Open the door black! The heavy artillery scored 15 points to save the Asian champions from a 3-0 defeat, and Minas scored in double figures
The 2021 FIVB Volleyball Club World Cup started in Ankara, Turkey, and in the first opening match, minas club, the champion of the Brazilian Super League, easily defeated the Asian Club Cup champion Kazakhstan's Altai women's volleyball club 3-0 (25-20/25-22/25-18) to win the opening. However, the most scored in this game is Altai's "temporary worker" Domini Heavy Artillery main attack de la Cruz, the whole 15 points are still powerless to return to the sky, Minas Club 3 people scored in double figures, and more blossoms made Altay overwhelmed.
Minas came to the club world cup as a South American and last season's Brazilian Super League champions, including altai of Kazakhstan, the champions of this year's Asian Club Cup, and the host Vakifbank. If you want to advance to the semi-finals as the top 2, Minas and Wakif Bank will definitely not be able to lose on Altai, otherwise the top four seats will not be guaranteed.
Although the Club of Altai is the weakest of the six teams in the Club World Cup, it is not willing to be at the bottom, and temporarily invited the transfer of Dominica's main attacker De la Cruz, who began to compete in major competitions such as the World Cup as early as 2003, until the Beijing Olympic cycle began to become the main attack of the Dominican national team, participated in two Olympic Games, and won the 5th place in the London and Tokyo Olympic Games and the 5th place in the 2014 World Championships.
De la Cruz has two major scoring methods, one is a strong jump, she has a black outstanding explosive power, the ball is relatively heavy, the momentum is often drilled into dead corners or pressure lines, and the other is a high point attack, using excellent bounce on both sides and the back row can easily complete the jump dunk. In this game, De la Cruz scored 15 points (15 of 37 deductions), did not disappoint Altai, and was also the highest score in the game, but unfortunately, the other teammates were not strong, and no one scored in double figures.
On the other hand, the Minas women's volleyball club is a collective threat, turkey's former international Ozsoy returned to his hometown to perform exceptionally bravely, scoring 14 points (12 deductions, 1 block and 1 shot) She once participated in the London Olympic Games, and the offensive firepower was fierce. Brazil's ace sub-attack Taiza also has (9 deductions and 4 blocks) 13 points in this game, as the main secondary attack of Minas, she often scores more points in the Brazilian Super League than the side attacker, in good shape, and recently said that she will return to the Brazilian national team and continue to play in international competitions. The other side attacker, Dareuth (7 dunks, 3 blocks), scored 10 points.
After winning the Altai Club, the prospects of Minas to advance to the final four are bright, and it is believed that the next round of Wakif Bank can also win Altai lightly, and the third round of the group stage will be the competition between Minas and Wakif Bank for the top spot in the group. Compared with the death group of Conegliano, Uberlandia Beach and Fenerbahce in the other group, Minas's group has a relatively clear seat in the final four.