Cuba end losing streak

Wroclaw, Poland, September 13, 2014 – Cuba captured their first victory in the second round of the FIVB Men’s World Championship with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 30-28) win over Bulgaria at Centennial Hall on Saturday night.

The victory earned three points for the Cubans who now have 5 in total, the same amount of the defeated side and without opportunities of moving to the next round.

Cuba broke a three-match losing streak. It was the fourth consecutive loss for the Bulgarian side. Cuba have won five of seven head-to-head matches with Bulgaria in world championships Osmany Uriarte led Cuba with 19 points while Javier Jimenez chipped in with nine of his own. Tavetan Sokolov and Todor Aleksiev finished with 11 and 9, respectively, for Bulgaria.