Corinthians Has Impressive Performance – Round 6 Of Superliga Recap

2017-2018 BRAZILIAN MEN’S SUPERLIGA

• 10/14 – 03/17 – Regular Season
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• Round 1; Round 2; Round 3; Round 4; Round 5

Just like in the women’s tournament, Brazil’s Men’s Superliga has reached its quarter-way mark with its most lopsided round of play so far, with all of its games finishing in a 3-0 score. The games were so lopsided, in fact, that Superliga leaders Cruzeiro and Taubaté rested their main international stars, Yoandy Leal and Marko Ivovic, respectively, for their games. Below, you’ll find complete information from all of the round’s matches.

• Sada/Cruzeiro beat JF Vôlei 3-0 (20/25 19/25 16/25) behind Evandro Guerra‘s 13 points. Filipi Ramme had 8 points in the losing effort. Sada was out-blocked 8-2 in the game, but was gifted 32 points from errors during the game, while also hitting 58% against JF’s 39% hitting performance.
• Ponta Grossa/Caramuru got its first win of the season by beating Copel Telecom/Maringá 3-0 (21/25 21/25 18/25) behind Jailton Junior’s 20 points on 16 for 26 hitting (62%). Meanwhile, Alisson Bastos had 14 points in the losing effort. Ponta Grossa hit 65% for the game as a team.
• Sesc/RJ beat Lebes/Canoas 3-0 (25/16 25/19 25/17) behind Maurício Borges’s 16 points on 12 for 20 (60%) hitting. Meanwhile, Matheus Cunda had 10 points in the losing effort. Canoas gifted Sesc with 27 points from errors.
• EMS Funvic/Taubaté beat Minas Tênis Clube 3-0 (25/21 25/20 25/22) behind Wallace Souza‘s 21 points on an incredible 17 for 20 hitting (85%) performance. Bisset Yordan had 14 points in the losing effort. Taubaté out-blocked Minas 11 to 2 in the game, while also hitting 68% as a team for the match.
• Sesi/Sp beat Montes Claros Vôlei 3-0 (25/18 25/17 25/22) behind Alan Souza‘s 11 points. Lisando Zanotti had 10 points in the losing effort. Sesi out-blocked Montes Claros 14 to 4 in the match.
• Corinthians/Guarulho beat Vôlei Renata/Campinas 3-0 (25/20 25/16 25/21) behind Luiz Sene’s 16 points on an incredible 9 for 10 hitting performance that also saw the player add 4 aces and 3 blocks to his stat line. Thiago Rey had 8 points in the losing effort. Corinthians was gifted 26 points from errors in the game, while also hitting 65% for the match.

Team of the Week: Corinthians

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É nosso!!!! ⚪⚫🏐 . . Foi com emoção e decidido nos detalhes. Assim o Corinthians-Guarulhos venceu, no tie-break, o Minas Tênis Clube, parciais de 18/25, 25/21, 18/25, 25/19 e 17/15. O destaque da partida ficou com o ponteiro Mineiro, que ficou com o Troféu Viva Vôlei . . 📸 Bruno Teixeira . . #VaiCorinthiansGuarulhos #Superliga1718 #TimãoPoliesportivo @prefeituraguarulhosoficial @supermercados_nagumo #Tecfil #HelpMeCars #UnimedGuarulhos #HarasValedasPaineiras #BetaClean #DonaPanelaRestaurante #NobileHoteis #Sicoob #FormulaGuarulhos #Magazzino #VitaSuco #aguaboaoficial #LifeSquare #Eniac #MoveTape #Decathlon

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The world famous soccer club that has over 30 million supporters decided one year ago to try its hand at volleyball, much through the efforts of 2016 Rio Olympic Game’s MVP and team libero Sérgio Santos (Sérginho). It started its season well, moving through Brazil’s lower tier leagues until finally being promoted to Superliga. It also  made the finals of São Paulo’s state championships, where it was beat by powerhouse Taubaté.

But Superliga itself is another kind of monster, where only the best of the best are allowed to play, so many wondered how Corinthians would fare. It has done wonderful so far, playing forcefully and with grit through its first 6 games, winning four of them, good enough for a respectable sixth place in the standings. This week, they made quick work of Campinas, their direct opponents in the standings, which with the loss, fell to 7th place, right behind Corinthians. Corinthians hit 65% from the field as a team, while also out-blocking its opponent 8-2 in the match.

Player of the Week: Wallace Souza

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Na vitória desta noite diante do Minas Tênis Clube, o craque Wallace foi eleito o melhor jogador em quadra e levou o Troféu Viva Vôlei. Parabéns! #EMS #SuaSaúdeMerece #OrgulhoDeSerTaubate #JogandoJunto #Superliga #VoleiTaubate #Taubate #VemProCaldeirao #VôleiBrasil

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As the gold medalist Wallace turned 30 years old this season, many people wondered if the high flying outside hitter would finally start to slow down, specially after a few lackluster performances in the pre-season. However, Wallace has quickly silenced his critics throughout the season. This time around, he continued to do so with a brilliant performance that saw him hit an otherworldly 17 for 20 (85%) from the field in a 20 point performance that also saw him add 3 blocks and an ace to his stat-sheet.

Standings

*Due to Sada/Cruzeiro‘s participation in the 2017 FIVB World Club Championships, these team have had two of its games moved up in their schedules, which reflects their position in the standings.