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After pulling out a draw with the current Russian Olympic champions in their debut at the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Brazilian women’s handball team managed this Monday night – Tuesday afternoon in Japan – the first victory in the competition, in a great performance . Facing Hungary, direct rivals in the fight for a place in the quarterfinals, Brazil won by 33 to 27, reaching three points in Group B.
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Brazil beat Hungary in the second round of Group B at the Olympics — Photo: Reuters
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In the third round, Brazil will face Spain for the third round, in a duel scheduled for Wednesday, 23:00 (GMT).
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Group B is made up of Brazil, ROC, the current world runner-up Spain, France, Hungary and Sweden. In group A are the current world champions Holland, Montenegro, Norway, Japan, South Korea and Angola. The top four teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals.
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Highlights: Brazil 33 X 27 Hungary for women’s handball
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Duda Amorim scored six times in the match against Hungary — Photo: Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
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Brazil entered the game coming from two recent friendlies against Hungary, and with two defeats. But training is training, and a game is a game. At the beginning of the match, the European team even seemed to scare, opening 4-1. But with goals from Alê, Bruninha and Larissa, they tied at 4-4 and after that they were never left behind on the scoreboard. And after a great defense by Babi, Duda Amorim scored his first goal in the match to put the Brazilian team ahead, 5-4.
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With the middle of the defense firm in the marking, Brazil managed to calm down to open up on the scoreboard. Ana Paula scored her second goal in the match after a crying goal, which first hit the crossbar and then the Hungarian goalkeeper’s arm, making it 10 to 7 for Brazil. In the last seconds of the first half, Duda closed the partial score 17 to 11.
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Ana Paula was featured in Brazil’s victory over Hungary — Photo: Reuters
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And it was with Duda, in the opening of the second half, that the scoreboard started to move again. And with two more goals in a row, Brazil reached 20 to 14. The moment that Hungary most tried to approach was when the selection had two suspensions of 2m for two athletes, but the defense held well and the damage was minimal. Led by Samara and Ana Paula at the end of the game, Brazil had 29 to 20 on the scoreboard. The team managed to maintain the advantage of nine goals until having 33 to 24. In the last minutes, Hungary still scored three times, but there was no time for anything else.
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