UPCN took an 8-6 lead at the first TTO with block by Javier Filardi and the attack by Theo Lopes. Sada Cruzeiro recovered to take a 16-14 margin at the second TTO behind the spikes and block of Yoandy Leal. Then it was time for Wallace Souza to keep the difference. At 24-22, Souza scored with a diagonal shot for the 25-22 score in favor of the home club.
Sada Cruzeiro was in front 8-4 and 16-13 at the technical time-outs of the second set, with Souza producing some impressive serves and the attacks by Douglas Cordeiro down the middle. At 17-15, Souza scored off the UPCN block and Olteanu crashed his spike into the net for a 19-15 score. At 24-18, Souza scored his fourth ace of the match for the 25-18 difference.
UPCN was in front in early going of the third set thanks to the attacks by Jose Santos, Lopes and Alexandru Olteanu but it didn’t take much time for Sada to be in front 8-6 at the first TTO. The home team increased the margin to 16-11 at the second mandatory pause. Souza continued firing cannon shots as the home team widened the margin to 20-14. The set closed 25-20 when the serve by Santos went landed out of bounds.
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