2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship

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Montenegro vs. Croatia match

The 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 29th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place from 29 August – 11 September at the Sports park Mladost in Zagreb, Croatia.

The decision about host country was brought on the LEN's meeting in Eindhoven in late March 2008.

Qualification

12 teams were allowed to the tournament. The qualification was as follows:

• The host nation
• The best 5 teams from the 2008 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation
• 6 teams from the Qualifiers

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	-	–	1	Template:Wp
2008 European Championships	4–13 July 2008	Template:Flagicon Malaga	5	Template:Wp Template:Wp Template:Wp Template:Wp Template:Wp
Qualifiers	30 April-2 May 2010	Various	6	Template:Wp Template:Wp Template:Wp Template:Wp Template:Wp Template:Wp

Groups

Group A	Group B
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Preliminary round

Group A

• First round

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29 August 2010 10:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	6–12	Template:Wp	Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Wengenroth (SUI)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–4, 1–2
		Çağatay 3	Goals	Radu 4

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29 August 2010 18:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	7–6	Template:Wp	Referees: Margeta (SLO), Juhász (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 0–1, 2–1, 2–3
		Aicardi, Presciuti, Felugo 2	Goals	Español 2

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29 August 2010 20:40	Report	Template:Wp-rt	11–9	Template:Wp	Referees: Naumov (RUS), Levin (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 6–2, 1–3, 3–1
		Janović N, Ivović, Zloković, Jokić 2	Goals	Bošković, Bušlje 2

• Second round

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30 August 2010 11:30	Report	Template:Wp-rt	10–11	Template:Wp	Referees: Stajković (MKD), Hausche (GER)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–3, 5–3, 2–3
		Molina, Vallés, García 2	Goals	Matei Guiman, Georgescu 3

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30 August 2010 13:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	11–10	Template:Wp	Referees: Kun (HUN), Stravridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–4, 3–3, 2–1
		Felugo 3	Goals	Janović 5

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30 August 2010 20:40	Report	Template:Wp-rt	16–3	Template:Wp	Referees: Ćirić (SRB), Bender (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–1, 6–0, 3–0
		Dobud 4	Goals	Okman, Çağatay, Hantal 1

• Third round

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1 September 2010 11:30	Report	Template:Wp-rt	4–9	Template:Wp	Referees: Levin (ISR), Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 1–4, 1–2
		Okman 2	Goals	Gallo 4

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1 September 2010 18:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	7–13	Template:Wp	Referees: Stravridis (GRE), Juhász (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–3, 1–4, 1–3
		Radu, Iosepa 2	Goals	Bušlje 6

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1 September 2010 20:40	Report	Template:Wp-rt	8–7	Template:Wp	Referees: Naumov (RUS), Bervoets (NED)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 2–2, 1–1
		Janović, Zloković, Jokić 2	Goals	Molina, Vallés, Perrone 2

• Fourth round

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3 September 2010 11:30	Report	Template:Wp-rt	22–2	Template:Wp	Referees: Borrell (ESP), Dreval (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 6–0, 5–0, 6–1
		Janović M, Ivović, Zloković 4	Goals	Günkut, Güven 1

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3 September 2010 18:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	10–7	Template:Wp	Referees: Naumov (RUS), Stavropoulos (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–1, 2–1, 3–3
		Figlioli 3	Goals	Radu 3

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3 September 2010 20:40	Report	Template:Wp-rt	6–8	Template:Wp	Referees: Margeta (SLO), Levin (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–1, 2–1, 3–4
		Molina, García 2	Goals	Muslim, Sukno 2

• Fifth round

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5 September 2010 13:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	6–12	Template:Wp	Referees: Dreval (RUS), Bervoets (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–1, 0–4, 1–2
		Okman, Hantal, Beşkardeşler 2	Goals	Gallego 3

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5 September 2010 18:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	9–9	Template:Wp	Referees: Stravridis (GRE), Naumov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–3, 4–1, 1–2
		Iosep 3	Goals	Janović, Zloković, Gojković 2

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5 September 2010 20:40	Report	Template:Wp-rt	5–8	Template:Wp	Referees: Tulga (TUR), Levin (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 1–4, 0–0
		Felugo 2	Goals	Sukno 3

Group B

• First round

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29 August 2010 11:30	Report	Template:Wp-rt	9–10	Template:Wp	Referees: Riccitelli (ITA), Simion (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 2–1, 2–4
		Yurchik 3	Goals	Vuksanović 3

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29 August 2010 13:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	10–8	Template:Wp	Referees: Franulović (CRO), Brguljan (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–1, 3–1, 1–3
		Biros 4	Goals	Roeßing, Oeler , Kreuzmann 2

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29 August 2010 16:30	Report	Template:Wp-rt	13–5	Template:Wp	Referees: Buch (ESP), Bervoets (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 3–1, 4–1
		Udovičić 4	Goals	Papadogkonas, Miralis, Delakas, Afroudakis, Mourikis 1

• Second round

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30 August 2010 10:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	7–6	Template:Wp	Referees: Gomes (ITA), Vlašić (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–3, 2–2, 2–1
		Oeler 3	Goals	Khalturin, Stratan 2

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30 August 2010 16:30	Report	Template:Wp-rt	6–9	Template:Wp	Referees: Borrell (ESP), Tulga (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–1, 0–4, 3–2
		Filipović 3	Goals	Madaras 3

