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Mexican Rubio voted MVP at FIVB U21 World Championship

 

   

LUCERNE, Switzerland, May 16, 2016 – Mexican Jose Luis Rubio, whose strong blocking ruled at the net at the FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 Men’s World Championship was voted the Most Valuable Player of the competition won by Brazilians George Souto Maior Wanderley and Arthur Diego Mariano Lanci.

 

It was a tight gold medal match against Josue Gaxiola and Rubio, who are the first Mexican team to win a FIVB age-group medal. The Brazilians won 2-0 (21-17, 22-20) in the final. 

 

The Brazilians found their way around the big block with well-placed shots to win the first set easily.

 

In the second set Mexico took a two-point lead and seemed to have a chance to enforce a tiebreak, but in the end the Brazilians levelled to claim the gold at their second match point.