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WCHY M: Finland not enough resiliant for Brazilians

by WoV
source: fivb.org; Photo: fivb.org

Brazil defeated Finland in five sets 3-2 (25-20, 25-12, 29-31, 27-29, 15-12) to secure a place in quarterfinals at FIVB Boys'U19 World Championship. Best scorers: Rodrigo Leao 31 points and Douglas Souza 26 for a Brazilian team, Antti Ropponen converted 21 points and was followed by Samuli Kaiskasako with 12 for Finland.

Brazil

Brazilians fought for every ball

Finnish coach Pertti Honkaken directed a solid and amazing effort by using almost all his arsenal.

But on the other side of the net, the South American team also combined the work of several players

Both teams had a balanced blocking performance with 15 successful plays on each side but Brazil worked hard to serve and looked more experienced in the tie breaker by keeping concentration.

Reception was also a very important skill for Brazil, thanks to the work of libero Rogerio who succeeded in 24 plays, while Finnish Määttänen did it in only 9.

Rodrigo Leao scored 31 points and Douglas Souza totalized 26, for a Brazilian team that was tested by a surprising Finnish squad led by opposite Antti Ropponen who converted 21 points and was followed by Samuli Kaiskasako with 12.

To read more about this competition, click on Youth World Championship 2013 M.

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