Brazil played the second date of Group B, losing by the minimum difference against Hungary 24-25 at Arena 6 Paris South. The next game will be on July 30 against France. The Brazilians have one win and one loss and need to win to advance to the next round of the Olympic Games. The Brazilian team had closed the first half with the score 15-12 in their favor and a good work in defense and attack. The team coached by Cristiano Rocha will go for everything in the third date of Group B against the local team. Hungary, on the other hand, looked to 19-year-old Petra Simon to make the difference in key moments of the game. Simon scored 5 goals, took on the responsibility and proposed a change in the game with some extraordinary breakthroughs.
Decisive seconds
Coach Vladimir Golovin, called a timeout with 18 seconds left and the game tied 24-24, Simon found himself with the ball in possession in an unfamiliar right back position, however, he was relentless in front of goalkeeper Gabriela Moreschi and scored the winning goal. 
Statements:
Bruna de Paula ‘s word after the match: “We are disappointed with Hungary’s victory and with the goal they can’t convert, we failed in key moments and we could have scored a difference of 3 or 4 goals.”“We know Hungary was a strong team, we congratulate them. We have things to improve, we learn during the championship I believe in my team and I know we can do better, unhappily it was defeat.” “I have a lot of pride for my team, we lost but we lost fighting,” concluded Bruna.Bruna concluded. The goals of the match were scored by Bruna de Paula, Mariane Fernandes and Jessica Ribeiro 4 goals each, Larisa Araujo scored 3, Adriana Cardoso, Gabriela Bitolo, Giulia Guareiro and Patricia Matieli 2 goals each and Marcela Santos one goal.
Upcoming games (Brazil time)
30/7 France vs Brazil 14.00H 01/8 The Netherlands vs Brazil 4.00H 03/8 Brazil vs Angola 9.00H
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