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PRESS RELEASE 11/09/2009


Brazil keeps perfect record at Final Four Cup

LIMA, Peru, September 11, 2009 – Brazil defeated Peru in straight sets 25-18, 26-24, 25-11 to finish the preliminary round robin with a 3-0 record in the II Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup. Both teams will meet on Saturday’s semi finals.

 

Regiane Bidias led the defending champions with 19 points. Joyce Silva added 12 and Welissa “Sassá” Gonzaga and Caroline Gattaz each contributed 10 points. The best scorer of Peru was Leyla Chihuan with 13 points.

 

“We expected a strong game from Peru, because they are at home,” said Paulo Barros, the Brazilian coach. “We didn’t play our best volleyball, but now we have to focus on playing Peru again on Saturday.”

 

“The second set was pretty but at the end we were not lucky,” said Chihuan. “We tried our best in the first set also, but the third was a disaster. We need to work hard in all the basics to get ready for the World Championship.”

 

The Saturday’s semi final round features Dominican Republic vs. United States at 17:00 and Brazil vs. Peru at 19:00.

 

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