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CALI, Colombia, November 29, 2021. - Chile
defeated Guatemala in straight sets 3-0 (26-24,
25-20, 25-16) for seventh place in the men’s
volleyball tournament at the I Junior Pan
American Games Cali-Valle 2021.
Chile concluded the event with 1-3 win-loss
record and Guatemala with 0-4 for seventh and
eighth positions respectively.
Chile needed two set points before closing the
first set, pressured by an enthusiastic and
energetic Guatemalan squad.
Chile held a 45-33 margin in attacks and 4-0 in
serves, while Guatemala led by a slim 7-6 margin
in blocks.
Three players led Chile’s scorers, outside
hitters Vicente Ibarra and Rafael Fuentes with
11 points each, and opposite hitter Yordan Araya
with 10 points. Opposite hitter José Rodrigo
Carrillo scored 12 points for Guatemala.
Vicente Mardones, captain of Chile:
“We didn't want to play for this position, we’re
leaving with a victory but not satisfied, we
were eager for a lot more. It was a good
experience, a nice tournament and we learned a
lot for our future; we must work more”.
Daniel Nejamkin, head coach of Chile:
“Today we had a good match, with good
performances from Mardones, Ibarra and Yordan,
also Lucas Lavin, a libero who secured a place
in Chile’s senior team. My conclusion of the
tournament, we played badly against Mexico, well
against Brazil and yesterday we handed out the
match to Dominican Republic after playing well”.
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Daniel Ralon, setter of Guatemala:
“In the first set against Chile we had more
energy, in good physical condition. We are a
very young team, only one player is U23 and this
tournament was to gain experience. We would have
wanted to give a better performance but we did
well”.
Reider Lucas, head coach of Guatemala:
“We had possibilities of winning several sets,
but in general it was a hard tournament for us.
This competition gave us a lot of experience, it
had quality and a good level, but we gave a good
impression. We must continue working to improve
and it was a positive experience, the team faced
professional players”.
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