Pool B awaits a volleyball scrimmage in last leg of preliminaries – Volleyball news
Pool B of the 2012 FIVB World League is scheduled to host the last leg of first round matches from June 15-17 in Tampere, Finland.
Teams from Brazil, Poland, hosts Finland, and Canada will come into stride, while tough competition is likely to happen between Brazil and Poland for the final round berth.
In the first three weeks of the tournament, Brazil bagged 21 points with 6-3 record and climbed up the top slot in the group. Poland followed it up in the second spot with 20 points and a better win/loss record of 7-2. Finland and Canada earned only 7 and
6 points, and held the third and fourth positions, respectively.
Brazil and Canada will cross their paths in the first match of fourth leg on Friday. Likewise, Poles will take on hosts Finland in the second match on the same day. The powerhouses Brazil and Poland are likely to win their respective matches.
On Saturday, Brazil will go against Finland whereas Poland will be challenged by Canada. The actual thriller will take place on Sunday when Brazil and Poland will come into contest. It is surely going to be a heated competition as Brazil and Poland share
great rivalry between them.
Quite recently, the Brazilian head coach Bernardo Rezende made an appearance on media and stated, “I think this is interesting situation in this very important tournament. Every team is fighting for something; Brazil and Poland want to go to Finals. We go
step by step. We have to be very focused every day. We are still trying players for the Olympics. We hope we can play well here. Giba and Vissotto will be back on the team.”
On the other hand, Polish mentor Andrea Anastasi emphasized the importance of staying strong. He commented, “We must stay focused. First we play against Finland on Friday. Bulgaria is of course our goal. First we want to win against Finland and then go to
win the next match.”
At the end of fourth week, whichever team will have more points will stand the chance to join Bulgaria in the final round of 2012 FIVB World League. Canada and Finland have huge difference of points from the other two teams in Pool B. Hence, it is going
to be either Brazil or Poland that will advance to the final round.
All eyes are set on the coming matches, which will decide on the winner of final round berth.
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