Italy WINS final, Brazil takes women's title

RAAJIV TRIPATHI

DOHA Diatec TRENTINO maintained the Italian stranglehold on the FIVB World Women's Volleyball Championship Clubs men's Crown in the Sports Hall in Aspire Zone on Friday by overcoming Sada Cruzeiro from Brazil in the final giant slalom with some gripping volleyball, especially in the third set to clinch a 25-18, 25-15, 29-27 triumph for her fourth Crown here.

However, as compensation for this loss, the Brazilian team Sollys Nestle pulled a one-sided victory against the Rabita Baku in Azerbaijan in the final holder of the women's tournament.

Sollys Nestle exhibited its high class and really strong character, her excellent capping run in the tournament.

With five of the players who helped Brazil win the gold medal in the Olympic Games in London in August, Sollys Nestle cut from the 25-16 25-14 25-17 victory in 68 minutes.

The Italian Trentino, began after the Brazilian team in the group stage via a line of exciting 3-2-score have beaten with confidence.

Looked through the Minister for Home Affairs his Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani and new FIVB President Dr. Ary Grace, the European team took the game to elevated levels and the challengers demure in 81 minutes.

The two teams were egged on by a powerful vocal support from the crowd and when Cruzeiro failed to convert one of the four sets points in the third set, Trentino, unbeaten in Doha since 2009, earned his first match point through Osmany Juantorena smash. Filipe Ferraz then hit the ball long and Trentino won the Crown amid thundering applause.

Trentino won the purse of $ 250,000 and Cruzeiro at home $ 170,000.

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