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2003 World League final in the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid |
Goran Vujevic spikes past AndrÚ Heller(No 4) |
The converted bullring: the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid |
Rodrigo Santana is up for the spike.... |
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...and Rodrigo Santana spikes it into the defense of Andrija Geric |
Serbia and Montenegro celebrate a point |
Vladimir Grbic spikes into the defense of AndrÚ Nascimento(9), AndrÚ Heller(4) and Brazilian captain Nalbert Bitencourt |
Brazil's time to celebrate |
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Rodrigo Santana on the spike again against Andrija Geric |
Ivan Miljkovic aims to guide the ball over AndrÚ Nascimento |
Nalbert spikes into Goran Vujevic, Andrija Geric and Serbia and Montenegro captain Nikola Grbic |
Interval entertainment |
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Nikola Grbic celebrates his team's third set win |
The atmoshpere at the 2003 World League final was electric |
Nalbert on attack |
Ricardo Garcia sets for Henrique Randow |
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Garcia setting for Rodrigo Santana |
Into the tiebreaker and Serbia and Montenegro coach Veselin Vokovic gives out the tips |
Giba receives |
Slobodan Boskan is full of concentration |
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Nalbert at full stretch as the tie breaker continues |
Libero for Serbia and Montenegro Vasa Mijic reaches to make the receive |
Final whistle blows with Brazil winning the tie breaker 31-29 |
Rodrigo Santana, Giba and Brazilian coach Bernardo Rezende celebrate the title and topping the FIVB world rankings |
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Nalbert and Ricardo thank the fans |
So close: A hugely disappointed Slobodan Boskan |
