Slovenian water polo players qualified for the sixth time at the European Championship
Slovenian water polo players in the third match of qualifying for the European Championships next year in Belgrade today in Kranj with 16: 6 (5: 2, 3: 0, 4: 3, 4: 1) won the decisive match with the UK. Thus, before the end, the bike had already qualified for the final tournament of the best national teams of the old continent.
After the morning victory of the British over the Poles, it was clear that the winner of this show would be a reliable participant in the 2026 European Championships. Mirka Vičević This time they did not leave anything to chance.
Nace Štromajer and Beno Popovic with two goals and Aljaž Troppan they already took care of the lead with 5: 2 in the opening quarter. When he hit twice in the second part Enej Potočnikand the third goal scored Popovic, in the lead by 8: 2, when changing the page, clearly drew the victory of the home team.
Matija Bernard Chanč and Aljaž Troppan with two goals and Luka Zdravković Gligorovski After three quarters, they took care of the lead with 12: 5, and the celebration at the Carniola pool could have already begun. Troppan with another goal, Alexander Paunovic, Miha Šantak And at the end the youngest, barely 15-year-old Bine Štromajerin the last part they put a dot on the Slovenian victory.
Tomorrow for first place against the Netherlands
With today’s victory, our species qualified for the sixth time. The Slovenian Water Polo national team first won the trip to the championship of the old continent in 1999 and competed in Florence. In 2003, the home EP in Kranj followed, followed by the 2006 EP in Belgrade.
In 2022, however, Slovenia, as the best team in qualifying, which was left without an EP, was offered a new opportunity to compete in the Championship in Croatia after the sanctions of Russia. Even two years later, when the Croats took over the organization from Israel due to the war, Slovenia earned the EP.
Tomorrow Slovenia will compete with the Netherlands at 7pm for the first place in the qualifying group.
