Portugal, represented by the duo Nelson Pereira-Miguel Pinheiro, is the new European Footvolley Champion, after beating France, this Sunday, June 25, at Pescadores beach, in Albufeira.
In a remake of the 2016 final, which France ended up winning at the time, in this game Portugal started by defending and attacking well. the 1st set closed, thus, with the marker marking 18-13 in favor of the Portuguese.
Knowing in advance that I'll fail in the 2nd set would mean defeat, the French duo (Dume Susini and Anghjulu Plasenzotti) started better and reached an important advantage early on that would be crucial to win the set by 18-11.
In the “negra” game, despite the Portuguese pair having shown some great physical wear, the victory (by 15-13) ended up smiling to Miguel Pinheiro and Nelson Pereira.
This entire championship was played in Albufeira, which hosted, from the 22nd to the 25th of June, the main European duos in the sport. There was also space for the participation of six women's teams, in exhibition mode, as well as a VIP tournament, with names like Alan, a beach football player.
According to the National Footvolley Federation, «these were four fantastic days, with an audience that completely sold out the stadium on the beach and intensely lived the great moments that the best European players in the sport were providing, with great emphasis on the constant animation in the venue. ».
Organized by the National Footvolley Federation and the “European Footvolley League”, the event's main supporting entities were the Municipality of Albufeira, Portugal 4U, “AlgarExperience”, Restaurant 'Cabana Fresca', Restaurant 'Flavours', “Extremo Ambiente” ”, Hospital Lusíadas Albufeira, “Nau Salgados Palace”, “Yellow Fish Transfers”, “Santomero”, “Herbalife”, “Unik”, “bolao” and A BolaTV.
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