May 2023

Producing arguably the biggest upset in the history of the Champions League finals, Vouliagmeni, ranked fourth in their group in the prelims, ousted top favourite Brescia to meet Recco in the semis. The Italian title-holders limited Ferencvaros to four goals and reached the top four for the 8th time in a row. Host Novi Beograd face Barceloneta in the other semi-finals after both sides claimed convincing wins over Olympiacos and Jug respectively. Quarter-finals: Zodiac CNA Barceloneta (ESP) v Jug Adriatic Osiguranje Dubrovnik (CRO) 11-9, Novi Beograd (SRB) v Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) 13-11, AN Brescia (ITA) v NC Vouliagmeni (GRE) 10-11, Pro Recco (ITA) v FTC-Telekom Budapest (HUN) 8-4 Fixtures for Saturday – Semi-finals: 17.00 Novi Beograd v Barceloneta, 20.00 Vouliagmeni v Recco. For 5-8th: 15.30 Jug v Olympiacos, 18.30 Brescia v Ferencvaros If any of the four match-ups was considered a sure bet, then it was Brescia’s game against Vouliagmeni. Apart from minor setbacks, the Italians were dominant in most of their matches in the prelims, finished atop in their group, and, as a ‘reward’, they could play a game against Vouliagmeni, the newcomer ranked fourth in the other group, with only five wins in 14 rounds. However, the Greeks had other plans and scored four goals in eight minutes and added four more in the second quarter to take a 6-8 lead. Brescia were struggling, unable to pick up their game, especially not in defence – in the prelims, in half of their matches they kept their rivals on 10 goals or less, now they conceded eight by halftime. A thunderstorm seemed to help them a bit as after the extended break they came back and shut out Vouliagmeni for the entire third period but could pull back only one goal. Then in the fourth the Greeks found their rhythm once more, took a three-goal lead again and even though Brescia pulled two back, they couldn’t save the game to a shootout. It happened for the second time after 2019 that a fourth-ranked side ousted a group-winner – back then Ferencvaros, had beaten Jug in the QF, went all the way. Well, this won’t be that easy for the Greeks as they face another Italian test in the semis, and Recco looked anything but vulnerable against Ferencvaros. The title-holders were not as sharp in attack as usual, they had only 13 shots on target, but their defensive efforts were simply outstanding. Holding FTC on four goals is a fantastic feat in anybody’s language and Recco just did, including two quarters where they shut out the Hungarians. Goalie Marco del Lungo was instrumental as he posted 17 saves on 21 shots for 81%.  The other two quarters both ended in two-goal victories but towards the end neither Barceloneta’s, nor Novi Beograd’s victories were in danger. Jug put up a good fight against the Spaniards, it stood 5-5 at halftime, then Barceloneta netted three unanswered goals in 1:41 seconds and that did the damage. The Croats pushed hard but Barceloneta kept the game under control, despite missing three penalties during the match. Host Novi Beograd jumped to a 5-2 lead early in the second period against Olympiacos, but the Greeks came back to 6-6 by halftime. This was their only better spell in the game as it turned out, in the second half they missed eight man-ups in a row and even though they managed to score from action from time to time, the home side were much more consistent, and their Spanish ace Alvaro Granados was brilliant in front with 5 goals. The Greeks shot everything which looked like a ball (the total stood 23-36 at the end), but they ended up 3 for 17 in man-ups and once they trailed by four at 12-8, there was no way back for them. For detailed game reports and flash quotes from each game, visit https://championsleague.europeanaquatics.org

Quarter-finals: Pro Recco (ITA) v FTC-Telekom Budapest (HUN) 8-4 Though FTC opened the scoring with a fine shot from Daniil Merkulov, Recco responded with a blast, Andrea Fondelli fired one from 6m, then, after a killed man-down, Aaron Younger converted their first man-up and Ben Hallock hit a nice one from the centre for 3-1. But that was it, no more followed in the remaining 4:44 miutes in the first, while Vendel Vigvari pulled one back from action, after giving away the ball in a 6 on 4. The Hungarians had two more man-ups, but they were unable to beat Marco del Lungo, so it stood 3-2 after eight minutes. Younger kicked off the second with his second man-up goal, Soma Vogel was yet to make his first save, while Lungo denied the Magyars in another man-down. Then