The Dutch water polo players also won their third group match at the European Championship in Split. The team of national coach Evangelos Doudesis defeated Greece: 13-8 (1-2 5-3 4-3 3-0).
After three victories, the Orange is sure of a place in the quarterfinals. The Netherlands had already beaten Croatia (22-6) at the European Championships and surprised with a monster victory over Hungary (13-4). At the end of June, the water polo players lost 13-12 to the Hungarian women in the semi-finals at the World Cup in Budapest. Hungary lost to the United States in the final. At the European Championship, a few top players are missing from Hungary.
Brigitte Sleeking and Lola Moolhuijzen both scored three times for the Netherlands against Greece.
