It's a hit on youtube already, for what I think is one of the best saves ever.
It happened last Saturday July 25 in Belho Horizonte, Brazil, during the crucial semifinal game between Peru and Argentina, in the South American World Championship qualification tournament.
The winner of this game was going to get the ticket to the 2010 WCH, and the loser was to be eliminated.
In the preliminary round Peru had won in a very entertaining and thrilling game 3x2. Also Argentina had proved their raising power by stealing one set to the mighty brazilians the day before.
Now in the semifinals, Second set, Peru with a 22-19 advantage and Argentina was storming back but this point decided more or less the game.
A powerful attack from the argentinians, Peru made a great effort to save the ball and then it came the third touch made by the setter Elena Keldibekova (born in Kazakhstan and playing for Peru) using her foot from the back side to pass the ball to the other side of the net, And immediately after this, a block came from Peru to seal the point (23-19) to the joyfull of peruvian players.
Peru ended up winning this set 25-22, and a global 3x0 to Argentina, getting the second ticket (along with Brazil) to Japan 2010.
Watch it for yourself!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIwp8y_bOIo