again, twice, so the inevitable came soon when Giacomo Cannella finished another man-up – they stood 3 for 3 while FTC were 0 for 7 at this stage, mirrored by the scoreboard (5-2). Vogel then came up with his first save in a one-on-one, but this outstanding top only prevented Recco from expanding the gap to four as his team-mates were unable to score in the entire period. The third began a bit differently, Recco missed a 6 on 4 badly while Gergo Fekete ended FTC’s 13:35min long drought by netting a man-up. Recco’s shots were flying all over the place and soon Merkulov finished off a 6 on 4 for 5-4. It was FTC’s former sniper Gergo Zalanki who halted Recco’s 6min-long scoreless period from a man-up – then Stylianos Argyropoulos ‘redirect’ the game to its original path as his ball was easily denied by del Lungo in a man-up, then Zalanki was left enough room to blow up another bomb in the net for 7-4, this time from action.  Enjoying a three-goal lead with eight minutes to go, it was hard to see Recco losing this – del Lungo stood with 14/18 (78%), though thanks to his defenders, many of those were easy catches. Ferencvaros went on struggling in front – Denes Varga missed his 7th shot early in the fourth, an unusual stat from him – and two minutes into the last period Recco could go for a four-goal lead after a time-out but incoming goalie Daniel Szakonyi denied Gonzalo Echenique. Instead, Nicholas Presciutti made it 8-4 with a fine lob a bit later as the Hungarians were unable to create any danger. Both sides missed a couple of man-ups as the level of concentration and the reserves were going down – though it did not matter as the game was decided by that 8th goal, if not earlier.Recco made the semis for the 8th consecutive time while FTC are missing the top four for the first time after their first three appearances ended with a medal. How they saw it Sandro Sukno, coach, Recco “I’m absolutely satisfied with the way we played, how we defended but also our attacks worked really well. We were keeping the game under control from the beginning till the end, this is how you should play a game like this.” Zsolt Varga, coach, Ferencvaros “I cannot be dissatisfied with the eight goals we conceded, however the four are too few for sure. We tried hard, we tried to figure out how to beat their goalie, but we couldn’t really find the way to score. This happens in games like this, against teams like Recco. They played a superb defence, and the physical battle worn our players out. For this season, we had less options in offence and that took its toll at this last stage of the season when team depth really matters – and in that regard Recco were in definite advantage.” Francesco di Fulvio, player, Recco “It was an excellent match. Sure, there were various mistakes here and there, but you can’t play a perfect game for 32 minutes. We have to keep growing throughout this tournament. I would like to congratulate my team for this great performance. The defence was excellent, our goalkeeper ‘closed the curtain’ on his goal and played a super match. I think we had a 13-6 exclusions ratio against us but our man-down worked well. The opening of the match was great too. Tomorrow’s game will be difficult. Everybody says it’s already done but that’s not true. We met them in the group stage, and we had difficulties in those games, so we need to start preparing for it right this evening.”  Marco del Lungo, goalkeeper, Recco “It was an excellent match, especially in defence which is our strong point. The percentage of our man-down was high. We kept our calmness, and we used every chance we got. Vougliameni is somewhat of a surprise. We have to be careful not to underestimate them. They are coached by a true legend of our sport Vado Vujasinovic.” Gergo Fekete, player, FTC “First, I must say we have no excuses, the weather or anything. It was the same for everybody and it was not the reason for our bad match. Our man-up was not precise, I think our efficacy was less than 30% and you can’t win like that. It is hard to say anything right now. I am truly disappointed. I could say more after reviewing the match. Our dream here is done and finished. We must try to regroup for tomorrow, I will also try to fix my mistakes.” Vendel Vigvari, player, FTC “It was their massive defence, that made the difference. We had prepared some man-up solutions but unfortunately those didn’t work. I am really sad right now. We had some opportunities at the beginning, but we didn’t use them. What we showed just wasn’t enough against Recco or anyone at this level.”

