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After two days of exciting 2024 ECA Canoe Polo Clubs European Championships in Bacoli – Naples, two new teams were crowned Club Champions of the old continent. FOA Liverpool succeeded MKC Duisburg in men’s tournament, and Deportiva Pinatarense last year’s champions Avranches in women’s part of the tournament.

 

In men’s gold medal match the defending champions MKC Duisburg played against the British team FOA Liverpool. It was not a match for those with weak heart as it brought a lot of interesting developments. The FOA Liverpool took the lead 3:0 thanks to Andreas Iverson, Jack Inder and Shivan McCutcheon, but this lead was not enough for tranquil remaining of the match. The Germans were very persistent, and they managed to get back fully into the game with three consecutive goals and the result was tied to 3:3. Tim Riecke with one goal and Erik Beukenbusch tied the result for open remaining of the match. Then Andreas Iverson scored his second goal of the final match for another lead of British team, when Moritz Backer scored the fourth goal of the MKC Duisburg. The hero of the final for FOA Liverpool was Santanman McCutcheon who scored the winning fifth goal.

 

The local club Canoa Club Napoli played in the bronze medal match against French team Avranches and managed to win the third place in front of their home crowd. Italians won with a result 5:4. The match was very intense with the result tied at 1:1, 2:2, 3:3 and 4:4. The winning fifth goal was scored by Alessandro Schiano Di Cola. Andrea Silvio Costagliola scored twice for Napoli, and Michele Manuel Pugliese and Fabrizio Massa contributed a goal each to bring a win to the local team. Pierre Batin, Guillaume Morin, Leo Dehainault and Thomas Thieulent scored for Avranches.

 

The winners of the women’s part of the tournament come from Spain. The Deportiva Pinatarense club celebrated European Champion title in a match against German KRM Essen, where they won with a score 3:2. The Spanish team took the 3:0 lead thanks to Beatriz Carmona Quevedo, Lorena Nieto Perez and Nerea Saez Dia. The German team fought hard, and they were brought back into the game with goals from Annabel Wolff and Jill Rutzen (3:2). However, the result was not overturned, and the Spanish team managed to defend their minimal lead until the end of the match.

 

There were more goals scored in the bronze medal match. KV Keistad from Netherlands stood against Italian team Canottieri Ichnusa and won with a result 4:2. The Dutch team took a 3:0 lead. Selina Dijkstra scored the first two goals of the match and Sara Lanao – Madden scored for 3:0. The next two goals were scored by Anna Esposito and Roberta Catania, but the hopes were crushed by the fourth goal of KV Keistad, scored by Marijke Dijkman for a final 4:2 win.