Brits finish Euro qualifiers on a high
16th October 2011
The British Gas GBR Women’s Water Polo team saw off Israel as they finished their European Championships qualification campaign on a high in Netanya.
The British women kicked off their qualification campaign with a 26 - 1 victory against Israel in Loughborough in January and, having already sealed qualification with last month's defeat of Ukraine, brought it to a close with a similarly comfortable 21 - 3 win.
The victory means Great Britain progress from Group B with four wins from their six matches with two defeats coming against a Spanish side who went unbeaten throughout the qualification stages.
The Brits finished their campaign with a goal difference of +51 having scored 94 goals in their six games and can look forward to their first European Championships for 15 years in Eindhoven between 16 - 29 January 2012.
CLICK HERE for more on the British team who faced Israel.
European Championships 2012
The European Championships 2012 will take place in Eindhoven between 16th - 29th January in the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium.
Great Britain have not competed in the event since it separated from the European Aquatics Championships after the 1997 tournament.
Table
| Group B | ||||||||
| Ranking | PL | W | D | L | F | A | GF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 32 | 83 | 12 |
| Great Britain | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 43 | 51 | 8 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 93 | -36 | 4 |
| Israel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 122 | -98 | 0 |
Fixtures
| Date | Match |
|---|---|
|
29/01/2011 30/01/2011 |
Great Britain 26 - 1 Israel Spain 24 - 8 Ukraine |
| 26/03/2011 |
Spain 22 - 0 Israel Ukraine 7 - 11 Great Britain |
| 30/04/2011 |
Great Britain 9 - 14 Spain Israel 7 - 15 Ukraine |
| 02/07/2011 |
Spain 10 - 6 Great Britain Ukraine 13 - 10 Israel |
| 24/09/2011 |
Spain 25 - 3 Israel Great Britain 21 - 8 Ukraine |
| 15/10/2011 |
Ukraine 6 - 20 Spain Israel 3 - 21 Great Britain |