Quarter-finals: AN Brescia (ITA) v NC Vouliagmeni (GRE) 10-11 Though Brescia opened the game with a fine goal by Jacopo Alesiani – after a great steal he forced an exclusion then finished the one-on-one –, the Italians couldn’t pick up their game. Instead, the Greeks managed to score twice, from a penalty and a man-up, for 1-2. Edoardo di Somma put away a penalty to level the score, but soon Nikolaos Papasifakis netted another man-up and in 41 seconds Efstathios Kalogeropoulos hit another one from 6m. Brescia, limiting even big rivals to 4-6 goals for matches, conceded four already in the opening period, something unusual from them. Vincenzo Renzuto pulled one back 54 seconds from time, but the Italians trailed after the opening period. And the Greeks’ unexpected adventures continued – Brescia’s first man-up in the second gone due to a technical error, while Nikolaos Kourouvanis hit a distant one for 3-5 at the other end. Soon James Farmer put away a man-up from close, it was a nice setup after a time-out and Vouliagmeni led by three. The Italians’ next play in a 6 on 5 was a beauty too, finished by Alesiani, then Vouliagmeni missed their first man-up but Charalampos Troulos converted a penalty, earned with fine centre-action, to reset the three-goal gap. With some luck, after a saved shot, Stefano Luongo sent the recovered ball to the net from a dying man-up for 5-7. Still, the Greeks were patient and precise and could feed Dimitrios Nikolaidis who scored a great one from the centre. Vouliagmeni even had a ball to go up by four but couldn’t create much danger and Boris Vapenski beat his defender from the second centre’s position to make it 6-8 22 seconds before the middle break. Still, Brescia’s defence did not click, receving four goals in each of the first two periods. Then Mother Nature had a say – a T-storm hit the venue and the teams were ordered to leave the pool so instead of a 3-minute break, the players had to wait 20 minutes to continue the game.  And the lightnings did a bit better to the Italians – Vincenzo Dolce brought Brescia closer in 29 seconds, then they imposed a different level in defending while the Greeks lost their rhythm. They missed two man-ups, couldn’t add any goal in the third. Brescia seemed to have more control, though they were still far from their dominant game, also missed a late man-up but at least trailed by only one before the last break (7-8). Boris Vapenski could have levelled the score from the first possession but this time his centre-like shot was denied and soon he committed a penalty foul on Nikolaidis. Before the shot, Petar Tesanovic was thrown out for not taking his position in the goal, and Vapenski had no chance to stop Kalogeroupoulos’s shot, which also ended Vouliagmeni’s scoreless run after 10:14 minutes. And Brescia got back to trouble as the Greeks’ patient man-up play resulted another goal for 7-10, thanks to the fine finish from Troulos.  Tommaso Gianazza pulled one back in a man-up, after a blocked first attempt, but Troulos was unstoppable on the wing as he netted his fourth. Luongo also buried one from the same spot and there were still more than four minutes to play. Renzuto added another one with 3:24 on the clock for 10-11 – then the flurry of goals ceased as the Greeks couldn’t do much in six on six while the Italians missed a 5 on 4 lately. With 0:56sec remaining, Sandro Bovo called a timeout to try to save the game to a shootout – but his players couldn’t do much with the ball and a steal terminated their penultimate attempt. A time-out with 0:24 to go from the Greeks, with 18sec in possession, helped the underdogs to handle the tensions well, Brescia regained the ball with a couple of seconds left but a bad pass put a fitting end to their struggle. Vouliagmeni became the second team after Ferencvaros to oust a group-winner in the quarters – back in 2019 the Hungarians, finishing fourth in the prelims, went all the way, so the path is set for the Greeks now. How they saw it Vladimir Vujasinovic, coach, Vouliagmeni “Today our young players showed their great potential. This season we played six or seven really tough matches against big teams where we showed some good play but could never maintain the high level for four periods. Now, in the most important match, they were able to do that and I think we really deserved this win.” Alessandro Bovo, coach, Brescia “I don’t know what happened to my team. In the first half we defended really badly. We tried something else in the second half, but it was too late. Vouliagmeni played really well, they deserved this.” Stefano Luongo, player, Brescia They were better and deserved to win, full stop. We failed in every aspect today, our approach to this match, our man-down… We never played ‘our’ game. That’s all.” Estathios Kalogeropoulos, player, Vouliagmeni “We wanted to start hard and focused. We knew who they are. They finished first in their group in the preliminaries. They play good, modern and fast water polo but we were focused, we followed the tactics we had agreed before the match and succeeded. Now we must get some rest. This is a great result for us.” Dimitrios Nikolaidis, player, Vouliagmeni “Today we played the best match when it counted the most. We knew that they were winners of their group and in order to win against them we needed to show our best game. The delay? I don’t know, it didn’t help us but it didn’t hurt us either. We didn’t play the third quarter well after the delay, but we managed to find the right motivation and all of us played well, as a team. Tomorrow will be tough whoever comes, both teams are at the top of their game.”

