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Brazil improves to 2-2 in Pool B

 

   

LIMA, Peru, June 16, 2015 - Brazil overcame a tough first-set duel and went on to defeat Peru in straight sets 3-0 (30-28, 25-20, 25-20) to equal their win-loss record at 2-2 in Pool B of the XIV Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum of Lima. The defeated side dropped to 0-4.

 

Lorenne Geraldo carried on her shoulders the load of the Brazilian offense and finished with a match-high 20 points and was seconded by Gabriela Candido with 9 tallies. Angela Leyva and Maguilaura Frias had 17 and 10 points, respectively, for Peru.

 

Brazilian Geraldo said: “We played as a team and got many points in counterattacks. Despite the victory there is a lot of space to grow and the only way to do it is training and playing against players with more experience.”

 

Mauricio Thomas, coach of Brazil: “It was a classic South American, two teams with a lot of power in their serves but the pressure for winning induced to some errors and that’s because of lack of experience. The first set was pretty even, in the second we were behind but could block better and in the third the participation of players from the bench boosted the energy to get the win.”

 

Clarivett Yllescas, the captain of Peru: “The spirit was better but the team goes down in a hurry. We couldn’t keep the lead. We feel desperate when the opponent scores three or four points in a row and they don’t know how to shake off the problems. We could have battle more and close the game in our favor. Now we have a lot of work to do and improve the attitude to win the match for the Grand Prix.”

 

“In the first set we started strong and had a three-point lead that we couldn’t manage. We wasted the chances we had in the second and third set but the mistakes complicated things and now we have to be calm to fix what is not working properly to battle the qualification with Colombia”, said Peru’s coach Mauro Marasciulo.