Final
Bronze medal to Greece, 15-8 over Italy

• 20:18 – 15-8 – Italy loses a player on the man-up.
• 20:17 – 15-8 – Final minute.
• 20:16 – 15-8 – Bettini scores a penalty for Italy at 1:48.
• 20:15 – Penalty for Italy.
• 20:14 – Timeout called by Pavlidis.
• 20:12 – 15-7 – Bettini scores on the man-up at 2:26.
• 20:12 – Patra receives her third exclusion, man-up for Italy.
• 20:12 – 15-6 – 2:49 remaining.

Match Highlights (Live Updates)

• 14-6 – Goal for Italy with Tsergkol at 1:31
• 14-5 – Tricha scores on penalty at 2:00
• Penalty for Greece – taken by Bianconi (19:59)
• 13-5 – Still 2:26 left in the 24th minute
• 13-5 – Goal in the extra player from Vasiliki Plevritou at 5:06
• 12-5 – Goal by Xenaki at 5:44
• 11-5 – Corriere scores for Italy at 6:45
• 11-4 – Goal from Vasiliki Plevritou on the perimeter at 7:11
• 10-4 – Start of the 3rd and penultimate quarter

Earlier updates:

• 10-4 – Eleni Xenaki scores a penalty at 1:45
• 9-4 – Bettini scores for Italy at 1:58
• 9-3 – Goal for Vasiliki Plevritou at 2:26
• 8-3 – Bianconi scores for Italy on the extra player at 2:45
• 8-2 – Bitsakou scores at 3:52
• 7-2 – Myriokefalitaki scores as center forward at 4:35

• 6-2 – Bettini scores on extra player at 5:51 after Tricha’s exclusion
• 6-1 – Patra scores penalty
• 5-1 – Xenaki wins penalty
• Game start: 1-0 – Goal from Tricha for Greece at 7:10

It’s medal time for Greece at the European Women’s Water Polo Championship in Portugal. Greece plays in the small final at 19:15 against Italy for the bronze medal. This would be Greece’s 2nd bronze in the tournament and 6th medal overall (4 silver).

Greece previously defeated Italy 15-10, securing an 8th historical semifinal appearance. The team, coached by Haris Pavlidis, was eliminated in the semifinal by Hungary.

Lineups

Greece (Haris Pavlidis): Stamatopoulou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Tricha, Grigoropoulou, Xenaki, Ninou, Patra, Siouti, Vasiliki Plevritou, Tornarou, Myriokefalitaki, Karytsa, Bitsakou, Karagianni

Italy (Carlo Silipo): Contorelli, Tambani, Leone, Gant, Tsergkol, Giustini, Bianconi, Marleta, Ranali, Corriere, Bettini, Santapaola, Papi, Mezzato

Historical Context

• Greece competes for its 6th medal in European Championship history (4 silver, 1 bronze) and 3rd consecutive medal (2022: 2nd, 2024: 3rd).
• Italy has 9 medals (5 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze).
• In 2024, Eindhoven, Greece beat Italy 7-6 for 3rd place and secured a ticket to the 2024 Olympics.
• Greece is participating in its 19th European Championship.

Greece – European Championship finishes:
1989 (Bonn) 7th
1991 (Athens) 7th
1993 (Leeds) 7th
1995 (Vienna) 4th
1997 (Seville) 7th
1999 (Prato) 5th
2001 (Budapest) 4th
2003 (Ljubljana) 5th
2006 (Belgrade) 6th
2008 (Malaga) 6th
2010 (Zagreb) 2nd
2012 (Eindhoven) 2nd
2014 (Budapest) 6th
2016 (Belgrade) 5th
2018 (Barcelona) 2nd
2020 (Budapest) 6th
2022 (Split) 2nd
2024 (Eindhoven) 3rd

Head-to-head: Greece and Italy met 21 times in the European Championship: 7 wins for Greece, 14 losses. Notably, in 2012 Eindhoven final, Greece lost 13-10 to Italy.