Chile sweated with Guatemala

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 1, 2018 - Although they gave up a set against Guatemala, who put up resistance, the Chilean team improved their mark in 2-1 with a victory of 25-23, 18-25, 25-16 and 25 -20 in an extremely close first-round match in the first two and fourth sets, as well as in the middle of the third, something surprising, because such combativeness of the Central Americans was not expected before a cast that had defeated 3-1 on Saturday to the selective Dominican.

Guatemala won its only set in three matches, including the advantage in the two technical stops (8-7 and 16-14), in a very even second set, and unbalanced with a 5-0 rally that helped it to take advantage by 24-17, at a time when everything was in favor, both in defense of the net and the floor, attacks and services, with performances by Jeyson Nery, Brandon Chinchilla and Leonel Aragón López.

The middle blocker Simón Guerra with 15 points was the top scorer for Chile, the starters, captain Dusan Bonacic 14, Matías Parraguirre 13, the opposite Tomás Parraguirre 12, Esteban Villarreal eight and Tomás Gago five. For Guatemala, the talented Jeyson Nery was the best of the match with 23 points, Wanger Chacón 12, Carlos López and Brandon Chinchilla eight, Antonio Aragón five.