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A Dennis Premier on the Estadio Bezerrão pitch


groundsmen who would be maintaining them before and after the tournament. Another pressing matter was irrigation. During November, the average high temperature in Brazil is 27.4O being 21.4O


C. To facilitate the number of


training sessions and matches, a considerable budget was required to service and repair the existing irrigation systems, as Alan explains.


“Each of the pitches had to be renovated to begin the process of bringing them up to international standard. With time short, a programme of verti-cutting, topdressing,


Pre-match at the Estadio Bezerrão C with the low


aerating and seeding was carried out on each pitch. Being Bermuda, thatch build-up can be an issue if not managed, and a combination of lack of equipment, budget and general know-how meant that, until the renovations were carried out, the pitches were not being verti-cut more than once per year, which was simply not enough.” “Following on from the verti-cutting, each pitch was allocated an initial 60 tonnes of sand to begin improving the micro-levels. Once applied and worked in, an additional 10 tonnes was applied to each pitch. The main focus for the pitch team, given the


short lead time, was to provide a safe level surface for the players. The pitches in Kleber Andrade and Bezerrão had the advantage of the SISGRASS system, but we wanted consistency on all of the surfaces.” “To achieve that consistency, we had to address the irrigation systems. Fourteen of the eighteen venues needed their systems recommissioned or upgraded with new pipework, pumps or electrics. In the case of the Estadio Olimpico in Goiania, the pitch only had heads around the outside of the pitch with hoses being used to irrigate the central area. Rain Bird had installed all of


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