The final of the 7th edition of the National Footvolley Championship takes place this weekend, on the 18th and 19th of August, at Praia Grande, in Ferragudo.
In the arena will be 12 teams and 24 athletes, from north to south of the country. Among the confirmed appearances, Pedro Salvador and Tiago Melo, current national champions, the experienced Batista, Miguel Pinheiro and Bruno Xavier, and the current leaders of the national ranking, Tiago Maio and Christophe Ebongue (Bonga), in addition to several youngsters modality values.
With the teams divided into 4 distinct groups, in accordance with the national ranking of the sport, the start of the games is scheduled for 14:00 on Saturday, August 18, with the Group Stage, in a total of 12 games to qualify for the first 8 finalists.
Then, very close to 18:00, the quarter-finals will take place, four games that will last until around 20:15, with all the certainty of a constant spectacle and entertainment, but above all a lot of struggle and sweat in search of the four places that will give access to the semi-finals.
With the 2012 national title already on the horizon, the afternoon of Sunday, 19 August, will open at 15:00 with the first game of the semi-finals, followed by the other game of the respective Elimination Phase. Once the winners and losers are known and before the last and awaited moment of the afternoon, the last and prestigious place on the podium will be discussed.
Very close to 17:30 pm, the most awaited and coveted moment not only for the public and lovers of the sport, but especially for the athletes in competition, the Final of the 2012 edition of the National Championship, and consequent national title.
In addition to the final victory and prestige at stake, the athletes also have the opportunity to guarantee a total prize‐money in cash prizes worth 1.200 euros.
For the second year in a row, the village of Ferragudo, in the municipality of Lagoa, one of the places used to the great moments of footvolley, receives the outcome of the main national competition of the sport, and in the month of August a large audience is expected with all the certainty will completely exhaust the race venue.
Organized by the National Football Federation, the event will have as main supporting entities, the Municipality of Lagoa, Ferragudo Parish Council, Gelados Kalise, Benecar and the newspaper A Bola.
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