Brazil vs. Serbia
Simply, Brazil had everything on their side while Serbia didn’t have that energy they had during the whole tournament.
Brazil opened a game with a 3-0 scoring run as Bruno Rezende scored two aces! The Serbian lads entered the match with a small dose of nervous, making a few mistakes from the service line and allowing the rival to receive the ball in a perfect way. At the second TTO, Brazil had a 16-11 lead, thanks to a good service of Mauricio Souza.
For the first time in this game, Marko Ivovic sent a good serve to score an ace and to force Brazil to make two mistakes for a 4-0 run (16-15). Brazil managed to increase the lead to 20-17, however, Serbia answered back with a 2-0 run (20-19).
After changing the setter, Renan Dal Zotto’s side again managed to earn three points of advantage 23-20. It was a difficult task for the Serbian side to make another comeback and the first set went to Brazil 25-23.
The start of the third set was much more uncertain but that didn’t last long. Serbia were in the race until 15:15 and then we saw Lucas Saatkamp in action! With two blocks and a few good actions of his teammates, they quickly got to a big lead 24-18! Marko Podrascanin only managed to decrease the advantage of the rival with good serves, but Brazil doubled the lead 2-0.
Serbia definitely started better the third set, creating a 3-0 lead. Nikola Grbic’s side managed to keep it only for a few minutes, as the Brazilian team tied the score (9:9). Renan Dal Zotto made two substitutions (Arjona – Rezende, Guerra – Wallace) to try to take the lead in this set.
After Serbia created a new advantage (15-12), Brazil with some good actions managed to create a 4-0 scoring run and to take the lead at the second TTO! It was a tough moment for the Serbian side, that didn’t manage to recover and we are going to watch Brazil in a battle for gold tomorrow!
Semifinals:
Brazil – Serbia 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-22)
Check out the results and standings at the World Championship 2018 M page.
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