BRA vs. URU
As expected, the Brazilian team began South American Championship in Cartagena (Colombia) with a comfortable win over Uruguay 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-15). The outside hitter/receiver Gabi was the top scorer of Brazil with 12 points.
Brazil will face Chileans in the second round of Pool B, while they will play against arch-rivals Argentina in the final game of the qualifying round.
Argentine team beat Chile by the same result 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-12), being superior in attack (33-19), blocking (11-6) and serving (11-2), as it was reported by Argentine Volleyball Federation. Carla Castiglione led the scoring list of the winning team with 16 points.
Peru hardly overpowered Venezuela 3-2 (19-25, 25-17, 17-25, 25-15, 15-6), while the hosts, Colombia, were superior against Paraguay in straight sets 25-8, 25-12, 25-10, in 58 minutes. According to Colombian media, their national team was led in the attack by the duo – Dayana Segovia and Amanda Coneo.
The top two teams in each pool will advance to the semifinals. See current standings here.
Preliminary Round / Pool A / Day 1
| Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
| 1st game | 29. 09. 2015 15:00 | Peru ( W ) | VS | Venezuela ( W ) | 3:2 | 19:25; 25:17; 17:25; 25:15; 15:6 | ||
| 2nd game | 29. 09. 2015 19:00 | Colombia ( W ) | VS | Paraguay ( W ) | 3:0 | 25:8; 25:12; 25:10 | ||
Preliminary Round / Pool B / Day 2
| Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
| 1st game | 29. 09. 2015 13:00 | Argentina ( W ) | VS | Chile ( W ) | 3:0 | 25:17; 25:18; 25:12 | ||
| 2nd game | 29. 09. 2015 17:00 | Brazil ( W ) | VS | Uruguay ( W ) | 3:0 | 25:14; 25:11; 25:15 | ||
To see standings, results, stats, videos, etc, visit our South American Championship 2015 W page.
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