European Junior Water Polo Championship: Greece advances to Semifinals

The Greek National Junior Water Polo team advanced to the semifinals of the European U18 Championship, held in Oradea, Romania, after defeating Croatia with a score of 17-16. The winning goal was scored by Panagiotis Maragkoudakis with 89'' left on the clock.

Ilias Machairas' team will face the winner of the Hungary-Serbia match in Saturday's (23/8) semifinal.

The game was closely contested, with Croatia initially leading 4-2, but Greece responded and took the lead with 6-5, 8-7, and 9-8. The final quarter was dramatic, with Greece ultimately prevailing.

Quarter scores: 4-4, 5-5, 4-4, 3-4

GREECE (Ilias Machairas): Berdes, Angelopoulos 3, Sarros 2, Maragkoudakis 1, Levantis, Lambatos, Chatzis 4, Motsias, Patsilinakos 2, Bitsakos 2, Alevras 1, Tzanakakis 1, Giannopoulos, Zouzounis 1.