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30 August 2010 18:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	10–5	Template:Wp	Referees: Levin (ISR), Bonnay (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–1, 0–1, 4–1
		Miralis, Mourikis 2	Goals	Vuksanović, Bosančić, Krečković, Brkić, Latković 1

• Third round

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1 September 2010 10:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	10–16	Template:Wp	Referees: Gomez (ITA), Vlašić (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 2–7, 3–3, 1–1, 4–5
		Stratan 3	Goals	Pijetlović, Nikić 3

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1 September 2010 13:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	7–8	Template:Wp	Referees: Tulga (TUR), Franulović (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–3, 4–2, 1–0
		Delaš 3	Goals	Politze, Oeler, Kreuzmann 2

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1 September 2010 16:30	Report	Template:Wp-rt	6–6	Template:Wp	Referees: Riccitelli (ITA), Margeta (SVN)
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–0, 3–2, 2–1
		Dá. Varga, Biros 2	Goals	Afroudakis 2

• Fourth round

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3 September 2010 10:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	19–9	Template:Wp	Referees: Bonnay (FRA), Gomez (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 2–1, 7–2, 6–6
		Prlainović 5	Goals	Delaš 3

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3 September 2010 13:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	14–10	Template:Wp	Referees: Franjulović (CRO), Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 3–3, 3–1, 3–3
		Dé. Varga 4	Goals	Yurchik 4

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3 September 2010 16:30	Report	Template:Wp-rt	5–6	Template:Wp	Referees: Tulga (TUR), Brguljan (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 2–2, 2–1
		Mylonakis 2	Goals	Politze 3

• Fifth round

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5 September 2010 10:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	17–3	Template:Wp	Referees: Buch (ESP), Stavropoulos (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–0, 2–0, 6–1
		Udovičić, Filipović 3	Goals	Real, Stamm, Oeler 1

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5 September 2010 11:30	Report	Template:Wp-rt	7–6	Template:Wp	Referees: Gomez (ITA), Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–0, 2–3, 2–1
		Agarkov 3	Goals	Miralis 3

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5 September 2010 16:30	Report	Template:Wp-rt	7–4	Template:Wp	Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Hausche (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–4, 0–0, 3–0
		Dé. Varga 3	Goals	Vuksanović 2

7th–12th Classification

7th–12th Quarterfinals

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7 September 2010 13:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	9–6	Template:Wp	Referees: Levin (ISR), Simion (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–1, 2–5, 2–0
		Molina 3	Goals	Lisunov 4

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7 September 2010 15:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	9–6	Template:Wp	Referees: Bonnay (FRA), Juhasz (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–2, 3–3, 3–1
		Okman 3	Goals	Brkić 3

7th–10th Semifinals

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9 September 2010 12:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	12–11	Template:Wp	Referees: Ciric (SRB), Hausche (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–1, 3–3, 2–3  OT: 2–1
		Garcia 3	Goals	Miralis 3

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9 September 2010 14:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	8–15	Template:Wp	Referees: Levin (ISR), Stravridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–6, 3–2, 3–4
		Hantal 3	Goals	Georgescu 5

11th place playoff

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9 September 2010 10:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	5–4	Template:Wp	Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Vlasic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–0, 1–0, 1–2
		Novoksenov 2	Goals	Benić 2

9th place playoff

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10 September 2010 10:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	10–7	Template:Wp	Referees: Bender (GER), Franulovic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–2, 1–1, 3–2
		Gounas 2	Goals	Okman 3

7th place playoff

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10 September 2010 12:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	7–8	Template:Wp	Referees: Stajkovic (MKD), Bervoets (NED)
		Score by quarters: 0–0, 3–4, 0–4, 4–0
		Molina 3	Goals	Radu 3

Final round

Quarterfinals

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7 September 2010 17:45	Report	Template:Wp-rt	6–2	Template:Wp	Referees: Borrell (ESP), Stravridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 1–0, 1–0
		Figlioli 2	Goals	Bukowski, Oeler 1

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7 September 2010 20:40	Report	Template:Wp-rt	5–6	Template:Wp	Referees: Margeta (SLO), Tulga (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–1, 1–2, 1–2
		Janovic 2	Goals	Udovičić 4

Semifinals

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9 September 2010 17:45	Report	Template:Wp-rt	9–10	Template:Wp	Attendance: 5000 Referees: Naumov (RUS), Borrell(ESP)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–4, 2–2, 2–2
		Gocić 3	Goals	Burić, Bošković 3

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9 September 2010 20:40	Report	Template:Wp-rt	10–8	Template:Wp	Referees: Margeta (SLO), Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–3, 4–3, 2–2
		Figlioli 3	Goals	Madaras 3

5th place match

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10 September 2010 14:00	Report	Template:Wp-rt	6–14	Template:Wp	Referees: Kun (HUN), Simion (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 4–3, 1–2, 1–4
		Stamm 2	Goals	Zlokovic, Gojkovic, N. Janovic 3

3rd place match

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11 September 2010 17:45	Report	Template:Wp-rt	10–8	Template:Wp	Referees: Gomez (ITA), Brguljan (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 2–1, 3–4
		Udovicic, Filipovic 3	Goals	Kis, Madaras, Dé. Varga 2

Final

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11 September 2010 20:40	Report	Template:Wp-rt	7–3	Template:Wp	Referees: Stravridis (GRE), Tulga (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–0, 2–0, 2–1
		Boskovic, Buslje 2	Goals	Luongo, Figlioli, Gallo 1

Final ranking

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Awards

Top Scorer	Player of the Tournament
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