Success in the second championship game: Spandau 04 on the verge of winning the title.

Swimming with a ball: Water polo - Success in the second championship game: Spandau 04 on the verge of winning the title.

The famous team, Wasserfreunde Spandau 04, is about to claim another championship win. They managed to secure a victory in their second match against Waspo 98 Hannover with a score of 15-13 (3:1, 5:3 - 4:6, 3:3) on Saturday. This means they are leading in the Best-of-Five final series for men with a score of 2:0. To clinch their 39th title, they need to win another match on Sunday at 3:00 PM at Schwimmhalle Schöneberg. They narrowly won the first encounter in Hannover with 14:12 in a penalty shootout.

Spandau began the game against their arch-rivals with great concentration and skill. Going into the second quarter, they had already taken a 6:1 lead and 8:4 lead by halftime. Despite this, Hannover didn't give up and managed to reduce the gap to 7:8 and then 10:12 before the final quarter. Spandau fought back and scored three goals in a row, making the score 15:10. Although Waspo attempted to catch up, they couldn't reverse the outcome. Prime scorers for Spandau were Tamas Sedlmayer, Marin Tomasovic, and Andrei Prioteasa (each 3). Niclas Kai Schipper added seven goals to Waspo's score.

In the simulataneous Best-of-Three final for women, Spandau 04 handily beat SSV Esslingen with a resounding 25:6 (12:3). On the other hand, in the men's placement playoffs, Potsdam suffered their first loss against ASV Duisburg 12:13. Neukölln claimed seventh place in the league's survival game against SV Krefeld 72. They won the match on the road with a score of 14:11.

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1. In the men's Bundesliga, Spandau 04 is currently leading 2-0 in the Best-of-Five final championship series, thanks to their victories against OSC Potsdam and Men's Water Polo Champions Leagues runner-up, Hannover, with scores of 15-13 and 14-12 in the penalties, respectively.
2. The final match of the championship series will take place on Sunday at 3:00 PM at Schwimmhalle Schöneberg, Berlin, where Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 will aim to secure their 39th title against Hanover.
3. Spandau 04's arch-rivals, SG Neukölln, were defeated in the men's placement playoffs, finishing in seventh place, while OSC Potsdam suffered their first loss against ASV Duisburg in the same playoffs.
4. Simultaneously, in the Best-of-Three final for women, Spandau 04 handily defeated SSV Esslingen, winning with an impressive score of 25-6.
5. Despite Spandau 04's ongoing success in the men's league, the women's water polo team is also in high form, having won their third consecutive Europe Women's Water Polo League title in early December.
6. As the reigning champions in both genders, Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 remains one of the most dominant teams in German water polo, drawing support from across Brandenburg and beyond.
7. Founded in 1904, Spandau 04 prides itself on its long-standing tradition in water polo and is well-known as 'Wasserfreunde' (Friends of Water) in the international water polo community.

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