SESC/RJ Shocks SADA/Cruzeiro With Epic 3-2 Win – SL Round 13 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; Round 6; Round 7; Round 8; Round 9; Round 10; Round 11
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For the first time in years, Sada/Cruzeiro‘s dominance on Brazilian Male volleyball is being seriously contested. Only halfway through its season, it has suffered its second loss of the tournament, something very unexpected. In addition, it has been knocked off the the leading spot in the standings (albeit temporarily as it still has postponed games to play to get into schedule) by the first time in months.

As a consequence, volleyball fans everywhere are gifted with a brewing rivalry between Cruzeiro and SESC/RJ. In their latest encounter, the newly promoted Sesc was able to pull off the biggest upset of its short existence so far by handing Cruzeiro a 3-2 defeat (28/26 20/25 25/23 19/25 20/18) behind Mauricio Borges‘ 16 points. Yoandy Leal had 18 points in the losing effort. Cruzeiro outhit Sesc 56% to 46% while also out-blocking it 11 to 6, but came up short in the game’s deciding moments. Both teams combined for an absurd 97 match errors (Cruzeiro with 47, Sada with 48).

Below, you’ll find info on all of the round’s games:

• Sesi/SP beat Ponta Grossa/Caramuru 3-0 (25/21 25/18 25/19) behind Alan Souza‘s 14 points. Leonardo Pinheiro had 9 points in the losing effort. Sesi did not have a single reception error in the match, while being gifted 28 points from errors from its opponent.
• Minas Tênis Clube beat Corinthians/Guarulho 3-0 (25/20 25/20 25/23) behind Robson Devoraren’s 13 points. Rogerio Nogueira had 11 points in the losing effort. Minas outhit Corinthians 56% to 40% for the match.
• Lebes/Canoas beat Vôlei Renata/Campinas 3-2 (25/21 24/26 25/27 25/22 16/14) behind Aboubacar Neto‘s 28 points on 24/41 (59%) hitting, including 5 on the tie-break. Meanwhile, Leandro Vissotto‘s amazing 37-point-night on 32/44 (73%) hitting wasn’t enough to prevent Campinas‘ loss. Canoas was able to pull out the win even though it gifted Campinas with 40 points from errors and suffered 13 aces. Its trump card was its 58% hitting percentage to Campinas‘ less than ideal 49% line.
• EMS Funvic/Taubaté beat Copel Telecom/Maringá 3-0 (23/25 25/21 26/28 10/25) behind Wallace Souza‘s 22 points on 21/33 (64%) hitting. Matheus Costa had 18 points in the losing effort. Taubaté committed no reception errors, while also hitting 62% for the match, the perfect recipe for winning volleyball.
• Montes Claros beat JF Vôlei 3-1 (23/25 19/25 25/20 23/25). The competition’s website has not provided the game’s stat-sheet.

Team of The Week: Sesc/RJ

Sesc/RJ has been heavily featured in VolleyMob as Brazil’s next volleyball powerhouse. A newly formed team, it has enjoyed success already in its first season. After beating Taubaté in its first Superliga game, and coming very close to beat Cruzeiro in their first encounter, Sesc finally grabbed its spot in Brazil’s volleyball pantheon by finally beating 3-times World Champions Cruzeiro and assuming Superliga’s leading spot on the its standings.

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ACABOOOOOOU! JOGÃO E A VITÓRIA É NOSSA NO TIE BREAK! 👏👊👏👊👏👊👏👊👏👊

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Player of The Week: Leandro Vissotto

We at VolleyMob like to reward players who led their teams to win during the week. However, it impossible to overlook Vissoto’s scoring line this time around. The former Brazilian national teamer torched Canoas‘s defense for 37 points on  32/44 (73%) hitting, including three blocks and three aces. Such effective offensive firepower has to be celebrated, even though it wasn’t enough for Campinas to come out with the win. Vissoto now leads Superliga with 5.15 points per set, and is its second best server.

Vissoto has stated in the past that he dreams to return to Brazil’s national team. If he is able to pull of more performances like this, coach Renan Dal Zotto will have no choice but to consider him for a spot.

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Semana muito difícil. Duas partidas fora de casa, viajem,ônibus ,aeroporto ,noites mal dormidas . A primeira na terça pela Copa Brasil perdemos por 3×2 para o Sada Cruzeiro . Abrimos 2×1 mas contra um equipe com a qualidade do Sada não é suficiente . Levamos a virada e perdemos no 5 set. Seguimos para Porto Alegre na sexta ,mais uma viajem para enfrentar o Canoas e mais uma vez abrimos 2×1 e não conseguimos fechar a partida . Frustração muito grande pois a equipe vem crescendo na competição e essa partida era importante para nossa posição na tabela . Descansar e pensar na próxima partida contra Juiz de Fora que tem importância igual . Valeu pela torcida de todos #voleirenata

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