World Women’s Volleyball League: Brazil takes the lead in reaching the semi-finals
2022-07-14 09:33:51Source: Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency, Ankara, July 13 (Reporters Liu Yang, Xiong Sihao) The 2022 World Women’s Volleyball League finals kicked off in Ankara, the capital of Turkey on the 13th. Brazil defeated Japan 3:1 and became the first team to enter the semifinals.
In this campaign, the Brazilian team scored 10 more points than the opponent in the block. Brazil captain and main attacker “Gabi” (Gabriela Guimaraes) scored a game-high 23 points, and Nascimento scored 20 points. The Japanese team scored higher is the main attacker Lin Chennai (16 points) and captain Koga Sarina (14 points).
The two teams met in the Nations League semi-finals last season, when Brazil won 3-1 and eventually finished runners-up. Japan finished fourth last season. Brazil, the runner-up in the Tokyo Olympics, has Da Silva, the most prominent blocker in the National League this season. In the first group stage of this season, Brazil ranked second with 10 wins and 2 losses, and Japan ranked fifth with 8 wins and 4 losses.
In the first game, Brazil showed a strong dominance in front of the net, taking advantage of both offense and blocking, but made 14 mistakes, including 7 serving errors, and finally won by a thrilling 29:27.
In the second game, the score was tight, and when Brazil held the game point at 24:23, the referee sentenced Brazil to smash the ball into the bounds. The Japanese team successfully challenged the video, and then relied on the block to lead 26:25, but the Brazilian team won the second game with 28:26 after a suspension adjustment.
In the third game, after the two sides were tied at 20, the Japanese team scored 5 points in a row to pull back a game at 25:20.
In the fourth game, the Brazilian team was no longer passive, leading 6:3, forcing the Japanese team to request a timeout. Since then, the Brazilian team has continued to expand the point difference, and did not give the Japanese team a chance to counterattack, ending the game with 25:14.