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TORONTO, Canada, July 19, 2015 – Argentina relied mostly on
bench players to beat Colombia in straight-sets 3-0 (25-14,
25-16, 25-21) in the second day of the men’s volleyball
tournament at the Pan American Games in Toronto at Exhibition
Center.
It was the second victory for the South American team coached by
Julio Velasco and the second defeat for the Colombian side
coached by Cuban Eliseo Ramos.
Argentina dominated the one-sided contest with advantages in
blocks (9-1), aces (6-2) and attacks (41-30).
Martin Ramos led the Argentinean attack with 17 points,
including two blocks and one ace, while Ezequiel Palacios and
Maximiliano Gauna contributed 12 and 10 points, respectively, in
the victory.
Andres Piza was the only Colombian with double figures in the
scoring with 12 points. Carlos Almonia finished with eight.
Julio Velasco, Coach of Argentina: “We look forward to finish
our Pool phase in first place, so we have to prepare now against
Brazil. Playing against them is always complicated. It is a
classic South American battle. We decided to give some rest to
our main starters and played with our back up men, to be ready
for our next match.”
Facundo Conte, Player of Argentina: “Despite we played with an
alternate team, I feel happy. They showed a solid performance
with a great attitude and we are looking for that”.
Javier Filardi, Captain of Argentina: “It was a little bit
complicated in the end, but we are glad because we won. Some
players were changed to start but the most important thing was
to win, so we expect to play a good match against Brazil”.
Ezequiel Palacios, Player of Argentina: “I feel great because of
the things we did on the court as we received more chances to
play.
These are my first Pan American Games and I have enjoyed them a
lot every day, the atmosphere, the village. I have a good
impression about it”.
Eliseo Ramos, Coach of Colombia: “We are with a young team that
has no previous competitive experience, and you have to be
prepared for this kind of tournaments. We played with a new
lineup. Our setter gave a new rhythm to the team and we fought
harder in the last set. That makes me feel happy. I expect we
can improve as long as the tournament goes on.”
Andres Piza, Player of Colombia: “The idea is to contribute with
the team (by making most points possible) and to do the best for
the team, but it doesn’t matter to make a thousand points if my
team cannot win.” |
