2nd FINA World Men's Youth Championships Age 18 & under: Hungary and Spain in the final - Istanbul day 8

© Alexander Kothe

The final game for the 2014 world men's youth championship will see Hungary taking on Spain. The Hungarians held off Russia 5-3 in a tense semi-final, followed by Spain eliminating the title favorites Serbia on penalties after a 5-all tie at the end of regulation. Spanish goalie Micky Linares emerged as hero stopping two Serbian penalty shots attempt in the shoot-out as the Spaniards prevailed 4-3 to win 9-8. In the early session's ranking matches New Zealand avoid a last-place finish by beating Peru 8-17 in Saturday's opening match in Istanbul to finish 19th. Iran won the battle for 17th edging South Africa 8-9. A second straight close encounter was to be seen as Argentina and Egypt took center stage in the Galatasaray pool early afternoon. Penalties were need to determine the 15th place ranked side which turned out to be Egypt who won the shoot-out 4-5 as the final score was 16-17. Over at the Atakoy outdoor pool it was Brazil who dominated Kazakhstan 7-21 in the early morning to kick off action there, followed by USA who edged Japan 11-12 on penalties. Australia als finished their tournament victorious racing past Canada in the second half to eventually win 6-10. Hosts Turkey recorded another nice victory, this time holding off Croatia 8-5 to now play for 5th place on Sunday. They will face Montenegro who held off outgoing champions Italy in a high-scoring match-up 13-12.
2nd FINA World Men's Youth Championships
Age 18 & under

Ataköy Sutopu Federasyonu Olimpik Yuzme Havuzu
Istanbul, Turkey
2-10 August

Schedule and results

Saturday, 9 August (semi-final and final round):

10.00: Peru (L49) vs. New Zealand (L51) 8-17 (1-3, 2-5, 3-4, 2-5) - game 59 (to be played in Galatasaray Swimming Pool)
11.30: South Africa (W49) vs. Iran (W51) 8-9 (2-4, 0-2, 3-1, 3-2) - game 60 (to be played in Galatasaray Swimming Pool)
13.00: Argentina (L50) vs. Egypt (L52) 16-17 (2-3, 4-2, 1-5, 5-2; penalties: 4-5) - game 61 (to be played in Galatasaray Swimming Pool)

09.00: Kazakhstan (W50) vs. Brazil (W52) 7-21 (1-5, 1-5, 4-4, 1-7) - game 62
10.20: Japan (L53) vs. USA (L54) 11-12 (2-1, 3-2, 2-3, 1-2; penalties: 3-4) - game 63
11.40: Canada (W53) vs. Australia (W54) 6-10 (1-0, 2-2, 1-5, 2-3) - game 64
13.00: Turkey (L55) vs. Croatia (L57) 8-5 (1-0, 3-1, 2-2, 2-2) - game 65
16.00: Montenegro (L56) vs. Italy (L58) 13-12 (3-3, 4-2, 2-3, 4-4) - game 66

17.20: Hungary (W55) vs. Russia (W57) 5-3 (0-1, 3-1, 1-1, 1-0) - game 67
18.40: Spain (W56) vs. Serbia (W58) 9-8 (2-2, 0-2, 2-0, 1-1; penalties: 4-3) - game 68





Sunday 10 August (final round):

10.30: Croatia (L65) vs. Italy (L66) (7th/8th place)
12.00: Turkey (W65 vs. Montenegro (W66) (5th/6th place)
18.00: Russia (L67) vs. Serbia (L68) (3rd/4th place)
19.30: Hungary (W67) vs. Spain (W68) (1st/2nd place)