Amr, Powers lead U.S. team to win
Former UC Irvine standouts Omar Amr and Jeff Powers combined for
three goals as the U.S. men’s national water polo team trounced
Japan, 14-4, on the second day of competition at the 2003 FINA World
Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
The victory, combined with Monday’s tie with 2003 European
champion Serbia and Montenegro, gives the United States a chance to
finish first in its group if they can defeat Australia on Friday.
Powers opened the scoring for the U.S., which fell behind early,
1-0. Amr contributed two goals, one on a man-advantage situation to
finish the first-half scoring and another on a counterattack that
gave the U.S. team a 9-2 lead in the third quarter.
Dan Klatt and Ryan Bailey, also former UC Irvine players,
contributed significant minutes in the pool while another former
Anteater Genai Kerr served as the backup goalie.
The U.S. returns to the pool Friday against Australia at 6:30 p.m.
Barcelona time.
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