Brazil: Sada Cruzeiro (3-2 vs. Sesi) and Minas (3-0 vs. Guarulhos) take first step toward final

Game 1 of Superliga Semifinals were played on the European night.
In first match scheduled, No.2 in regular season Sada Cruzeiro risked a resounding home defeat against No.3 Sesi SP. Club world champions, after a good first set, wasted the second from 24-21 to 26-28. With a great merit of Sesi, led by very good setter, Brasilia, as well as Darlan (20 points, 55% and 33% efficiency in attack) and Biriguì (20 points too, 57% and 40% efficiency in attack), match remain balanced also in third set, ended 25-22 in favor of the hosts, and in fourth in which Sada Cruzeiro suffered 3 points in a row, from 23-22 to 23-25. In decisive fifth set the guests even fly to 1-6, but Sada’s reaction, led by MVP Lopez (25 points, 67% and 42% efficiency in attack) in attack and Otavio in blocking (4-6 and 7-7) was unstoppable. The same Otavio then created the decisive break with the aces of 9-8 and 11-8 (with a counterattack from Rodriguinho in the middle) and, after the full advantage signed by Wallace, 14-10, match definitely ended with an error from the service line by Biriguì.

In the other match soliloquy of regular season leaders Minas, who destroy No.4 Guarulhos with a clear 3-0. Setter William (3 aces and again a very good performance in his role) and his teammates always conducted the game, led by opposite Sanchez Bozhulev. The Cuban, again on the field in place of Vissotto, put down 21 points with 69% and 62% efficiency in attack.

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🏐| Superliga 2021/22 | Playoffs
Semifinals – Results & Program

| GAME 1

April 9, 2022

• Sada Cruzeiro (2) – Sesi SP (3) 3-2 (25:21, 26:28, 25:22, 23:25, 15:11)
Sada Cruzeiro: Fernando Kreling
“Cachopa” 0, Rodrigo Leao “Rodriquinho” 13, Isac Santos 12, Wallace Souza 16, Miguel Lopez 25, Otavio Pinto 12, Lucas de Deus
“Lukinha” (L); Wellinton Oppenkoski 0, Guilherme Rech 0, Lucas Bauer 0, Rhendrick Rosa “Resley” 0. Not entered: Matias Provensi, Lucas Loh, Cledenilson Batista. Coach: Filipe Ferraz.
Sesi SP: Matheus Gonçalves “Brasilia” 3, Victor Cardoso “Biriguì” 20, Eder Carbonera 10, Darlan Souza 20, Guilherme Emina “Guiga” 6, Leonardo Andrade 10, Douglas Pureza (L); Matheus Bender 0, Marcos Junior 0, Vinicius Souza 0, Roberta Valenca 0, Paulo Victor Costa Da Silva 2. Not entered: Thiery Nascimento, Lukas Bergmann. Coach: Anderson Rodriques.
MVP: Miguel Lopez.

• Fiat/Gerdau Minas (1) – Vedacit Vôlei Guarulhos (4) 3-0 (25:21, 25:19, 25:19)
Minas: William Arjona 3, Henrique Honorato 7, Edson Paixao 6, Sanchez Bozhulev 21, Leonardo Nascimento “Leozinho” 8, Matheus Bispo dos Santos “Pinta” 8, Maique Nascimento (L); Leandro Vissotto 0, Everaldo Silva 0, Arthur Bento 0. Not entered: Kelvi Souza, Lucas Machado, Mathues Silva, Marcus Coelho. Coach: Nery Tambeiro.
Guarulhos: Sandro Carvalho 0, Renato Russomano dos Santos 3, Matheus Alejandro 5, Franco Paese 13, Joao Franck 2, Victor
Babugia “Babù” 5, Rogergio Carvalho “Rogerinho” (L); Gustavo Nicomedes 0,
Deivid Silveira 2, Geovane Kuhnen 0, Henrique Batagim 10. Not entered: Marcos Paulo Cerqueira. Coach: Guilherme Novaes Ferrerira.
MVP: Sanchez Bozhulev.

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| GAME 2

April 15
• Sesi SP – Sada Cruzeiro 0-3 (20:25, 20:25, 22:25) Serie: 0-2

April 16
• Vedacit Volei Guarulhos – Fiat/Gerdau Minas

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|GAME 3

April 19, 2022
• 21.30 Fiat/Gerdau Minas – Vedacit Volei Guarulhos

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