team 9-11 in a very disputed final. The team led by Marian Díaz has been crowned as the best of the competition and predicts a future to dream about, taking into account that Miki Oca's women's absolute team was proclaimed Olympic champion this August for the first time in its history. Congratulations, SPAIN!
What a barbarity of The Spanish team, made up of Maria Matamala, Martina Claveria, Rita Gurri, Ariadna Temprano, Luna Vara, Carlota Peñalver, Estel Ramon, Margarita Peragon, Itziar Almeda, Queralt Anton, Itziar Martinez, Daniela Quinzada and Reyes Diaz, has won the tournament. Reyes Díaz was named the Best Goalkeeper of the Championship and Marian Díaz the Best Coach, with the Spanish Carlota Peñalver also making the All Star.
The final against the Greeks started very, very evenly. There was respect and above all all after a presentation of the teams at the level of an absolute world championship. The initial 2-2 gave way to a tight 4-5 in favor of the Spanish team at the long break. Everything to decide.
THIRD QUARTER AGAIN
Already in the second half of the match, the third quarter was key because Spain went three ahead (6-9) with a partial score of 2-4 and went all the pressure was on the Greeks, who were put under a lot of pressure in the final period of the match. The 7 goals of Carlota Peñalver (4) and Itziar Almeda (3) as offensive spearheads were too much for the Greek team.
The enthusiastic Greeks tried their best, but Spain's choral play cut off their options. of a comeback. Spain took the gold medal, recalling the feat of a little over a month ago in Paris. And the fact is that Spanish women's water polo is now the envy of the world... Let's go!
RFEN Aquatics Communication. Photo: A snapshot of the very final Greece-Spain in Chengdu / WA
