Brazil is on track to retain the gold - volleyball Olympic games

Posted by bumeral

August 12, 2008

The world and Olympic champions Serbia and went to send in Group B, while Venezuela fell again defeated by a tight 3 to 2.
Brazil, which on Tuesday beat Serbia, keeps intact its goals revalidate the Olympic gold, while Venezuela, debutant all in a Game, away from their own, after losing against China, in a game again agónico resolved in the fifth set.

Brazil started poorly and lost the first set. Perhaps the absence of best player in the world, Giba, a small lesion in the right shoulder, was the cause. The ball did not have the joy of other occasions, but as the beast was injured and began manufacturing volleyball fell to the powerful selection serbia almost to nothing.

When Brazil decided to receipt, other aspects of the game began to flow as if by magic. Pressing on defense, the selection of world and Olympic champion, recovered more balls, gave them his best output and attack became more effective, with Dante and Murilo as leaders in that foundation, contributing 17 points each.

Brazil has two victories in two matches and keeps well in high aspirations high.

The cross of the coin is Venezuela, which again reached the fifth set and lost again, at the last minute and against China.

With the 2-2, the Capital Gymnasium was a pressure cooker. Every point is struggling to death, shouting, protests, everything. A couple of questionable actions decided the arbitration for the local team and in the end, Venezuela lost the match.

Group B will complete the triumph of Russia on Germany by 3-2, as well as Poland beat Egypt (0-3). Now Brazil, Russia and Poland sent two victotias.

In other matches, the United States cede after the first set, to beat Italy by 3-1 in Group A, being one of the leaders of the same, along with Bulgaria to apabulló to Japan by 3 to 1.

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