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LIMA, Peru, September 11, 2009 – Brazil defeated
Peru in straight sets 25-18, 26-24, 25-11 to
finish the preliminary round robin with a 3-0
record in the II Final Four Women’s Volleyball
Cup. Both teams will meet on Saturday’s semi
finals.
Regiane Bidias led the defending champions with
19 points. Joyce Silva added 12 and Welissa
“Sassá” Gonzaga and Caroline Gattaz each
contributed 10 points. The best scorer of Peru
was Leyla Chihuan with 13 points.
“We expected a strong game from Peru, because
they are at home,” said Paulo Barros, the
Brazilian coach. “We didn’t play our best
volleyball, but now we have to focus on playing
Peru again on Saturday.”
“The second set was pretty but at the end we
were not lucky,” said Chihuan. “We tried our
best in the first set also, but the third was a
disaster. We need to work hard in all the basics
to get ready for the World Championship.”
The Saturday’s semi final round features
Dominican Republic vs. United States at 17:00
and Brazil vs. Peru at 19:00.
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