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GATINEAU, Canada, June 24, 2015 – Chile made a successful debut
in Pool A action of the U21 Men’s Pan American Cup by beating
Mexico 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-19) Wednesday at the Centre Sportif
de Gatineau.
The South American squad dominated their opponents in attacks
(41-23), blocks (7-4) and serving aces (4-3).
Gianluca Boreli led the Chilean attack with 15 points, one more
than captain Dusan Bonacic. Alan Martinez (8) and Francisco
Olvera (7) were the top scorers for Mexico.
Dusan Bonacic, captain of Chile: “The final result may show that
it was an easy game for us, but Mexico put a lot of pressure on
us. We defended every ball. We tried to hit the ball harder and
that was our mistake. We look forward to the next match against
Canada. We know we can play a better volleyball than what we
showed today. I am sure my teammates will 100% ready.”
Daniel Nejamkin, coach of Chile: “It was a match full of nerves
being our debut. It is normal for a team at this level. We hope
to play better tomorrow against a team that should perform at a
level higher than what Mexico showed today. Every game is
important and we will prepare for our match against Canada.”
Enrique Ugalde, captain of Mexico: “Today Chile played very
well, and we didn’t get to our best level. They made a lot of
mistakes in the first set and we couldn’t get an advantage over
them. Then they started to serve better and we had problems in
our reception. In the whole match we couldn’t get to our best
level like yesterday, and that was the main factor of today’s
game.”
Victor Porras, head coach of Mexico: “We were desperate and made
many mistakes in our serve and reception. We could not control
the reception and that led to many simple mistakes on court.”
With a victory each, Chile and Canada will play Thursday for the
top spot in Pool A. Despite two defeats, World Championships
hosts Mexico will advance to the quarterfinal phase on Friday. |
