- It feels fantastic, it was a really nice victory against Brazil, with their home ground and the crowd cheering the iron on them.
But we silenced them, says David Åhman to SVT Sport.
The competition in Itapema is the very last ever on the World Tour, as the concept will be redone next year and ahead of the brand new Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour.
Fittingly, this was the first time that the Swedish duo directly qualified for the main tournament.
Just that in itself, a success.
Once there, Åhman and Hellvig took the opportunity to win the group stage after victories against the Uruguayans Hannibal / Cairus and then the home players Arthur / Pedro Solberg.
The Swedes also did convincingly, winning 2-0 in sets in both matches and with clear numbers (21-11,21-13 and 21-17,21-16).
Now Åhman / Hellvig are ready for the round of 16, which is their tangible best result on the world tour.
- As a group leader, we have a really good battle position for tomorrow, says a hopeful Jonatan Hellvig.
- Now we drive, fills Åhman and clenches his fist in front of what awaits.
The opposition is not ready yet but the match will be played at 23:00 Swedish time.