Romanian Oradea, led by Petar Kovačević from the bench and Filip Gardaševiċ in the pool, is one step away from placing among the top eight in the water polo Champions League.
To continue the competition, Oradea needs a point in the last round, in which they will host Steaua from Bucharest tomorrow.
The team led by the Montenegrin duo recorded two victories against Hanover and two defeats against Novi Beograd.
He also scored a victory against Steaua, after a better penalty shootout performance.
The hero of the triumph in that part was the Montenegrin water polo player, who finished the match with eight goals, six in regulation and two in the penalty shootout.
Gardašević said that he is looking forward to the match with Steaua and the fact that in a direct duel they will solve the question of placement among the top eight.
"I am looking forward to the match with Steu and I hope that we will manage to get the point that we need to pass on. An important and difficult match awaits us, in which both teams have their chances. We are ready and motivated to fight to the last atom and let's win a place among the top eight," Gardašević told the MINA agency.
He pointed out that he is satisfied with his team's progress and current form.
"We raised the level of play from game to game and achieved a large number of victories against teams that on paper were considered absolute favorites. We trained and prepared hard, I am sure that it will return and we will be rewarded with a place in the top eight". said Gardašević.
He reminded that Oradea started its European story this season in the Champions League qualifiers, where to everyone's surprise it beat absolute favorites Brescia and Spandau and unexpectedly won the elite competition after 11 years.
Gardašević, one of the heroes of the Romanian team's success, finished the qualifying tournament with 18 goals, and was the best individual in all four matches.
He especially stood out in the decisive match for placement in the group stage against Brescia, in which he scored seven goals (five in the regular part of the match and two in the penalty shootout).
Oradea continued its successful season in group A with Novi Beograd, Steu and Hannover, and the Montenegrin ace contributed to the successful results with 19 goals in five Champions League matches.
The duel between Oradea and Steaua, direct for placing in the top eight, is on the program tomorrow at 21:XNUMX.
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