Brazil in semi finals with perfect record

 

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 25, 2007.- Brazil blanked Mexico and advanced to the semi finals with an unbeaten record. Despite keeping on the bench their starting players, the World Champions easily downed their opponents 25-17, 25-23, 25-21.

 

Anderson Rodrigues was the top Brazilian scorer with 17 points and Samuel Fuchs and Murilo Endres had 15 and 10. Mexican Gustavo Meyer scored 11 tallies.

 

“We don’t have a preferred rival for the semi final match, we just go out and play our game,” said Bernardo Rezende, the Brazilian coach. “It is not our choice to pick an opponent. Our goal is to win at least by two points in five sets.”

 

He remarked his team is well prepared because just recently won the title in the World League “but any adjustment, if needed, will be made.”