The women’s teams of Brazil and Uruguay played the second match of day two of the South Central American Beach Handball Tournament, held in Asunción, Paraguay. It was an even match, full of flight and saves, the Verdeamarela achieved its second 2-0 victory and remains undefeated so far in the championship.
From the start the game was even, Uruguay maintained a focused defense to stop the Brazilians’ shots, who did not give up their fast pace of play. The Uruguayan team gradually equalized the score, becoming only two goals behind, but the effective Brazilian defense prevented Uruguay from tying in the last seconds, taking the first set 19-16.
During much of the second half, the Uruguayans remained within 4 goals on the scoreboard, but despite their efforts, they were unable to reduce the difference, and through the scoring contributions of Marianne Guimaraes (15), Beatriz Correia (14) and Beatriz Spnena (8) finished the set 23-16 in favor of Brazil.
With this match, Brazil adds its second victory in the tournament and during the afternoon it will seek to maintain its undefeated record against the locals. While Uruguay hopes to have its first victory against ‘Las Kamikazes’.
Check out the results of the women’s morning games on day 2 of the HSCA Beach Handball Tournament, Asunción 2024.
Ver esta publicación en Instagram
Post-match statements:
Beatriz Correia, Brazil national team player: “I am very happy with my first match with the Brazilian team, what could be better than winning it 2-0. Now we must be focused for the game against Paraguay”.
Florencia Lachaise, Uruguay national team player: “We knew it was a difficult match, the game was diffuse, we left satisfied with what we played, but sad for having lost. In the afternoon, we have another difficult match against Argentina, to try to qualify”.
Relive the match through our YouTube channel Handball SC América.
https://www.youtube.com/@HandballSCAmerica
Photo: CoSCABal/Camilo Rotela.
By Camila Miranda