Quarter-finals: Novi Beograd (SBR) v Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) 13-11 After some ’warm-up’ attempts, Miroslav Perkovic’s easy put-away opened the scoring, then Olympiacos missed a man-up,  but soon Marton Vamos’ fine action shot from a sharp angle also put the Greeks on the scoreboard after four minutes. Another 2m set-up, this time buried by Dorde Vucinic, gave the lead back to the hosts, then Angelos Vlachopoulos’ brilliant wrist-shot doubled the gap. Ioannis Fountoulis put away the Greeks’ next man-up but the hosts’ Greek Vlachopoulos didn’t leave much chance for Bijac in NBG’s following man-up. On contrary, Filip Filipovic was denied in the dying seconds in an extra, so his fellow Serbs led 4-2 after eight minutes. Both sides missed a man-up badly, then Alvaro Granados hit one from NBG’s next 6 on 5 to make it 5-2, then Filipovic couldn’t save the Greeks’ following extra as the setup didn’t work at all. The Serb leftie then delivered, he’s never been a player who got worried after three missed shots, while Bijac managed to make a stop in a man-down and Alexandros Papanastasiou made all the way to the goal from the ensuing counter – Olympiacos were back in the game in 46 seconds at 5-4. Granados’ fierce shot from the perimeter, with seconds left on the shotclock, halted the Greeks’ surge, then Fountoulis was blocked in a man-up but after a couple of less dangerous possession by NBG, Vamos’ 6m blast hit the back of the net for 6-5 with 0:40 on the clock. Then Vlachopoulos’ distant shot went wide, while Fountoulis managed to send the ball home from 8m with 1.9sec remaining for 6-6 – by halftime Olympiacos erased the three-goal deficit. Radomir Drasovic’s distant shot 22 seconds into the third looked an easy one at this level – while the Greeks sank back to the level there were at the beginning of the seconds. This time they wasted four man-ups, each landed at Joao Fernandez’s hands though only one looked a really big save. On contrary, Granados sent the ball home for 7-5. Filipovic stepped up to retain some hope for Olympiacos, his ball from 6m went through the arms – however, Drasovic’ pinpoint wingshot reset the two-goal gap at 9-7. It could have been three as the fifth Greek extra was gone in this period, but Drasovic’s next ball flew over the bar in NBG’s man-up, then Fernandez had another easy catch on Fountoulis’ shot to leave Olympiacos 0 for 6 in extras this quarter. And the pattern did not change in the fourth. Olympiacos wasted two more man-ups, lacking any composure, while Viktor Rasovic netted one from action for 10-7. Papanastasiou’s action shot gave some hope for the Greeks, but then came something really strange – after a fine save Bijac wanted to clear the ball but he somehow pulled it to the net and 40 seconds later the hosts got a penalty and Granados put it away for 12-8. Even with 4:27 to go, the game seemed to be decided. Still, the Greeks needed 50 seconds to halve the gap, Filipovic scored another one from action and after eight missed man-ups, Vamos finally buried one for 12-10. But their surge did not last long, Granados hit his 5th from 6m with 3:10 remaining. Since the next Greek goal, by Papanastasiou, arrived only 1:17 from time, the game was over. The stats were telling – while Olympiacos had 36 shots while NBG only 23, the number of saves (17 for Fernandez and 7 for Bijac) was decisive, just like the man-up conversion – 6 for 10 by NBG and 3 for 17 by Olympiacos, kind of disaster at this level. So it’s inevitable that Olympiacos are still waiting for its first semi-final (final) appearance since 2019 while NBG made it 2/2 in the last two editions. How they saw it Zivko Gocic, coach, Novi Beograd “It wasn’t an easy match, but I felt during the entire game that my players want this much more than our rivals. We defended really well in man-down, but I think our man-ups also worked well. We were working much better as a team, we are in the semi-final and we are really happy for that.”  