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By William May
(Japan Amateur Wrestling Federation, Public Information Committee
Kyodo World Services, senior sports writer:wmay52@hotmail.com


EUROPEAN FS C'SHIPS - MEN, 2ND DAY




  RIGA (May 2) - Results on the second day of the 2003 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships at the RTU International Exhibition Center:

Men, 55 kg

Quarterfinal
Mavlet Batirov (RUS) def. Ludek Burian (CZE) 4-0

Pool A
Vasilij Zeiher (GER) def. Javier Sanchez (ESP) by fall, 4:57 (22-2)
Ludek Burian (CZE) - bye
(Burian advances to quarterfinals)

Pool B
Mavlet Batirov (RUS) def. Besarion Gochashvili (GEO) 5-0
Antti Setala (FIN) - bye
(Batirov advances to quarterfinals)

Pool C
Namik Abdullajev (AZE) def. Ivan Djorev (BUL) 4-0
Anwar Berguiga (FRA) - bye
(Abdullajev advances to semifinals)

Pool D
Amiran Kartanov (GRE) def. Aliaksandr Kaminski (BLR) 4-0
Oleksandr Zakharuk (UKR) - bye
(Kartanov advances to semifinals)

Pool E
Ramazon Demir (TUR) def. Janis Luta (LAT) by tech. sup. 11-0, 2:39
Martin Berberyan (ARM) def. Vitali Railean (MDA) by tech. sup. 12-0, 2:06
(Demir advances to semifinals)
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Men, 66 kg

Quarterfinals
Irbek Farniev (RUS) def. Sergei Demchenko (BLR) 5-1
Omer Cubukcu (TUR) def. Engin Urun (GER) 5-1
Elbrus Tedeev (UKR) def. Gergely Szabo (HUN) 8-2

Pool A
Gregory Sarrasin (SUI) def. Salvis Pudovs (LAT) 6-0
Sergei Demchenko (BLR) - bye
(Demchenko advances to quarterfinals)

Pool B
Irbek Farniev (RUS) def. Ahto Raska (EST) 7-1
Orazio Emanuele Scafiti (ITA) - bye
(Farniev advances to quarterfinals)

Pool C
Engin Urun (GER) def. Rovshan Hajiyev (AZE) 7-1
Mohamed Malak (GBR) - bye
(Urun (GER) advances to quarterfinals)

Pool D
Lucjan Gralak (POL) def. Marko Kaarto (FIN) by tech. sup. 10-0, 4:18
Omer Cubukcu (TUR) - bye
(Cubukcu advances to quarterfinals)

Pool E
Gergely Szabo (HUN) def. Nikolaos Loizidis (GRE) 4-3
Gotscha Papashvili (NED) - bye
(Szabo advances to quarterfinals)

Pool F
Otar Tushishvili (GEO) def. Gregory Ferreira (FRA) by fall, 2:32 (7-0)
Elbrus Tedeev (UKR) - bye
(Tedeev advances to quarterfinals)

Pool G
Serafim Barzakov (BUL) def. Ruslan Bodisteanu (MDA) by fall, 3:10 (3-0)
Zhirayr Hovhannisyan (ARM) def. Szabolcs Laszlo (ROM) 11-5
(Barzakov advances to semifinals)
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Men, 84 kg

Quarterfinal
Mamed Agaev (ARM) def. Lazaros Loizidis (GRE) 3-0, 6:13

Pool A
Serhat Balci (TUR) def. Peter Lapsansky (SVK) by tech. sup. 11-0, 3:43
Mamed Agaev (ARM) - bye
(Agaev advances to quarterfinals)

Pool B
Lazaros Loizidis (GRE) def. Thomas Bucheli (SUI)9-3
Kristjan Saar (EST) - bye
(Loizidis advances to quarterfinals)

Pool C
Andre Backhaus (GER) def. Arcadie Tzopa (BUL) 4-1
Igor Chiper (MDA) - bye
(Backhaus advances to semifinals)

Pool D
Vadim Laliev (RUS) def. Taras Danko (UKR) by tech. sup. 13-1, 2:41
Marcin Jurecki (POL) def. Tero Perkkio (FIN) 8-1
(Laliev advances to semifinals)

Pool E
Akbar Ismailov (AZE) def. Egidijus Vielavicius (LTU) by tech. sup. 11-1, 5:38
Revaz Mindorashvili (GEO) def. Serguei Borchenko (BLR) 5-3
(Mindorashivili advances to semifinals)
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Men, 120 kg

Quarterfinal
Alexander Modebadze (GEO) def. Aydin Polatci (TUR) 4-1

Pool A
Alexander Modebadze (GEO) def. Petta Miano (ITA) 6-0
Barys Hrynkevich (BLR) - bye
(Modebadze advances to quarterfinals)

Pool B
Mirko Silian (SUI) def. Aren Ghumashyan (ARM) 3-1, 6:06
Aydin Polatci (TUR) - bye
(Polatci advances to quarterfinals)

