Men’s volleyball: U.S. rallies to beat Brazil 3-2, on to gold-medal match

The U.S. staged a tremendous rally to defeat Brazil 25-21, 17-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-9
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U.S. evens the match at 2-2 with a 25-20 win in Set 4
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Brazil takes a 2-1 lead after winning Set 3 25-21
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Brazil comes back to even match, taking Set 2 25-17
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U.S. up 1-0, takes Set 1 25-21
Micah Christenson setting, Erik Shoji at libero.
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U.S. vs. Brazil Saturday at 3 p.m. HST
Link to match center

Some prematch notes
– United States and Brazil met each other on 76 previous occasions in world level major tournaments. USA won 27 times, Brazil 49.
– World level major tournaments are World Championship, World League, Olympic Games, Grand Champions Cup, World Cup and Volleyball Nations League.
– Brazil (49 wins against USA) are one win shy of becoming the first team to beat another side 50 times in world level major tournaments.
– Brazil and United States played the bronze medal match in the 2018 VNL. USA won 3-0.
– Earlier in the 2019 VNL, Brazil beat United States 3-0 in the preliminary round. This match took place on 31 May, the first day of the 2019 VNL.
– Brazil and United States will meet for the seventh time in the semi-finals of a world level major tournament. Both sides won three times.