Igor Milanovic, coach, Olympiacos “Congratulations to Novi Beograd they deserved this victory. We didn’t play how we had in the season. Our defence was not on the expected level and in extramen I saw only individual intensions and no teamwork, something I really don’t like.” Dusko Pijetlovic, player, NBG “I am satisfied. Thankfully, we didn’t pay for our blackout in the fourth quarter. They kept coming back with some lucky goals that don’t always go in. But then we also got lucky a few times, otherwise it would have been a lot harder. I mean they are one of the best teams here. There were a lot of tensions today, tomorrow there will be even more, but I think that this is a good thing for us. We need to stay like this. I think is better for us to play against a team that is physically dominant. We need to figure out a way to stop Perrone.” Alvaro Granados, player, NBG “It was a very tough game. The quality of the Olympiacos is unbelievable, but honestly, we also have our qualities. This has been a difficult season for us with a lot of ups and downs. We will have to do our best tomorrow and correct the things that weren’t good today but we know we have the quality to do it.” Alex Papanastasiou, player, Olympiacos “This is not what we expected. We won three trophies this season, but we got stopped early on our way via the third one. Novi Beograd were in control of the game in the whole match. I don’t think we ever went into lead. We managed to tie and were always catching up. We had problems with our man-up which was really bad today. Ultimately, I think we lost today

Quarter-finals: Zodiac CNA Barceloneta (ESP) v Jug Adriatic Osiguranje Dubrovnik (CRO) 11-9 The opening period was rather a penalty shootout – five were awarded but only three were landing in the net. Tensions took over, even those with the ‘safest’ hands missed the big chance – Marc Larumbe and Felipe Perrone on the Spanish side and Marko Zuvela from Jug. Munarriz, however, stepped up and buried the second penalty to put Barceloneta ahead but soon after Perrone hit the post, Maro Jokovic was on target from the 5m line for 1-1. The Spaniards also wasted a 6 on 4 – a turnover foul was called – so it was even after eight minutes. Goals arrived for the second period, Barceloneta took the lead three times, but Jug could equalise on each occasion. Munarriz hit one from action, Matias Biljaka replied from the 2m line in a man-up, then Barceloneta scored in a similar way, setting up Miguel del Toro. This time Jug levelled the score from action, via Marko Zuvela’s one-timer, then Luke Pavillard’s lefthanded shot hit the back of the net from a 6 on 5, but Toni Mozara also sent the ball home from the back in a man-up. To have a twist, soon Konstantin Kakaris – who delivered most of Jug’s extras – finished off a man-up to send Jug ahead for the first time in the game, but Unai Biel’s fine bouncer brought Barceloneta back on level. It remained 5-5 for halftime as the Croats missed their last extra inside the last minute. Pavillard opened the third with another great blast from a 6 on 5, then Jug missed theirs and Perrone drove himself close to net a fine action goal, then repeated it after a fine steal by Pavillard – in a span of 1:41 minutes the Spaniards produced a 3-0 run which seemed to destroy what Jug had built during the surprisingly balanced first half. An emergency time-out helped a bit, Kakaris immediately forced a penalty, Jokovic put it away for 8-6 and after a killed man-down, Jug had a 6 on 5 to further cut the gap but it didn’t work. Toni Popadic helped a bit as he stopped Pavillard’s penalty – Barceloneta were 1 for 4 at this stage from the 5m line. But Jug were unbale to capitalise on it, Unai Biel buried another man-up from the left wing, after a time-out, to reset the three-goal difference with 2:13 on the clock. Zuvela was more precise from Jug’s next extra, after a blocked first attempt, to make it 9-7. Then Popadic came up with three big saves in a man-down, and despite the Spaniards could spend the last 95 seconds in front of Jug’s goal and even earned another 6 on 5, they were unable to beat the Croatian defence. After a couple of weak attempts, Jug managed to overplay the Spanish defence and Zuvela finished the fine action for 9-8 but the Croats were unable to deal with Biel in the next man-down, nor with Pavillard in the following one and with 4:18 to go, the three-goal lead looked more than convincing. Could have been four but Martin Famera missed the unmissable from close – still, it did not matter that much as Jug were running out of ideas in front. Hrvoje Zvono netted one when only 0:04 remained on the clock – that 6-minute silence in the fourth cost them the game. How they saw it Elvis Fatovic, coach, Barceloneta “We knew it wouldn’t be easy as no one could beat Jug by many goals, they always put up a good fight just like today. We had to work hard for this win but at the end we managed to achieve what we wanted. Still, we didn’t play the way I wanted to see, especially in defence, Jug’s ball transition was too easy, too many clear feeds arrived to their centre-forward resulting in easy exclusions, this is something we have to work on for