Beijing 2008 - Emotional US win volleyball title

Eurosport - Fri, 29 Aug 16:24:00 2008

The United States won an emotional Olympic gold medal in men's volleyball, beating the world's top ranked team Brazil 3-1.

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Brazil kicked off the match with a strong 25-20 win in a first set plagued by service errors on both sides.

The United States powered back, opening a 6-0 lead at the beginning of the second set and holding on to win.

In the third set, Brazil kept the game tight, but lost on a service fault. America trailed for much of the fourth set, but pulled even from a two-point deficit near the end and drove ahead to win 25-23.

Russia won the bronze.

Reuters

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  1. The spirited fight exhibited by team USA reminded me of­ the 1988 final with the USSR. Certainly they will rule­ if the team sticks together until next Olympics. Bravo­ to Stanley- u are a class above the rest.

    Iven­ Sikanyiti
    Lusaka Zambia

    From Iven, on Thu 9 Oct 1:57PM

  2. The spirited fight exhibited by team USA reminded me of­ the 1988 final with the USSR. Certainly they will rule­ if the team sticks together until next Olympics. Bravo­ to Stanley- u are a class above the rest.

    Iven­ Sikanyiti
    Lusaka Zambia

    From Iven, on Thu 9 Oct 1:56PM

  3. Kudos to the USA team, theyve showed that they can rule­ the world again, especially when u play against the­ world's best(Brazil) and go on to win it!!! It was­ not a fluke as the results can tell....Hope to c u guys­ in London 2012!!!
    [Kalenzi Denis, Jinja Uganda]

    From aggreko, on Sun 24 Aug 11:22AM
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