Mozambique's Women grab first win of tournament at All Africa Games - Volleyball
The Women’s National Volleyball team of Mozambique demonstrated a stellar performance on day-3 of the volleyball tournament at the All Africa Games and edged out Seychelles in the quarter-finals.
Volleyball is a prominent sport being featured at the All Africa Games, which are underway in Maputo, Mozambique for the first three weeks of September. The volleyball tournament was kicked off on Friday, September 2 and entered the quarter-final stage on
Sunday. In the women’s section, Mozambique ousted Seychelles by posting 3-2 (20-25, 25-19, 16-25, 25-20, and 18-16) on board. The match was held at Maxaquene Hall in Maputo, Mozambique on Sunday.
The President of African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB), Dr Amr Elwani, and other sports personalities attended the exciting matches of the third day.
The match was a see-saw battle even though the Seychelles team took a very good start in the match and showed its attacking power in the opening set. A better combination of attack and defence enabled them to secure the first set.
After dropping the first set, the home team of Mozambique also struggled to seek revenge. They came up with a better plan and put up a good game and levelled the score by winning the second set.
Again, Seychelles improved their reception and tried to retake control of the match. They strengthened the defence line and also changed the attack strategy. Despite the great support of local fans, Mozambique could not resist the opponents’ strike. Seychelles
dominated the hosts in third set and clawed its way to success by capturing third set.
The crowd of 1,200 spectators was there to back up Mozambique team and they raised their voices and encouraged the team to make a come-back in the game. With the support and push of their fans, Mozambique staged a better performance and created the dead-lock
of 2-2 in the fourth set. It was an interesting twist in the game as game entered the 15-point golden-set.
Finally, Mozambique won the tournament’s first tie break at 18-16 to claim victory.
The final result of the thrilling Marathon between Mozambique and Seychelles was out in 121 minutes. The competition took different turns and many ups and downs were part of the game. However, victory graced the host nation Mozambique and they bagged the
first win of the tournament. The winning squad left the court in the uproar of local fans and they were greatly pleased with their team’s performance. Mozambique finished the first round of the tournament with an overall score of 1-2 and earned third position
in the pool ranking. Mozambique and Seychelles are now up for the 5-8 position matches on Tuesday.
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