Canada keeps alive chances of reaching the Final Six

BRASILIA, Brazil, June 28, 2019 – Canada defeated Italy 3-1 (15-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-18) keeping alive its chances of reaching the Final Six Round in Chicago of the Men’s Volleyball Nations League.

Both teams are in sixth place with 8-5 win-loss records. Italy has 25 points to 23 for Canada. Poland is in fifth place with a 9-4 mark with two more matches to play for the teams.

Stephen Maar was the best Canadian scorer with 19 points. Nicholas Hoag added 16 points and Ryan Sclater brought in another 15 in a well-balanced scoring performance by Canada.
Oleg Antonov (who was benched after the third set), Daniele Lavia and Giulio Pinali each scored 14 points for the Europeans side.

In another match in Plovdiv, host Bulgaria defeated United States 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-23).

Tsvetan Sokolov had 20 points for Bulgaria (5-8) followed by Nikolay Nikolov with 10. Benjamin Path had 20 for the United States (7-6) and Thomas Jaeschke added 13.