[REVIEW] MSL - Cimed loses Bruno and is defeated by Londrina / Sercomtel

At the start of the match, the injury of the setter Bruno was the sign that the night of TUESDAY (1/3) was not the best for Cimed (SC). Men's Super League defending champions, the team has not found himself in court and was defeated by the surprise team of the competition, Londrina, Sercomtel (PR), by 3 sets to 0 (25/23, 25/23 and 25/18) in gymnasium Moringão in Londrina (PR).

This was the second victory of Londrina / Sercomtel over teams considered favorites to win the competition. The team from Parana had broken the unbeaten run of the leader Sesi-SP. Cimed suffered the third defeat in the Superleague, the first by 3 sets to 0. The team from Santa Catarina had lost to SESI-SP (3 sets to 1) and to Sada Cruzeiro (3 sets to 2).


Early in the match, in the second point of the first set, the setter Bruno, from Cimed, suffered a sprained left ankle.

Despite the defeat, Cimed remained second in the overall standings with 45 points in 24 games - 21 wins and three defeats. Already the Londrina / Sercomtel remains in contention for one of eight spots in the quarter-finals. After the victory, the Paranaense team is in seventh place with 36 points in 23 games - 13 victories and 10 negative results.


The Londrina / Sercomtel will face the Soya / Blumenau / Plus Mart (SC) on FRIDAY (04/03), 21h in the gym Moringão in Londrina (PR). The match will be broadcast live by the channel Sportv.

The Cimed attempt the rehabilitation, THURSDAY (03/03), when duels against Santo André / Spread (SP). The match will be at 19h, in the gym Pedro Dell'Antonia, in Santo André (SP).

Londrina Sercomtel 3 x 0 Cimed Florianópolis
(25/23, 25/23 and 25/18)

Matchday: March 01, 2011 

Arena: Moringão, Londrina (PR)

Game Time: 89m
Top scorer: De Paula (Londrina) - 15pts

VivaVôlei Trophy: Canhoto (Londrina)

Attendance: 2.695

TEAMS

LONDRINA/SERCOMTEL – Canhoto, De Paula, Gaúcho, Hermely, Marc and Marcelo. Líbero - Alan
Replacements – Pedrinho, Hister, Sorriso and Guilherme.
Head Coach – Chiquita

CIMED – Bruno, Bob, Renato, João Paulo, Éder and Rogério. Líbero – Thales.
Replacements – Joel, Anderson, Léo and Rafael.
Head Coach – Marcos Pacheco

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

Watch Full Match: HERE