Austria holds out against Chile
WINTERTHUR. The 12 best teams played the first round
of double elimination today. The Austrian’s almost had the
biggest upset of the competition when they were put on the
spot by Chile. The Chileans came to centre court firing on
all cylinders at 1630 today. In the end Austria managed to
lift their game and won 3:2. The top four favourites in the
competition are still in front but with everything to play
for, the lower placed teams will be fighting hard tomorrow
to try to make it into the top ten. Belgium had their first
win of the tournament beating The Netherlands 3:0 in the
President’s Cup. Tomorrow: Germany are playing Brazil at
1900 and Austria will face Switzerland at 2015 with both
games streaming live from centre
court.
Austria fights hard to beat
Chile
Chile played great fistball today and almost upset the Austrian team. The young team of coach Martin Weiß didn’t give up and managed to hold on winning the game 3:2. The Chileans were on fire and it looked as though they would beat the favourites more than once. Youth and determination won out on the day however and the Austrian’s proceed through undefeated. Austria – Chile 3-2 (10:12, 11:9, 9:11, 11:6, 11:6)
Germany, Brazil and Switzerland
win
Unlike Austria the other three teams in the
top ten beat their opposition 3:0. Germany looked to be
struggling against the USA at times but played with
determination to win. Brazil looked comfortable but will
need to pick up their game if they want to continue to do
well in the next rounds. Switzerland were the team that
looked most at home winning each set convincingly.
Argentina play Namibia and Chile play New
Zealand
Both newcomers to the top 12 went down
to their opposition this afternoon but can take heart from
their performances. New Zealand in particular played well
and even won a set against the South American side. New
Zealand will play Italy and Namibia the USA tomorrow.
Belgium wins its first ever game at a Men’s
World Championship
Belgium played the
Netherlands today with both teams in this competition for
the first time. The Belgium side capitalised on their
striking ability and won the match 3:0.
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