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BRA M: Two stunners at playoff semifinals opening, Taubaté beat Cruzeiro, Alan leads the way for Sesi vs. Sesc

by WoV
source: superliga.cbv.com.br; Photo: twitter.com/sadacruzeiro

EMS Taubaté Funvic and Sesi-SP took the first step toward the Brazilian men’s volleyball championship Superliga 2017/2018 playoff finals.

Cruzeiro vs. Taubate

Cruzeiro vs. Taubate

The fourth-seed EMS Taubaté Funvic took a surprising 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series of the Superliga 2017/2018 playoff finals against No.1 Sada Cruzeiro. It was a rematch of the last season’s finals in which a lower ranked Taubaté prevailed on the road in four sets, partially 23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 29-27, before hosting Game 2 on April 11.

Wallace Souza topped Taubaté with 22 points, while Argentinean Sebastián Solé added 4 kill blocks. In Cruzeiro, Evandro Guerra scored 21 points. The Cuban Robertlandy Simón made 77% attack (10/13, 1 error, blocked once).

Game 1 of the other semifinals has also brought a stunner as No.3 Sesi-SP won a tie-breaker against No.2 Sesc-RJ thanks to 29 points from Alan Souza. Maurício Borges scored 25 points for the losing side, for which André Aleixo “Japa” recorded 83% reception (18 digs, 33% positive).

 

To see complete results, stats, and standings, visit our BRA National Championship 2017/2018 / Male / Seniors page. 

 

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