Brazil beats China in straight sets and closes the qualifying phase of the VNL

Brazil beats China in straight sets and closes the qualifying phase of the VNL


Trying to recover from the defeat suffered by Poland in the last round, Brazil faced China in the early hours of this Saturday (08) with a rather mixed squad compared to the team defeated by the Poles. Due to injury, Renan swapped Alan for Felipe Roque and rested Honorato and Maique, giving […]




Trying to recover from the defeat suffered by Poland in the last round, Brazil faced China in the early hours of this Saturday (08) with a rather mixed squad compared to the team defeated by the Poles. Due to injury, Renan swapped Alan for Felipe Roque and rested Honorato and Maique, giving Adriano and Thales opportunities. Thus the Brazilian team played aggressively and overwhelmed the Chinese for 3 sets to 0, in partials of 25-19 and doubles 25-17.

Lucarelli was the main protagonist of the Brazil game, offering a lot of play volume and with a high use of blocks, as well as turning the ball. Otávio also stood out and left the field with 100% success in attack. In this momentum, China was unable to resist the Brazilian team due to the forced serve of the Brazilians, who opened 2 sets to 0, in partials of 25-19 and 25-17.

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The third set was the part in which China offered the greatest resistance and therefore the most balanced of the match. However, the Brazilian spin was superior and Renan Dal Zotto’s charge only managed the scorer. Zhang tried to command the Chinese attack, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Brazilian blockade. Honorato entered the final stretch in place of Lucarelli and played an important role in scoring the block. In this momentum, Brazil scored another 25-17 and closed the match in 3 sets to 0.

Thus, Brazil ends the third week with two wins and two losses and rests next week to seek the second VNL championship in Gdansk, Poland between the 19th and 23rd of that month.

Source: Terra

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