The coach of Beijing Olympic gold medalists Brazil voiced his extreme dissatisfaction despite a straight-sets win over Puerto Rico at the Women’s World Volleyball Championship yesterday.
The Brazilians, runners-up to Russia four years ago, coasted to a 25-20, 25-18, 25-20 victory to remain unbeaten with four straight wins in the six-team Pool B round robin in Hamamatsu, Japan.
“I don’t like this match. I think we played a bad match today. We made many mistakes. We won this match, but I’m not happy,” Brazil coach Jose Roberto Guimaraes said.
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Captain Fabiana Claudino agreed, saying: “We had a lot of misses. We know we should not make mistakes during this tournament, but we are still doing it.”
Today, Brazil play European champions Italy, vying for top place in the group.
Defending champions Russia and the 2006 bronze medalists Serbia were also winners.
Russia outgunned South Korea 25-18, 25-17, 19-25, 25-22 in Pool D in Osaka, giving the Koreans their first defeat in four matches, while Serbia whipped Algeria 25-15, 25-12, 25-21 in Pool A in Tokyo.
Former European champions Poland posted their second win beating Peru 25-10, 25-15, 25-16, while three-time former champions Cuba defeated Asian champions Thailand 25-19, 29-27, 27-25.
The Netherlands trounced Kenya 25-8, 25-14, 25-11, Germany outplayed Croatia 26-24, 25-18, 25-21 and Turkey edged past winless Canada 19-25, 20-25, 25-14, 25-17, 15-8 in a thriller.
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