The third round of the first week of the 2024 World Women's Volleyball League ushered in a strong dialogue, with the United States women's volleyball team facing the Brazilian women's volleyball team.
Both teams have won Olympic gold medals. In recent years, the U.S. women's volleyball team has risen strongly, winning the gold medal in the women's volleyball competition at the Tokyo Olympics and winning the World League championship many times. The Brazilian women's volleyball team has also won many championships and is a traditional powerhouse of the world women's volleyball team.
In this tournament, the Brazilian women's volleyball team won 3-1 against Canada and swept South Korea 3-0. The U.S. women's volleyball team won 3-1 against Thailand and 1-3 against China. The Brazilian women's volleyball team has a better record.
The Brazilian women's volleyball team defeated the United States team 3-1 and won three consecutive victories!
In the first game, the U.S. women's volleyball team started 2:0. The Brazilian women's volleyball team scored 5 points in a row to overtake. Brazil continued to widen the gap and led the United States 10-5. In the middle game, Brazil led the United States by 7 points at 13:6. The U.S. team trailed the score to 12:15 by only three points.
In the second half of the game, the Brazilian team continued to chase the I point. When Brazil took a 20-16 lead, they were chased by the United States by three points in a row, and the difference was only one point. Unexpectedly, the Brazilian team immediately launched a fierce attack, scored 4 points in a row, and won the game point at 24:19. The U.S. team chased 3 points, but it was too late. Brazil won the first game 25-22.
In the second game, the Brazilian team made a 2:0 start, and the United States team scored 2 points in a row to tie the score. Brazil scored three more points in a row to take a 5-2 lead over the United States again. The U.S. team chased four points in a row and overtook Brazil 7:6. At 9 draws, Brazil scored 5 points in a row to take the lead again.
The two sides fell into a stalemate for a while, and the score came to 19:14. The U.S. team served and went to the net, and the Brazilian team blocked the net to score, and the Brazilian team scored 2 points in a row to open up the difference. The U.S. team had no intention of chasing points. Brazil won another game 25-16.
In the third game, the U.S. team started 3:1, and the Brazilian team chased 3 draws. The U.S. team scored three more points in a row to take the lead again. The U.S. team scored four more points in a row to lead Brazil 11-5. The Brazilian team is a bit chaotic, Gabi's physical strength has decreased, and the offensive power has decreased. However, at 12:6, the Brazilian team scored four points in a row, and the difference was only two points.
At the end of the game, the U.S. team scored consecutive points and quickly opened up the difference. The U.S. pulled one back 25-18.
In the fourth game, the two sides played very closely, until 9 draws. The U.S. team scored two points in a row to take the lead. The U.S. team served out of bounds, and Gabi, who was 1.8 meters, jumped high and blocked the net to score. Brazil's Kudis also blocked the net to score. Brazil scored three points in a row to beat the United States 12-11. The U.S. called a timeout.
When the U.S. team took a 14-13 lead, Brazil scored three consecutive points to overtake the U.S. team again. Brazil scored back-to-back blocks to take a 20-15 lead over the United States. The Brazilian women's volleyball team maintained the lead and won the fourth game 25-19.
In the end, the Brazilian women's volleyball team defeated the United States women's volleyball team 3-1 and won three consecutive victories. The U.S. women's volleyball team suffered two consecutive defeats.
The Brazilian players celebrated wildly. There were a lot of spectators at the scene, and they also celebrated wildly.
Statistics show that Brazil scored 54 points on offense, four more than the United States. Brazil scored 11 points from the net, three fewer than the United States. Brazil scored four points on serve, one less than the United States. In the first three statistics, the two teams are equal combined. However, the U.S. team lost 24 points by turnover, 11 more than Brazil. This was the main reason why the U.S. team lost the game.
In terms of individual scoring, Brazil's Gabi scored 24 points and became the top scorer of the game. Christina scored 13 points. Rosamaria scored 11 points.
Larsson of the United States scored 17 points. She was the only player on the U.S. team to score in double figures. Larsson is 38 years old, and the U.S. team still relies on her.