Saatkamp Lucas of Sada Cruzeiro Volei in motion towards Indai in FIVB Men’s Volleyball membership world championship.
| Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain
Japan’s Suntory Sunbirds booked a semifinal berth within the males’s Volleyball Club World Championships despite a 25-21, 31-29, 28-30, 22-25, 15-12 loss to Sada Cruzeiro Volei on the Koramangala Indoor Stadium right here on Thursday.
Sunbirds pressured a decider to bag one level on this Pool ‘B’ match, and sealed a last-four spot.
Sada, which boasts of a powerful attacking line-up with Cuban outdoors hitter Miguel Lopez, and Olympic champions Wallace de Souza and Lucas Saatkamp, additionally stayed within the hunt for a knockout spot by recording the win.
Sada will face Turkey’s Halkbank Spor Kulubu in a must-win conflict on Friday.
Sada seemed comfortably positioned within the third set, having gained the primary two, taking a 14-10 lead. Sunbirds, nevertheless, fought again, saving 4 match factors earlier than profitable the set. Sunbirds, which depended closely on its blockers and defence, stored the momentum going by claiming the fourth set. This was sufficient to guarantee Sunbirds’ passage to the semifinals.
The outcome: Sada Cruzeiro Volei bt Suntory Sunbirds 25-21, 31-29, 28-30, 22-25, 15-12.
