Brazil won the first two sets, lost the third, but managed to take the game after closing the fourth part
The game started evenly, with the teams taking turns scoring points. With two consecutive errors from the Dutch, Brazil opened its first lead at 12/9, highlighted by Júlia Kudiess and Júlia Bergmann.
At the end of the set, the Brazilian team served well and reached 19/13. There were five points on this basis. From then on, it was just a matter of managing to close the partial on 25/17.
With a lot of defense and speed in the plays, Brazil started the second set well and soon opened 5/2. Júlia Kudiess and Júlia Bergmann were once again unbalanced and the advantage was 8/3.
The Netherlands tried to recover, getting their first service point in the match, but stopped due to Júlia Kudiess’ strong block. The end of the partial showed the great variety of moves from Brazil, which quickly closed at 25/15.
Brazil came back a little unfocused at the beginning of the third set and the Dutch took the opportunity to balance things out with 3/3. With a good serve from Ana Cristina, Brazil opened 6/3.
But Brazil deconcentrated again. Several mistakes were made and the Netherlands soon opened up 10/8, forcing José Roberto Guimarães to ask for a timeout. “Energy, guys”, said the coach to his players.
Brazil came back better and tied at 13 points, but failed on serve and were at a disadvantage at 19/16. With good moments from Tainara, they got a draw at 19. With a service point from Tainara and another from a block from Júlia Kudiess, Brazil reached 22/21, but the game was stopped for 11 minutes because of lighting problems in the gym. On the way back, the Netherlands closed at 27/25.
The first moments of the fourth set were marked by errors from Brazil, good defense from the Netherlands and two points from Tainara: 3/3. With good service and defense, the Dutch opened up three points and maintained the advantage until 12/9.
With the entry of Rosamaria in place of Helena, Brazil increased the pace and became 15/14. The final was played point by point, with Brazil winning 25/23.
