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Chile overcame Brazil in the SCA U14 Men’s Handball Championship

Chile and Brazil faced each other in the 4th date of the SCA U14 Men’s Handball Championship being played in Asuncion, Paraguay. The Chilean team, the 2023 champion, was more regular throughout the match and s e won, adding a new victory in the tournament. The first minutes of the game were very well played by both teams with long positional plays due to good defenses. The difference was in the effectiveness, Chile was able to convert and Brazil missed their shots or found the goalkeeper of Chile. In this way, the team coached by Nicolás Hernández achieved a 7-2 partial in their favor. As the minutes went by, the match became back and forth with faster attacks which generated a high scoring. The first half ended 18-14 in favor of Chile, which was able to maintain the initial advantage.  

Chile vs Brazil playing the SCA U14 Asunción 2024 Handball Championship match. Photo: Germán Paez.
The second half had both teams going from area to area during the first 20 minutes. The green and yellow team managed to get into the match and reduce the difference to 2 goals. As a result of mistakes in Brazil’s offense and with great saves by goalkeeper Nicolás Calquin, Chile scored an incredible 7-0 lead and completely closed their goal in the last 10 minutes. The game ended 33-24 in favor of the Chilean team. The scorers of the match were: Edgar Vassiliu (8) and Tomás Lladser (7) of Chile along with Arthur Lima (7) and Miguel Oliveira (7) of Brazil.

STATEMENTS

Andre Gorte Vidal, player of the Brazilian National Team: “A very wonderful feeling to be here in the South American. We didn’t get the victory but we tried to play our best game in defense and attack”.Nicolas Calquin, player of the Chilean National Team: “It was a tough game, we have been preparing for a couple of days with the teacher since we came from the defeat against Paraguay A that hurt us a little bit. We were able to get up thanks to him and our commitment to each other”.

RELIVE THE MATCH

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Photos: CoSCABal / Germán Paez
By Rocío Mariel García Sigüenza.

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