Brazil beats Chile in the second round 28-24 and is already thinking about Sweden, its next rival. The Main Round of the 29th edition of the Men’s Handball World Cup has started.
The Brazilian national team won against Chile in the first date of the second round of Group III at the Unity Arena in the city of Oslo.
First part more even
During the beginning of the game, both teams remained goal for goal, until they were tied 5-5. After some mistakes in the Chilean defense, the Brazilians took advantage to score and move away from the scoreboard.
They went to the break 13-10 in favor of the green and yellow team, which had a 57% efficiency in the first half of the game.
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Final and Brazilian triumph
In the second half, Chile started by losing the ball in the first play, which Gustavo Rodrigues of Brazil capitalized on to open the scoring.
Chile maintained good passages of play for most of the match, preventing the Brazilians from extending their lead.
Felipe García Fuentes, goalkeeper of the Red had some key saves, the defense did the same blocking Brazil’s attack that went for more than 4 minutes without converting when they had 19 goals scored.
The team coached by Aitor Etxaburut, managed to add and organize its offense, getting to within one goal of its rival. He had two chances from the penalty spot to equalize the match.
First, Mateus Martins, the Brazilian goalkeeper, blocked Rodrigo Salinas’ shot from 7 meters. Then it was the turn of Erwin Feutchmann, who converted the goal and tied the game 20-20.
Marcus Tata, Brazil’s coach requested Time Out to organize the Brazilian attack and defense. Chile took the lead with 8 minutes to go but the score was quickly tied.
In the last minutes of the game Brazil took advantage and won 28-24, the Brazilian scorer was Haniel Langaro with 8 goals, while Esteban Salinas of Chile scored 7 goals.
The MVP of the match was Matías Paya of the Chilean national team.
Upcoming matches
In Group III, the Brazilian national team will play next Friday, January 24 against Sweden at 2:00 p.m. and will close on Sunday, January 26 against Spain at 2:00 p.m.
Meanwhile, Chile faces Norway this Friday at 4:30 p.m. and closes the phase on Sunday, January 26, with Portugal at 11:30 a.m.
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By Loly Coria
