[REVIEW] MSL PLAYOFFS - QF3 Game 02

There will be two Minas Gerais and two São Paulo teams in the semifinals of the Super League Men's Volleyball 10/11. The definition took place late on FRIDAY (25.03), with the classification of Sada Cruzeiro (MG), which defeated the Pinheiros / SKY (SP) by 3 sets to 1 (30/28, 22/25, 25/23 and 28/26) at the gym Henrique Villaboin in Sao Paulo. With the victory, the team of Argentine coach Marcelo Mendez closed the series of quarter-final with two victories.

In the semifinals, the Sada Cruzeiro faces the Vôlei Futuro (SP), who also qualified on Friday, defeating the reigning champions Cimed (SC) by 3 sets to 0. The other side of the bracket is the duel between SESI-SP against VIVO Minas.

The big name of the Minas team in the match was the opposite Wallace. With 22 points scored, the attacker was the leading scorer of the clash and received the trophy VivaVôlei being the best player in court. 

Pinheiros Sky 1 x 3 Sada Cruzeiro
(28/30, 25/22, 23/25 and 26/28)

Matchday: March 25, 2011 

Arena: Henrique Villaboin, São Paulo (SP)

Game Time: 119m
Top scorer: Wallace (Sada Cruzeiro) - 22pts

Attendance: 1.000

VivaVôlei Trophy: Wallace (Sada Cruzeiro)

TEAMS

PINHEIROS/SKY – Vinhedo, Léo, Giba, Mauricio, Gustavo e Silêncio. Líbero – Polaco
Replacements – Thiago Aranha, Murilo Radke, Tuba e Refatti
Head Coach – Mauro Grasso

SADA CRUZEIRO – Willian Arjona, Wallace, Filipe, Léo Mineiro, Douglas e Acácio. Líbero – Serginho
Replacements – Samuel
Head Coach – Marcelo Mendez

Complete Match Stats: HERE [in Portuguese]
Source: CBV [in Portuguese]