US duo Rogers, Dalhausser secure gold-medal at 2012 Brasilia Open – Volleyball news
The final match of 2012 Brasilia Open men’s beach volleyball tournament took place on Sunday, April 22.
It was an all-American affair as both sides of the court were captured by US duos. Todd Rogers/Phil Dalhausser defeated compatriots Fuerbringer/Lucena in the final match and seized the gold medal victory. The crucial match continued for about 44 minutes
and ended up with the final score of 2-0 (21-17, 21-18). More than 6,000 spectators witnessed the hot action of beach volleyball at the weekend.
The duo of Rogers/Dalhausser came out firing in the opening frame and a set a great tone for the competition. Equipped with all necessary tools and tricks of the game, Rogers produced mighty hits and killing spikes. He threw speed bombs across the net and
raised his team’s score by leaps and bounds.
Meanwhile, Lucena responded with hard hitting but Dalhausser blocked him right away. The solid defence and convincing blocks of Dalhausser did not allow Lucena/Fuerbringer to score points. Rogers/Dalhausser remained ahead in the game, while the opening set
featured only one tie of scores at 1-1.
Lucena/Fuerbringer managed to shorten the gap to two points at 13-15 but could not overcome the strong opposition. The dynamic duo of Dalhausser and Rogers claimed opening set by posting 21-17 on board.
After dropping the opening set, the raged-up Lucena/Fuerbringer attacked from different angles. They tried to cover the deficit and staged better play in the second set. Nonetheless, Rogers/Dalhausser incorporated massive blocks and long rallies, which barred
the opponent duo to go up.
Comparatively the second set featured more tie of scores than the previous stanza. The effort of Fuerbringer/Lucena was commendable but it was not enough to lead them to success. Rogers and Dalhausser controlled the operations and closed the second at 20-18.
The top-seeded Todd Rogers/Phil Dalhausser earned the winning status in the final showdown of Brasilia Open and got hold of the title trophy.
It also marked their third straight gold medal victory at the Brasilia Open in Brasilia, Brazil. Rogers expressed some emotions after his team’s gold medal triumph.
He said, “We love to play in Brazil, we love playing Americans and we love winning in Brazil and it certainly showed this week. We had a tough week, especially losing in the second round and having to come back in our first tournament of the year and me
coming off a serious knee injury.”
Speaking of the final match, he further added, “In the second set I was tired and made a couple of mistakes and they got back in the game. We had a long way to go to win the title, including beating four teams from Brazil, which isn’t easy, and we had to
play nine games in the tournament which doesn’t happen often.”
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