Sunday, January 11, 2009

1948, London: France vs Greece 7-1

Action during the Water Polo competition at London 1948 Olympic Games. On July 31st , at the outdoor pool of Finchley, France beat Greece by 7 goals to 1.
Marcel Spilliaert (Nr.7) shots against the Greek goalie Alekos Monastiriotis.
The teams; France: Debonnet, F.; Viaene, J.; Lefebvre, M.; Bermyn, E.; Diener, M.; Dewasch, R.; Spilliaert, M. Massol, R.; Le Bras, R.; Himgi, R.; Berthe, J. Greece: Monastiriotis, A.; Papastephanou, J.; Provatopoulos, D.; Melanofridis, N.; Stambolis, D.; Papadopoulos, E.; Broussalis, R.
Goal Judges: A. Biswas (India); A. H. Verhoeff (Holland). Referee: J. de Vries (Holland).
Source: Almanac Sport 1948, courtesy of Mr. Karim Isker