At dawn on August 9 (Vietnam time), two women's volleyball semifinals at the 2024 Olympics took place according to the script of the two men's volleyball semifinals.
In the first semifinal, the Brazilian and American women's teams brought a lively and breathless atmosphere to the South Parí Arena 6. Unfavorable predictions soon came true for the Brazilian women's team, as they entered the game slowly and inexplicably.
To allow their opponents to score five consecutive points, Gabi and her teammates only scored their first point. With such a large gap, the South American team struggled to catch up.
The team's leadership helped Brazil equalize the score 15-15, and then even surpass it 19-16. However, that was when they stopped, allowing the American team to score four consecutive points and take the lead 20-16. Set 1 ended with a score of 25-23 for the American women's team.
Being behind, Brazil was determined in set 2, quickly gaining an advantage and maintaining a significant lead, at one point reaching 8 points. Set 2 ended with a score of 25-18 for Brazil.
Brazil still had some skilled players, but the problem was that the American women's team played safely, attacked well, and set 3 again belonged to them with a score difference of up to 10 (25-15).
Set 4 could force Brazil to switch to the bronze medal match early, and once again, determination was shown. The score was tied until the end points, with Brazil winning 25-23, tying the score 2-2.
Set 5 was also tied, but only until 8-8, before Brazil unexpectedly lost effectiveness in decisive hits, allowing their opponents to score four consecutive points.
In the end, the score of 15-11 went to the American women's team, sending them to the first final of the women's volleyball at the 2024 Olympics.
In the second semifinal, Turkey's women's team was expected to cause difficulties for Italy, but the development was too comfortable for the heavenly team.
Like the encounter at the group stage, Italy won 3-0, with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-22.
Thus, the women's volleyball final at the 2024 Olympics will be a matchup between the American and Italian teams, while Brazil and Turkey will compete for the bronze medal.
