SvK Krefeld: Schmellenkamp saves the cup victory

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Schmellenkamp saves SVK the cup win Schmellenkamp saves SVK the cup win

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Bastian Schmellenkamp scored important goals in the cup game.
Photo: Lammertz, Thomas (lamb)

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Krefeld The water polo players from Palmstraße won against Weiden with 13:12. The Bundesliga women of SV Bayer 08 Uerdingen returned from their two away games at the weekend with wins and losses.

In the end it worked, the water polo men of SV Krefeld 72 won the DSV Cup against SV Weiden 13:12 (2:3; 4:1; 1:5; 6:3). For the favorites from Krefeld, it was a surprisingly close game against a weakened player from the Upper Palatinate. It was a balanced game until the middle of the third quarter, in which the SVK did not show the usual defensive strength. When Weiden took the lead with two goals towards the end of the third period, the game seemed to be over for Krefeld. But with two quick goals, Bastian Schmellenkamp was able to equalize to 9:9. When Weiden pulled away again with two goals, Dusan Dragic switched to press coverage, which should pay off in the end. Two more Schellenkamp goals and a goal from Alex Butz made it 12:12 two minutes before the end. Vuk Jelaca didn’t miss the chance to score the winning goal, converting a penalty throw with nerves of steel shortly before the end.

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You have to give the opponents from Weiden respect for a strong game despite a number of failures. In the end it was a question of willpower for the SVK to prevail in the end. After two away defeats in the Bundesliga, the victory is psychologically enormously important for the young team, which will now meet the winners of Hamburger TB against SC Neustadt in the round of 16.

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The Bundesliga women of SV Bayer 08 Uerdingen played two away games in the East at the weekend and brought a win back to the Lower Rhine. On Saturday the team played at reigning champions Wasserfreunde Spandau 04. These games are always full of emotions and suspense because Germany’s best teams face off against the best players. The teams already know each other inside out, not only because they often played against each other in the Bundesliga, but also because they fight side by side in the national team. This time the usual tension was offered for two quarters, during which Bayer was able to stay close to the opponent, but in the end the guests had to admit defeat with 14:23.

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After the game we went straight to Chemnitz, where the next duel was on the schedule on Sunday at 12 noon. Despite the short time between the two games, the Seidenstadtgirls quickly adjusted to the duel. The game was dominated from start to finish by the Uerdingers in defense and attack. So in the end there was a well-deserved 16:6 win.

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The weekend proves that the SV Bayer 08 water polo players improve and develop from game to game. And that indicates that we can still look forward to many good games from the team. Coach George Triantafyllou said after the return: “Saturday was a very good training session for us until the third quarter. We were very competitive against a professional side. I was able to give all players the opportunity to play and I’m happy with the performance of my girls. On Sunday we dominated the game from the start despite being tired from the long drive and the short break between games. But I can say that we had a very positive weekend overall and that we were able to build on our good performance from the last Bundesliga game.

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