The 2021 Peruvian League title will go to Lima as the two fierce rivals from the country’s capital Club de Regatas and Alianza advanced to the final of the tournament on Friday.
Regatas and Alianza to meet in Peruvian League final
The Lima rivals win their semifinals series and are set to compete for the title
Published 11:34, 20 May 2021
Seven-time national champions Regatas advanced to the final for the 15th time in club history after they ended their semifinals series against Rebaza Acosta with a 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-16) victory at the Poliesportivo Villa El Salvador, in Lima.
¡Regatas Lima a la Final de la #LNSV! El club de Chorrillos venció a Rebaza por 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-16) y jugará su novena final de la #LNSV
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Opposite Thaisa McLeod, a member of the Peruvian national team, was awarded as the match’s MVP after she tallied 14 points – ten in kills, three blocks and one ace. Outside hitters Kiara Montes and Karla Ortiz added 14 and 12 respectively while Rebaza’s outside hitter Nicole da Silva added ten points for her team.
“We prepared really well for this match. Even though we won the first, we didn’t play the way we wanted,” McLeod commented at the end of the match. “We focused on being more aggressive with our serves and making fewer mistakes in offence, and those were the main factors we improved. These changes helped us control the match.”
McLeod hits to score one of her 14 points in the match
Alianza will appear in their fourth final and their first since the 1992/1993 season. The team which won the season-opening Peruvian Cup, won their semifinal series against Circolo Sportivo Italiano after a 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-18) triumph in the second match.
MVP and middle blocker Yujhamy Mosquera, outside hitter Brenda Lobaton and opposite Brenda Uribe were all key contributors in Alianza’s triumph with ten points each. The match’s top scorer was Circolo’s opposite Katherine Regalado with 14 points.
“I’m very emotional because it’s the first time in a while that Alianza get to be in the final”, Mosquera commented. “We have a very young roster and only players from Peru, and that makes us really proud. We’ll have a tough series against Regatas and will need to be even more focused for the matches against them.”
Semifinales: #ALIxCSI Final del 1set 📣📣 ☑️Alianza Lima esta cada vez más cerca de su primera final de la #LNSV 🏐 vence a Circolo en el 1set por 25-20.
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The best-of-five final series between Regatas and Alianza will begin on May 26.