Pool C
Sven Thiele (GER) def. Marek Garmulewicz (POL) 6-0
David Musulbes (RUS) - bye
(Musulbes advances to semifinals)

Pool D
Sergej Prjadun (UKR) def. Otto Aubeli (HUN) 5-0
Antons Staricenko (LAT) - bye
(Prjadun advances to semifinals)

Pool E
Rares Chintoan (ROM) def. Bozhidar Boyadzhiev (BUL) 5-3
Donatas Mauza (LTU) - bye
(Chintoan advances to semifinals)
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Men, 60 kg

Pool A
Arif Kama (TUR) def. Rachid Ben Ali (FRA) by fall, 1:38 (3-0)
Lubos Cikel AUT) def. Rachid Ben Ali (FRA) 5-0

Pool B
Lukasz Goral (POL) def. Sergey Samotuga (LAT) by tech. sup. 11-0, 2:15
Gergo Woller (HUN) def. Lukasz Goral (POL) 5-1

Pool C
Bezik Aslanasvili (GRE) def. Ilie Esir (MDA) 3-0, 6:14
Ramil Islamov ((RUS) def. Bezik Aslanasvili (GRE) 3-1
Ilie Esir (MDA) Ramil Islamov ((RUS)

Pool D
David Pogosjan (GEO) def. Nazim Alijanov (AZE) 5-1
Yevhenii Khavilov (UKR) def. Nazim Alijanov (AZE) by fall, 5:23 (6-0)

Pool E
Alexander Karnitski (BLR) def. Michele Luizzi (ITA) 5-3
Petru Toarca (ROM) def. Michele Luizzi (ITA) 7-4

Pool F
Anatolie Guidea (BUL) def. Alexandre Davitashvili (NED) by tech. sup. 12-0, 3:50
Mario Koch (GER) def. Jaanek Lips (EST) 6-0
Anatolie Guidea (BUL) def. Mario Koch (GER) 3-1
Jaanek Lips (EST) def. Alexandre Davitashvili (NED) by tech. sup. 12-0, 2:09
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Men, 74 kg

Pool A
Zaur Botaev (RUS) def. Janis Leisavnieks (LAT) 8-1
Felix Polianidis (GRE) def. Janis Leisavnieks (LAT) 5-1, 6:14

Pool B
Vladimir Sirotyn (UKR) def. Adem Bereket (TUR) 3-1
Krystian Brzozowski (POL) def. Adem Bereket (TUR) 5-3

Pool C
Alexander Leipold (GER) def. Carlos Dominguez (ESP) by fall, 1:42 (5-0)
Mihamir Osmarov (MKD) def. Carlos Dominguez (ESP) 7-1

Pool D
Ivan Diaconu (MDA) def. Nathaniel Ackerman (GBR) 10-2
Murad Gaidarov (BLR) def. Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) 3-1, 6:05
Murad Gaidarov (BLR) def. Nathaniel Ackerman (GBR) by tech. sup. 14-4, 4:34
Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) def. Ivan Diaconu (MDA) 9-3

Pool E
Arpad Ritter (HUN) def. Eugen Preda (ROM) 5-1, 6:06
Gela Sagirashvili (GEO) def. Ivan Todorov (BUL) 10-2
Eugen Preda (ROM) def. Ivan Todorov (BUL) by fall, 5:19 (8-1)
Arpad Ritter (HUN) def. Gela Sagirashvili (GEO) 5-0
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Men, 96 kg

Pool A
Awtandil Xanthopoulos (GRE) def. Neeme Jaaanson (EST) by injury default, 0:00
Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) def. Awtandil Xanthopoulos (GRE) 2-1, 9:00

Pool B
Khadshimourad Gatsalov (RUS) def. Rolf Scherrer (SUI) 5-1
Khadshimourad Gatsalov (RUS) def. Krassimir Kotchev (BUL) 4-1

Pool C
Alexandr Shemarov (BLR) def. Peter Pecha (SVK) by tech. sup. 10-0, 2:20
Peter Pecha (SVK) def. Alioun Diouf (FRA) by tech. sup. 11-0, 1:54

Pool D
Vadym Tasoyev (UKR) def. Ricardas Pauliukonis (LTU) by tech. sup. 10-0, 2:56
Vadym Tasoyev (UKR) def. Pavels Dolgovs (LAT) by fall, 1:21 (4-3)

Pool E
Fatih Cakiroglu (TUR) def. Cengiz Cakici (GER) 3-0
Fatih Cakiroglu (TUR) def. Vusal Muslumov (AZE) 4-1

Pool F
Zoltan Farkas (HUN) def. Michal Stanislawski (POL) 5-3, 8:48
Radovan Valach (AUT) def. Lipari Vincenzo (ITA) 3-0
Michal Stanislawski def. (POL) Radovan Valach (AUT) 5-2, 6:12
Lipari Vincenzo (ITA) def. Zoltan Farkas (HUN) 4-2