Jumat, 10 Agustus 2012

Brazil goes to the final in volleyball with landslide victory over Italy


Brazil will play the third consecutive Olympic final in volleyball and try to recover the gold medal table lost years ago, after getting a convincing victory over Italy in three sets to 0 (25-21 , 25-12 and 25-21), on Friday, which ranked the team to the decision of the London Games. The Brazilian team, which before the Olympics was behind Poland and the United States in the list of favorites for gold to have stayed in sixth place in the World League, now will face Russia, who won by 3 sets to 0 in the first phase of Games. The Russians defeated Poland in the quarterfinals, while the Americans, reigning Olympic champions, fell to Italy in the same phase. Champions at the 2004 Athens Games in Beijing and vice-2008, the Brazilians did against Italy your best starting point in the British capital, highlighting the efficiency of the blockade and Wallace 12 points and 15 opposite the tip Murilo - this author ace who closed the match. The forced withdrawal was the main hope of Italy to try to dismantle the Brazilian game, and they took the lead on an ace Ivan Saytsev. It was just a mistake to draw, however, that Italy lost the first set, with Cristina Savani sending the ball into the net. For Brazil, it was essential to work the lock. Were 43 to 25 of their opponents. Ten of them resulted in direct points, and the other allowed the team multiple chances to counterattack, especially in the first set, which was more balanced. After the defense managed to fit, the Brazilian team went on to play with the pass into the hand of the lifter and Bruno took off for a 7-2 advantage early in the second part. On the Italian side, the service is not entered and more difficulty in passing destabilized by blocking the main attackers, who could not find a way to put the ball on the ground.

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