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02/12/2010 - Wolfgang Philipps - www.waterpolo-world.com |
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Big steps and match balls … |
High noon in Spain: Xavier Garcia and CN Atlètic Barceloneta are battling for a quarter-final berth.
Foto: Henk Swinkels |
The Preliminary Round matches of the EuroLeague are going ahead with big step. After a break of only ten days the matches of game day 5 will already be held this weekend, and there will be some match balls for the quarter-final berths. One of the top clashes will already be held tomorrow at noon when Spanish series champin champion CN Atlètic Barceloneta is facing Croatian powerhouse HAVK Mladost Zagreb in the head-to-head duel for the second place in Group A. The Spaniards surprisingly lost their away match at Novi Sad, Serbia so that Mladost got back in the race.
One oft the top matches will be the Adriatic clash in Group B between the reigning title-holders of VK Primorac Kotor from Montenegro and 2006 winner VK Jug “Croatia Osiguranje” Dubrovnik from Croatia, but both teams are supposed to make it for the top eight. A big match is played in Group C where another team from Montenegro, PVK Budva “M:TEL”, is facing Greek series champion Olympiacos Piraeus.
This weekend´s TV clash to be shown live on Eurosport 2 on Sunday afternoon at 5:15 pm CET will be a match of Group C. Here the new-look team of 2004 winner “T-Mobile” Honvéd Budapest from Hungary will face Serbian powerhouse VK Partizan “Raiffeisen” Belgrade, which is dominating the matches of this pool up to now.
EuroLeague 2009-2010
Preliminary Round - schedule day 5
Group A
Saturday, 13 February 2010
12:00 CN Atlètic Barceloneta (ESP) vs. HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO)
Sunday, 14 February 2010
19:00 VK Vojvodina Novi Sad (SRB) vs. PVK Jadran CBK Herceg Novi (MNE)
Current standings:VK Jadran CBK Herceg Novi (MNE) 9, CN Atlètic Barceloneta (ESP) 7, HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) 4, VK Vojvodina Novi Sad (SRB) 3.
Group B
Saturday, 13 February 2010
???? “Teva” Vasas-Plaket Budapest (HUN) vs. Panionios GS (GRE)
20:00 VK Primorac Kotor (MNE) vs. VK Jug “Croatia Osiguranje” Dubrovnik (CRO)
Current standings: VK Primorac Kotor (MNE) 10, VK Jug “Croatia Osiguranje” Dubrovnik (CRO) 7, “Teva” Vasas-Plaket Budapest (HUN) 3, Panionios GS (GRE) 3.
Group C
Saturday, 13 February 2010
18:00 PVK Budva “M:TEL” (MNE) vs. Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE)
Sunday, 14 February 2010
17:15 “T-Mobile” Honvéd Budapest (HUN) vs. VK Partizan “Raiffeisen” Belgrade (SRB) – live on Eurosport 2
Current standings: VK Partizan “Raiffeisen“ Belgrade (SRB) 12, PVK Budva “M:TEL” (MNE) 6, Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) 3, “T-Mobile” Honvéd Budapest (HUN) 3.
Group D
Saturday, 13 February 2010
18:00 Shturm 2002 Chekhov (RUS) vs. ZF Eger (HUN)
Sunday, 14 February 2010
17:15 Sintez Kazan (RUS) vs. Pro Recco (ITA) - live on SportItalia 2 a 3:15 pm CET
Current standings: Pro Recco (ITA) 10, Sintez Kazan (RUS) 6, ZF Eger (HUN) 4, Shturm 2002 Chekhov (RUS) 3.
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