Sada Cruzeiro wins its first game at Club World Championship and faces the host on Thursday

13/12/2017 at 20:01

Sada Cruzeiro celebrated the first victory – FIVB

Sada Cruzeiro played the volleyball the team is used to and achieved its first win at Club World Championship this Wednesday. The blue team defeated the Iranian club Sarmaye Bank by 3-0 (25/23, 25/20, 25/22) and it is still alive in the fight for a place in the semifinals. On the last game of the qualifying round Sada Cruzeiro faces the host team, Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle, at 2:30pm (Brasília time), 5:30pm local time. A victory by any score leads the Brazilians to the next stage.

Libero Serginho talked about the game. “It is never easy. We already knew the Iranian team, we had already played against those players twice. Today`s was a good game for us and now we need to think about tomorrow. The game against Zaksa will be like another finale. We know that our team carries the pressure of always playing well and sometimes that is a problem. Today we could control our anxiety and do our best on the court. Tomorrow, it is another war and we will fight as always for our place in the semifinals”, said Serginho.

Categoria: Club World Championship