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CALI, Colombia, December 2, 2021. - Brazil beat
Peru in a dramatic tie-break battle 3-2 (23-25,
25-16, 14-25, 25-12, 15-13) to remain undefeated
in the women’s volleyball tournament of the I
Junior Pan American Games being held at
Evangelista Mora Coliseum.
Brazil continued their winning way in pool B
(2-0) despite struggling to contain Peruvians'
well-structured performance. Peru stands with
1-1 win-loss record.
Brazil blocked Peru all the way with a huge
advantage of 19-8; they also held an 8-4 margin
in serves. Peru did better in attacks 48-45 and
committed one less unforced error than Brazil
(30-31).
Opposite Lorrayna Da Silva and outside hitter
Mayara Barcelos topped Brazil with 15 points
each; Mayara led in blocking with 6 points, and
middle blocker Diana Duarte added 14 points
including 3 aces.
Outside hitter Kiara Montes led Peru with 16
points, followed by outside hitter Aixa Vigil
with 11 points.
Brazil ends the preliminary round against
Dominican Republic and Peru facing Puerto Rico.
Wagner Luiz Coppini, head coach of Brazil:
“This fluctuating performance is natural because
we only had three days of practice for the
tournament. With only three days I see my team
improving. Today was a match of improvement
which also is important for the team’s
development. Tomorrow we have a difficult
opponent, Dominican Republic and we will rest
for another good performance. What's important
is to have a good performance, play well and
with that comes the result”.
Francisco Hervas, head coach of Peru:
“We are at a good level. We are aware of
Brazil’s and Dominican Republic’s high level,
for years they’ve dominated these age-group
events, so particularly today we are satisfied
with the group’s effort and the great job
they’re doing. It was entertaining, with many
alternatives and we could have won, it wasn’t
possible, we must continue working”. |
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