Highlights: Alison/Álvaro Filho 0-2 Plavins/Tocs in beach volleyball at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

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The Latvians Plavins/Tocs will meet Norway's Mol/Sorum on Thursday (5)

Latvia wins 2 sets to 0, with scores of 21/16 and 21/19, and goes to the semifinals.

ALISON! Another one of blocking

Brazilian Invasion

Ace of Plavins

Alison attacks the opponent's hand to score

Alison takes the arm off and Plavins sends it over the top

Tocs takes the power out and the ball drips on the court

Touches without locking

Plavins attacks Alison, who can't pass

Latvia wins first set against Brazil

Alison misses an attack

Tocs gives a slap to score

Mamute misses two attacks in a row

Alvaro speeds up for Alison to attack hard

Alvaro turns

Alison in the hit on Plavins

Plavins in the background

Athletes being introduced

Semifinals on Thursday, August 5. The final will be on the following day, Friday, August 6th.

From the beginning, Mol/Sorum are ahead of the scoreboard. They already have a four-point lead: 11-15.

As soon as the ball goes up, the winner of this match will already know the next opponent pair: Leshukov/Semenov or Mol/Sorum. The match is already underway at Shiokaze Park.

Championship: Tokyo Olympics
Venue: Shiokaze Park
Time: 9pm ET
Where to watch: TV Globo and SporTV (Brazil)
Real time: VAVEL Brazil

Alison, also known as Mamute, emphasizes that there is no easy game and recognizes the Latvians' skills.

"The Olympic competition starts with the 24 best pairs, and now there are eight left. There is no easy game. This Latvian duo is made up of Plavins, who took bronze in London 2012. Tocs has a very aggressive block. It is a team that makes few mistakes".

Perusic/Schweiner (Czech Republic) 0-2 Plavins/Tocs (Latvia): No result
Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy (ROC) 1-2 Plavins/Tocs (Latvia): 21/13, 19/21 and 11/15
Plavins/Tocs (Latvia) 0-2 Gaxiola/Rubio (Mexico): 18/21 and 16/21
Evandro/Bruno Schmidt (Brazil) 0-2 Plavins/Tocs (Latvia): 19/25 and 18/21

Participating in Group B in beach volleyball, Martins Plavins and Edgars Tocs finished in second place with five points. The Latvians lost against the Mexicans Gaxiola/Rubio by 2 sets to 0. They are Evandro/Bruno Schmidt's opponents in the round of 16

Alison/Álvaro Filho (Brazil) 2-0 Azaad/Capogrosso (Argentina): 21/16 and 21/17
Alison/Álvaro Filho (Brazil) 2 Lucena/Dalhausser (USA): 22/24, 21/19 and 13/15
Alison/Álvaro Filho (Brazil) 1-2 Lucena/Dalhausser (USA): 22/24, 21/19 and 13/15
Alison/Álvaro Filho (Brazil) 2-0 Gaxiola/Rubio (Mexico): 21/14 and 21/13

Brazil's only chance to reach the podium in beach volleyball, Alison and Álvaro Filho played four matches. Of these, only one had a negative result - in the group phase against Lucena/Dalhausser, from the United States, in a tie-break. The three wins ensured the first place in Group D. The duo's confirmation to the quarterfinals came after eliminating Gaxiola/Rubio (MEX). 

Alison/Álvaro Filho vs Plavins/Tocs live face off this Tuesday (3), at Shiokaze Park, at 9pm ET, for the Olympic Games. The confrontation is valid for the quarterfinals of the competition.

My name is Izabelle França and I’ll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, score updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL USA