Two Superliga recovery matches were played on the European night between Wednesday and Thursday. In the match valid for Round 5, the young Sesi SP defeated the expert Blumenau at the tie-break after saving a match point on 23:24 in the 4th set while, in the match valid for Round 8, the modest Ribeirao touched a sensational first victory against Itapetininga, but in the tie-break they wasted 9 match points (two consecutive at 14:12) and surrendered 24:26.
đ| Recovery matches of December 16 | Round 5
Sesi-SP â Apan/Eleva/Blumenau 3-2 (25:14, 19:25, 17:25, 27:25, 15:9)
Top Scorers: Darlan Souza 29, Alan Patrick 25, Vinicius Souza 10, Nathan Krupp 6; Franco Paese 23, Ialisson Amorim 9, Deivid Costa 9, Fabio Rodrigues 7, Gabriel Pessoa 7. MVP: Alan Patrick.
đ| Round 8
Pacaembu Ribeirao â VĂ´lei UM Itapetininga 2-3 (25:20, 23:25, 16:25, 25:19, 24:26)
Top Scorers: AndrĂŠ Ludegards 22, Roberval Da Silva 19, Guilherme Alves De Lima 17, Renan Salton 14; Adriano Xavier 24, Guilherme Sabino Alexandre 16, Thales Falcao 16, Johan Marengoni 10. MVP: Guilherme Sabino Alexandre.
đ| Standings
EMS TaubatĂŠ Funvic 30
Sada Cruzeiro 28
VĂ´lei Renata Campinas 24
Minas Tenis Clube 23
VĂ´lei UM Itapetininga 15
Azulim/Gabarito/Uberlandia 12
Montes Claros America VĂ´lei 8
Caramuru 8
Sesi-SP 8
Vedacit VĂ´lei Guarulhos 7
Apan/Eleva/Blumenau 7
Pacaembu Ribeirao 1
