Brazil LBF semi-finals round up: Blumenau and Ituano take 1-0 leads

Jesús Alfredo Santiago
August 4, 2021

The Playbook @genius_playbook

🏆 @FCKobenhavn are back-to-back champions of Denmark. They have been ruthlessly clinical in front of goal:

🔹 60 goals (most)
🔹 53.9 xG (most)
🔹 6.1 goals over expected (most)
🔹 5.8 shots on target per game (most)
🔹 26.6 touches in opp. box per game (most)

#fcklive | #sldk twitter.com/FCKobenhavn/st…

F.C. København

@FCKobenhavn

𝑫𝑨𝑵𝑺𝑲𝑬 🌟🌟🌟 𝑴𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑬

#fcklive #sldk

The Playbook @genius_playbook

🔹 12 goals
🔹 53 shots
🔹 24 on target
🔹 8.9 xG
🔹 3.1 goals over expected
🔹 5.6 xA
🔹 20.8% conversion
🔹 4.4 touches in opposing box (per game)

In all of the above metrics, @FCKobenhavn‘s Viktor Claesson sits in the 95th percentile of all #sldk players (at least).

#fcklive

The Playbook @genius_playbook

𝙒𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 📊

🔵 #LCFC win: 49%
⚒️ #WHUFC win: 27%
🤝 Draw: 24%

That point at Newcastle might just come back to save Dean Smith’s @LCFC today. But they’ll need all three points against West Ham, and a favour from Bournemouth.

#PremierLeague | #LEIWHU

Blumenau edge past Sampaio

KTO Blumenau defeated Sampaio Basquet 65-63 to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match semi-final series.

An outstanding performance from Cacá for Blumenau, scoring 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds was the decisive factor in a hard-fought and close encounter.

Vitória scored 13 points, while Luana and Kawanni both made nine points for the hosts.

For Sampaio, Débora was once again their shining light, scoring 11 points and making nine assists and nine rebounds.

PLACAR FINAL!@BlumenauBFB 6️⃣5️⃣x6️⃣3️⃣ @SampaioBasket

BLU lidera a série 1-0

Jogo acirradíssimo no sul e o KTO/Blumenau sai na frente, com grande atuação da MVP Cacá!

📸 Vitor Bett #LevanteABolaDelas pic.twitter.com/bqPwmBrOV6

— Liga de Basquete Feminino (@LBF_Oficial) August 1, 2021

Ituano Basquete one match away from the final

In the other semi-final, Ituano Basquete put in a brilliant performance to comfortably defeat Vera Cruz Campinas 92-78.

With 29 points, Alana registered her highest score of the season, as well as recording six rebounds and five assists.

Below is a shot chart showing how prolific she was with her three-point throws, scoring six from eight attempts, from all areas of the court.

Shot chart

🔥 @GoncaloAlana1 🔥 foi decisiva e incendiou o jogo em Campinas! Recorde pessoal de pontos na temporada, cestinha do jogo com 64% de aproveitamento geral, 6/8 nas bolas de 3 pts e MVP @voegoloficial deste domingo da #LBFnaCultura! ✈🏆🔴⚫🐓

📸 Juca Ferreira#LevanteABolaDelas pic.twitter.com/GhP3yaYbPY

— Liga de Basquete Feminino (@LBF_Oficial) August 1, 2021

For Veracruz Campinas, wing/guard Maila scored 21 points, with five three-pointers, seven rebounds and six assists.

What is next?

In order to go through the finals, the team has to win two out of the three matches.

KTO Blumenau (lead series over Sampaio Basquete 1-0)

Ituano Basquete (lead series over Veracruz Campinas 1-0)

Sampaio Basquete and Vera Cruz Campinas have disputed the last two finals but both sides need to win their next two matches to progress to the final.

Matches:

August 7: Ituano Basquete – Veracruz Campinas

August 8: Sampaio Basquete – Blumenau

August 9: Ituano Basquete – Veracruz Campinas

August 10: Sampaio Basquete – Blumenau