Hrvatska reprezentacija
Germany beats Croatia in friendship
Two Olympic Games participants were facing each tonight at an
international match in Esslingen, Germany. Here World´s number eight
Germany beat the reigning World champion Croatia 10-9 (1-1, 3-2, 3-3,
3-3) in front of 1,100 spectators. The match was contested on the
occasion of the 100th anniversary of LEN Trophy participant SSV
Essingen, and local hero Heiko Nossek netted five balls, including the
winning goal 25 seconds before the end.
Croatia was playing with the core of his World Championships team, but never took the lead at the club pool of SSV Esslingen. Germany was already leading 7-4 in the third period, but was facing an 8-8 tie the final period. In the last minute Zdeslav Vrdoljak levelled the match once more, 9-9, but Heiko Nossek finally scored the winning goal right in the countermove. There is still a long way to go on the way to the Olympic Games, but is was already a great exhibition game.
Both teams are having a common practice camp since Tuesday and will face each other on Sunday again on the occasion of a four-nation-tournament in Stuttgart, which is starting on Friday night. Here Croatia and Germany will also play World´s number six Greece and Europe´s number eleven Slovakia in a LEN sanctioned event.
International match in Esslingen, Germany
Germany vs. Croatia 10-9 (1-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-3)
Germany: Tchigir, Fischer – Naroska 1, Purschke, Bukowski 1, Dierolf, Politze, Nossek 5, Schertwitis 1, Kreuzmann 1, Oeler, Schüler 1, Mackeben, Stamm, Preuß.
Head coach: Stamm.
Croatia: Vićan - Burić 1, Bušlje, Vrdoljak 1, Kunac, Joković, Smodlaka 2, Đogaš, Antonijević, Barać 1/1, Hinić, Bošković 2/1, Dobud, S. Sukno 2/1, Brzica.
Head coach: Rudić
Personal fouls: 11/8
Spectators: 1,100.
 Heiko Nossek scored five goals, when Germany beat Croatia. Foto: Bernd Walter |
 A younger player - Goran Sukno - netted two balls for the World champion. Foto: Wolfgang Philipps |
Croatia was playing with the core of his World Championships team, but never took the lead at the club pool of SSV Esslingen. Germany was already leading 7-4 in the third period, but was facing an 8-8 tie the final period. In the last minute Zdeslav Vrdoljak levelled the match once more, 9-9, but Heiko Nossek finally scored the winning goal right in the countermove. There is still a long way to go on the way to the Olympic Games, but is was already a great exhibition game.
Both teams are having a common practice camp since Tuesday and will face each other on Sunday again on the occasion of a four-nation-tournament in Stuttgart, which is starting on Friday night. Here Croatia and Germany will also play World´s number six Greece and Europe´s number eleven Slovakia in a LEN sanctioned event.
International match in Esslingen, Germany
Germany vs. Croatia 10-9 (1-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-3)
Germany: Tchigir, Fischer – Naroska 1, Purschke, Bukowski 1, Dierolf, Politze, Nossek 5, Schertwitis 1, Kreuzmann 1, Oeler, Schüler 1, Mackeben, Stamm, Preuß.
Head coach: Stamm.
Croatia: Vićan - Burić 1, Bušlje, Vrdoljak 1, Kunac, Joković, Smodlaka 2, Đogaš, Antonijević, Barać 1/1, Hinić, Bošković 2/1, Dobud, S. Sukno 2/1, Brzica.
Head coach: Rudić
Personal fouls: 11/8
Spectators: 1,100.
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