In 1. set Volei Futuro started well with the block of Dentinho on Felipe (6:4) and Ricardinho on Dante (8:5). However, Riad scored an ace (8:7) and Felipe from the counterattack evened the result 10:10. Then Lorraine made an error (10:11) and the block of Riad on Dentinho led RJX to 12:14. The error of Marlon reopened the set with 18:19. With an ace of Vivni Volei evened to 21:21. The decisive break made Felipe, scoring 21:23 and Theo closed the set with 23:25.
In 2. set RJX made errors which Volei Futuro used and secured the lead to the first technical timeout of 8:6. However, Camejo evened the score 8:8. In the second part of the set RJX secured the lead thanks to the errors of its rival (16:20). The coach of Volei Futuro changed the hitters. Pià entered and scored 19:21. RJX managed to secure the advantage thanks to Theo, scoring 21:24. The error of Lorraine closed the set with 21:25 in favor of RJX.
In 3. set Mauricio entered instead of Vivni and Volei Futuro made a good start (2:2 and 5:4). However, it began making errors and until 2. technical timeout the result was 15:16. Thanks to Lucas and Dante RJX took the lead of 15:18. However, the counterattack of Lorraine led to the even score (19:19). Until the end of the set, the game was played point by point. The excellent defense of Theo led RJX to 26:27 and 27:29.
Semifinals: Game 1 (April 3)
3. vs. 7.: VOLEI FUTURO – RJX 0:3 (23:25, 21:25, 27:29)
VOLEI FUTURO: Rafael Fantin “Dentinho” 9, Fabricio Dias “Lorraine” 13, Siqueira Vinicius “Vini” 3, Michael Santos 5, Ricardo Garcia “Ricardinho” 1, Durruthy Oreol Camejo 6, Pedreira Mario “Mario Junior” (L); Silmar Almeida “Pia” 2, Mauricio Souza 3, Evandro Batista 0, Leonardo Pinheiro “Leozao” 1, Dvoranen Robinson “Bob” 0
Coach: Cesar Silva
RJX: Luiz Felipe Fonteles “Chupita” 9, Marlon Yared 2, Theo Lopes 11, Riad Ribeiro 8, Saatkamp Lucas 10, Dante Amaral 6, Alan Domingos (L), Paulo Da Silva Costa Victor 0, Vinicius Santos 0, Guilherme Santos 0 , Ualas Martins 2, Carlos Viana 0
Cocah: Marcos Miranda
MVP: Luiz Felipe Fonteles “Chupita”