Indian women volleyball team began their Lusofonia campaign on a winning note by defeating Macau in straight three sets at Dr Shamaprasad Mukherjee stadium here.
The Indian team, led by Melinda Pereira, put up a good show during the match as they got the better of Macau 25-16 25-10 25-10.
They will take on Mozambique tomorrow.
All throughout the match, Macau led by Lei Sin Kuan looked a weaker side.
"The attack was okay from our side but we had a locking failure," said Kuan after the match in the presence of team's chief coach NG Wai Keong.
She said Macau failed to deliver due to a weak defence.
Pereira said the international exposure for the team helped them surpass the rivals today.
"Girls performed very good, the attack was good, defence was good and we had good lock time," she said.
Indian team coach R P Tailor credited the victory to two most promising players Tiji Raju and Vengandan Soumya.
"Our priority is to concentrate on the next match now," he said.
In the opening match, the Indian women outshone their Macau counterparts hitting best shots over the net.
The winning team was in attacking mode right from the start and kept its spirit up till the end, except for few minutes during the second set with Macau tried to edge past the hosts.
During the first set, India's lifter Priyanka Khedkar had few of the best saves.
Vengadan Soumya, who displayed best defence, also shot some fabulous serves.
Kuan's efforts to score did met limited success.
After winning the first set 25-16, Indian team kept the pressure on the rivals, with captain Pereira who did not play the first set, joining in.
Macau had three substitutions during the second set which they lost 10-25.
The host team summed up the match in the third out of five sets when they won it 25-10.