the next match.” Unai Aguirre Rubio, goalkeeper, Barceloneta “I’m really proud of my team. Last year we lost to Recco in the last minute of the quarters, and we are happy to be in the semi-final again. We are very excited, and we want to win. Both Novi Beograd and Olympiacos are excellent teams, and it doesn’t matter who comes. Now we need to rest and see who comes next. This season we were good in defence but not so much today. We conceded too many goals. Popadic was excellent today, he saved everything he could in the first quarter. Me too. We were patient in the attack. We reached the first goal. It’s the first day of the Final8 and we showed that we could play well under pressure. Jug ‘s young players showed courage and I think that they can go all the way in two-three years.”  Unai Biel Lara, player, Barceloneta “It was a tough game. We wanted to get into the rhythm of the game with less exclusions and more swimming like we prefer, but we need to adapt to the referees’ criteria. We now need to refresh our mind and see who comes. The feeling is amazing.” Maro Jokovic, captain, Jug “I think their individual quality was the key. We played well in the first half. We thought we could win. My congratulations to Barceloneta. We conceded two-three easy goals at the beginning of the third quarter which disturbed our concentration. We are satisfied. It was a tough opponent. Our young players wanted this win badly and were eager to give their best. It is a great learning experience for them. As I said before, the individual quality was the decisive factor in the third quarter. We were close but we must not be sad.” Marko Zuvela, player, Jug “It was tough. We knew it would be so. They came atop in a very difficult group. We lost concentration in the third quarter… Still, we are satisfied, playing without Fatovic

Ten-time LEN Champions League winners Pro Recco are three games away from becoming the first team since 1970 to win three titles in a row. However, there are some strong candidates who may prevent the Italians’ Belgrade Triple. The LEN Champions League Final Eight tournament kicks off on Wednesday in the Serbian capital. Winning the last two editions held in Belgrade, Recco are well set to retain their title and achieve the triple that only Mladost Zagreb were able to secure in the past, between 1968 and 1970. The first roadblock on the Italian sides’ road to the three-peat is Ferencvaros – the Hungarians met Recco in the 2021 final and the 2022 semi-final, Recco beat them convincingly on both occasions. Now the Magyars need to step up in case they want to continue their medal winning streak as they were 3/3 in the previous three editions. Provided Recco passes the first test, they would most probably face their old foe Brescia. They could take down their home arch-rival in the Italian final, though in one game anything can happen. This is exactly what Vouliagmeni is hoping for as they face Brescia in the quarters – though many think that among the Day 1 fixtures, this might become a one-sided contest. Brescia won their group and is determined not to wait so long for their first final – earlier, they had four failed attempts in the quarters. Then, in the past two editions, they managed to make the semis but couldn’t reach the final. Now they have other plans in their minds. The other half of the bracket promises thrilling battles as well. Host Novi Beograd has a mounting task of overcoming Olympiacos, led by Igor Milanovic who had coached NBG last season to the final where they had lost in a shootout to Recco. Playing the F8 at home for the last time is a big chance for the Serbs, but Olympiacos is one of the strongest sides here with the potential to win the trophy. Barceloneta could finally top their group in the prelims, but the reward – a game against Jug in the quarters – looks anything but an easy match-up. Indeed, the Croats, despite falling in the quarters on the last three occasions, always gave a hard time to their respective rivals, and even without a couple of injured players, they are considered a really tough opponent. Barceloneta posted the best result sheet in the prelims, with 13 wins and one loss, and now they need to peak in order to reach the final – a feat they had achieved first and, to date, the last time in 2014. Champions League, Final Eight, Quarter-finals 15.30 Zodiac CNA Barceloneta (ESP) v Jug Adriatic Osiguranje Dubrovnik (CRO) 17.00 Novi Beograd (SRB) v Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) 18.30 AN Brescia (ITA) v NC Vouliagmeni (GRE) 20.00 Pro Recco (ITA) v FTC-Telekom Budapest (HUN)