Panathinaikos Dramatically Eliminated from Euro Cup Water Polo

Panathinaikos was dramatically eliminated from the Euro Cup water polo quarter-finals, failing to advance to the semi-finals after a 19-19 draw against Jadran Split in Croatia.

Zvonimir Butić's late equalizer for Jadran, with just ten seconds remaining, denied Panathinaikos a place in the final four. Despite Panathinaikos leading 3-0 early in the game and maintaining the lead for most of the match, Jadran managed to tie the score and secure their qualification.

Period scores: 4-7, 6-5, 5-5, 4-2.

JADRAN SPLIT: Bijac, Matkovic 3, Marinic Kragic 7, Radan, Butic 3, Pejkovic, Curkovic, Zovic, Berehulak 3, Nemet, Fatovic 3, Duzevic, Celar, SKEJIC.

PANATHINAIKOS: Weinburg, Chalyvopoulos, Skoumpakis 5, Papanikolaou 2, Giouvetsis 3, Alvertis, Kourouvanis 1, Nikolaidis, Chatzigoulas, Papasifakis 6, Kopeliadis 1, Banicevic 1, Iliopoulos, Maragoudakis.

Referees: Ferrari (Italy), Dervieux (France).

Jadran will face Hungarian side Vasutas in the semi-finals.

Source: APE