The classic Pão de Queijo added another chapter to the history of Brazilian women’s volleyball. This Sunday (21st), Gerdau Minas and Dentil Praia Clube faced each other for the fifth consecutive time in the final of the Women’s Volleyball Super League. In the historic decider held in a Northeastern capital, Minas prevailed and became six-time champions in Recife. The title came with scores of 25/23, 21/25, 25/16 and 25/21. It is the sixth Minastenista title, which places the team as the second greatest champion of the competition.
Before reaching the final, Minas went through ups and downs in the qualifying phase, very different from previous seasons. With seven defeats in 22 games, the Belo Horizonte team finished in third place and had to face difficult playoff duels against Fluminense and Osasco.
With this Sunday’s title, Minas reaches its sixth victory in the competition. This year the team led by Nicola Negro also lifted the trophies of the South American Club Championship and the Brazilian Women’s Volleyball Super Cup. In these finals, he faced his arch rival, Praia Clube.
Game summary
Both teams punished the ball early in the first set. Appearing nervous, the players missed several key shots. Despite this, there was no lack of effort on both sides and the dispute went on point by point for most of the time, with several changes in the score. Praia suffered the most with a tactical serve from Minas, who managed a sequence of blocks with Julia Kudiess and opened a 3-point lead, the largest of the set. Despite the final reaction of the Uberlândia team, the victory went to the club from the capital of Minas Gerais: 25 to 23.
The momentum of the victory in the first set is taken by Minas. The Minas Gerais team took advantage of the unstable reception of its rivals and managed to recover a 3-point lead. However, this time, Praia Clube reacted first and adjusted the pass to look for a breakthrough and bring the result to 17-16 after a serve pass from Milka. With the score difference reversed, the Uberlândia team tied 25-21.
Praia started the third by making numerous errors. It took Paulo Coco’s men a while to beat the serve on the opponent’s court. Without having anything to do with it, Minas took advantage of the tension of their rivals and dominated the half, finishing with an almost 10 point gap: 25 to 16.
In the fourth set the tone of the match returns to balance. Even though they started with a 3 point deficit, Praia Clube looked for a turnaround from 7-10 to 14-13. Subsequently, the score changed leadership several times until Minas put together a sequence of points and won the Women’s Superliga title with 25 to 21. the final partial.
Source: Terra
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