The second day of the Rio 2024 FISU World University Championship was incredible, featuring many exciting matches and the first teams qualifying for the knockout stages.
Beach Soccer
In beach soccer, the home teams shined once again. The Brazilian women’s team defeated the Bahamas 9-0, while the men’s team triumphed over China with a score of 14-2.
The Argentine teams faced tough matches. In the women’s division, the game went into overtime, but the Argentinians couldn’t hold their lead and lost to El Salvador 3-2.
In the men’s division, Argentina played against Chile. The match ended 4-4 in regular time, leading to a shootout. The Argentinians came out on top, winning 4-2.
On Thursday (5th), there will be two more women’s and two men’s matches: Brazil vs. El Salvador and Bahamas vs. Argentina, and Brazil vs. Peru and Chile vs. Portugal, respectively.
Beach hand
In the women’s beach handball, Poland is in first place with 6 points, followed by Brazil with 4. Argentina and Uruguay each have 2 points, and so far, Chile has not scored any points.
In the men’s division, the home team is leading with 4 points. Similarly, Uruguay and Argentina each have 2 points, and the Chilean team has not scored any points either.
Mauro Rosso, from the Chilean beach handball team, discusses the expectations for the third day and the semifinals: “It’s an incredible competition. We’ve been doing a great job with the Chilean national team for a while, and I believe that the World University Championship is a fantastic experience for us. The level of the opponents is high, and there are many players who also play for the senior national teams,” he said.
“Unfortunately, we lost both games, but by just one goal. Tomorrow, we play against Uruguay, and I believe we can make it to the final,” he concluded.
Beach volley
In beach volleyball, more than 30 matches took place today. Starting from Thursday (5), the finals will begin to take shape with the elimination round. The teams will take to the court to try to secure a spot in the round of 16, which will be played later the same day.
Brazilian player Laryssa Dalmoro, who pairs with Anne Kolbow, will take the court tomorrow and shared her experience of being in a FISU competition.
“It’s one of the greatest experiences of my life, and playing at home gives me more confidence and a stronger drive to win. The technical level is very high. It’s also my first time playing against teams from outside, but still, I have the highest expectations for tomorrow’s game. I believe we will do very well and advance to the next stage,” she said.
To see all the results from the second day and the matchups for the third day, click here. You can also watch the games through FISU TV.
7 Sep
