FIVB update: Recap of Argentina and Brazil’s success in Pool M and Pool N
Argentina and Brazil are among the victorious teams, which started the second round of FIVB Men’s World Championship on a good note. The opening matches of second round were held on Thursday, 30th September, 2010 in Italy.
Argentina achieved success in Pool M, while playing against France. They ousted the French team with a score of 3-1 (16-25, 25-17, 25-23, and 25-21). Italian city Milan was host of this combat. Brazil also enjoyed victory over Poland and clean-swept them
in straight sets. Brazil helped with 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, and 25-20) on the scoreboard. Brazil and Poland are labelled as Pool N teams and Ancona city is host of Pool N competitions.
Argentina vs. France
Success came to France in the beginning as they opened the first set with good serves and strong shots. They scored early points and built a lead on Argentina. The French team showed impressive attitude in the game and jumped on every ball. Argentina, on
the other hand, was a bit slow and it seemed that they were taking a little time for warm-up. Somehow, France was on fire and it quickly hit the finish line by polling 25-16. Argentina lost the first set with a fair margin of 9 points. The head coach of Argentinean
team, Javier Weber was upset to witness the shaky performance of Argentineans.
The coach instructed the team to overcome their flaws in the following sets. The second set started and France attacked with same energy. Marechal Nicolas of France produced powerful serves and strengthened his team’s position. Argentina had very much grasped
the game plan of France and came up with the right strategy. They paid more attention on their defence and stopped France’s score. The situation got better and they attacked with Conte Facundo, which brought a new thrill in game. Argentina pushed France behind
and took the leading role. France fell back as Argentina hit rapid spikes and finished the set at 25-17.
The Argentinean game saw more improvement in the third set. They glued to their positions and kept on hitting the intense volleys. France tried to bounce back in the game and attacked like a hungry wolf. They set up nice rallies and helped their score but
couldn’t achieve the desired results. Third set was a battle, which was ultimately won by Argentina. Argentina posted a score of 25-23.
Afterwards, Argentineans remained consistent in attack and defence. The hard-hitting of Quiroga Rodrigo and excellent blocking of Sole Sebastian earned them final set win. They defeated France by 25-21 in fourth set and claimed match victory.
Brazil vs. Poland
In the first match of Pool N, Brazil and Poland collided for better status. The team of coach, Bernardo Rezende clinched victory in the first match of second round of the FIVB Men’s World Championship 2010. Brazil dominated Poland from the very beginning
of game. Brazil was equipped with experienced players, who easily managed to dismiss Poland’s team. Brazilian studs hammered the Polish team in first set by posting 25-16 win.
Poland’s team hit-back in the second set and created trouble for the Brazilian defence expert. Gruszka Piotr delivered speedy spikes and set a challenging score for Brazil. Likewise, Brazilian Vissotto Neves Leandro was equally active on his side and defended
his team’s score. The bruising encounter continued, while Brazil dealt with Poland’s strike. Brazil scored a couple of points in a row and built lead. Poland chased the score but couldn’t stop Brazil from capturing second set (25-20).
Brazil rose up as the stronger team and influenced the Polish team with their amazing skills. Poland put up good fight in third set but unfortunately lost the combat. Brazil left the court with their chins up with pride.
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