POLAND won their first water polo test 4-1 in a series of three against South Africa at the King’s Park Pool in Durban on Sunday.The visitors, who are in the top half of the European Pool B, dominated most of the exchanges giving the relatively experienced South African side few openings in offence. South Africa took an early lead, only to be overtaken with goals by Slawomir Andruszkiewicz and Lukasz Kieloch by the end of the first chukka. In the next chukka Poland failed at the extra-man before Kieloch made it 3-1, Duncan Woods shooting just wide for South Africa. SA switched goalkeepers at the start of the third chukka, Paul Tselentis for Marvin Killian. But Tselentis, who saved twice at close range from Marek Debski, was powerless to stop a penalty shot by Mariusz Szeles for an infringement by Wiese. South Africa failed twice more to capitalise on the extra-man as the fourth chukka ended in stalemate. The teams play again on Monday and Tuesday at the same venue.