Guaranteed in Paris, Evandro and Arthur will take gold in Brazil

Evandro and Arthur Lancy leave Brazil with full service! First, the Brazilians qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by defeating André and George in the semifinals of the Elite 16 of World Beach Volleyball. Then, the finalists from Brazil won the title by defeating Van De Velde and Immers this Sunday (5), in sections 17/21, 23/21 and 15/9. In the fight for bronze, André and George beat the Germans Ehlers and Wikler by a score of 2 to 1: 17/21, 21/17 and 15/12.

It’s better to turn around

Brazil started better, opening 8-5 after Evandro’s block, but the opponent equalized with Van De Velde’s block. The Dutch comeback was followed by Van De Velde’s counterattack: 12 to 10. From then on it was just the European duo. Van De Velde stopped Arthur and scored 16-12. Then, the same number 1 beat Evandro and increased the advantage: 19 to 14. And Immers closed the first set with an attack from the net. diagonal: 21 to 17.

If blocking was the Dutch’s difference in the first set, the offensive actions of Evandro and Artur Lancy were decisive in the second. The entire round was very balanced, with the pairs exchanging points on the scoreboard and exchanging leads. In the final round, Arthur Lance did a great job and Evand scored in the second attack: 19 to 18. Then Immers sent the attack out: 20 to 18. Everything was heading towards equality, but the Dutch responded at 20 and scored. tied 20.

Efficiency at crucial moments

It was 20-20 with a service error from Evandro, followed by a poor reception from Arthur Lancey, and Van De Velde won the challenge with Evandro. Despite the mistakes, the Brazilians continued to fight. Arthur Lancey passed and then used a block on the attack to make it 22-21. Evandro went for serve and closed the set with an ace: 23 to 21. Excited, the Brazilians went all out in the tiebreak. And they quickly made changes. Arthur Lancy made a great save and scored on the counterattack: 3-1.

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Convinced, Evandro served again and scored another goal, in a clash between two opponents: 5 to 2. Unstable, the Dutch made a mistake and Van De Velde attacked: 7 to 3. Evandro scored two goals in a row. and the advantage increased even further: 12 to 4. The Brazilians’ last three points were scored by Arthur Lancey. The first was the attack (13 to 5), the second was the exploited block (14 to 7) and the third was the parallel strike (15 to 9).

Bronze also Brazil

Despite their defeat in the semifinals, André and George recovered quickly and entered the field ready to win the bronze medal. The match did not start in a draw, with Germany, who are also participating in the Paris 2024 Olympics, drawing 1-0 and forcing a tiebreaker. The decisive part was controversial, but with the advantage of the Brazilian athletes. Andre won the contest at the net and the match ended 15-12.