Chile and Mexico to dispute Gold at Mazara Cup

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 2, 2018 - With a convincing 3-1 victory over the Dominican Republic, the Chilean national team qualified to compete with Mexico for the gold medal of the International Volleyball Cup "Horacio -Chichí- Mazara, which will end on Tuesday at the Gioriver Arias Palace of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center.

The Chilean triumph in the semifinal 'B' by 25-20, 25-18, 23-25, 25-19 allows them to face Mexico, who scored a 3-0 win over Guatemala in the semifinal that opened the card on Monday.

Dusan Bonacic and Tomás Parraguirre each scored 17 points in the Chilean victory, Matías Parraguirre 11 and Simón Guerra nine. For the Dominican Republic, Pedro Luis García 19, Wilfrido Hernández 11, Antonio López 10 and Elvis Contreras six.

For the first time in the series, the coach of the Dominican team, the Venezuelan José Gutiérrez, had Elvis "Peco" Contreras with the initial six, along with another novelty, the central Richi Paulino who accompanied Wilfrido Hernández, but never played José Cáceres. Elvis did not come out in the third set and did not return.