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Venezuela appeared in the semifinals of the 2022 South American Women’s Championship ante Brazilthe tournament’s favorite selection, and was outscored by a wide margin (105-54) in a match in which the Brazilians took advantage of their size and physique, coupled with a tactical discipline that neutralized the Venezuelan team.
Eduardo Pinto He continued with the quintet that has given him the most dividends in the competition: Mariana Durán, Waleska Pérez, Daniela Wallen, Yosimar Corrales and Aguehil Fajardo.
Joseph NetBrazil coach, opened with Débora Costa, Tainá Paixao, Patty Teixeira, Stephanie Soares and Kamilla Soares.
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After the natural inaccuracies of the first few minutes, Brazil imposed their favoritism by taking advantage of Kamilla Soares’ advantage over their markers in the paint. The 204cm of the 21-year-old Brazilian has been a lethal weapon throughout the tournament.
The first quarter ended 26-13 in favor of Brazil, with 12 points from Kamilla. The losses also played against Venezuela, who lost seven balls in the first 10 minutes, several of them as a result of extended pressure exerted by those led by José Neto, who were able to run the court and find easy layups in transition.
The dynamic was maintained in the second quarter -and also in the second half-, with the bitter difference -for Venezuela- that Brazil found the success in the triple baskets after only hitting a basket of three in the first quarter (13/27 C3 in the match).
A 26-11 rally broke the match in the absence of the complement (52-24). Venezuela was not out of tune in offense against a giant rival that did not slow down or show weaknesses. However, Eduardo Pinto’s squad could not find a way to avoid damage in defense. And Brazil got away.
Partial runs of 26-13 and 27-17 led Brazil to overcome the 100-point barrier for the third time in the tournament -they scored 104 against Uruguay and 100 against Chile-. For Venezuela, the highlight was the 54 points it scored, the highest amount allowed by the Rio team in the South American Women’s 2022.
Although the match was decided early, in the second half both teams competed until the last second. Brazil continued with an effectiveness practically impossible to match, and Venezuela did not have the success of previous days from the line of three, which was one of the keys considering the context -inferior size-. It is time to think about bronze and the possibility of obtaining a medal for the first time since 2016.
This Saturday, at Arena La Pedrera Stadium, Venezuela will culminate its participation in the South American Women’s 2022. The goal: finish on the podium and obtain the bronze medal. This match will be against Colombia or Argentina and will start at 5:30 pm The duel will be broadcast via streaming on the official FIBA channel on Youtube.
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Mariana Duran (10 pts, 4 reb), Ivaney Marquez (9 pts, 4 ast) y Daniela Wallen (8 pts, 5 reb) were the most outstanding Venezuelan players in the match. Special mention for the seven points of Guadalupe Diaz and the seven rebounds of Christmas in Chile.
Brazil had four double-digit scorers: Sassa Gonçalves (21, 9/14 TC), Kamilla Soares (15, 6/8 TC), Stephanie Soares (15, 5/6 TC) y Leila Zabani (13, 5/11 CT). The assists were distributed by Alana Gonçalo (6) y Patty Teixeira (5). Sassa Gonçalves she finished as the leader in rebounds (9).
