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BANI, Dominican Republic, May 19, 2015 – Cuba outdueled hosts
Dominican Republic in five sets 3-2
(26-24, 25-13, 26-28, 22-25, 15-11)
to conclude the men’s volleyball Maximo Gomez Cup winning all
the six matches of the friendly series played in different
cities of the country.
Abraham Alfonso and Ismael Pelayo led Cuba with 22 and 18
points, respectively, while Miguel Gutierrez chipped in with 9
points. Antonio Rodríguez topped the Dominican side with 20,
followed by Mario Frias and Victor Castillo with 14 and 11,
respectively.
The fifth match of the series at Moca, in the center of the
islands, went also to the maximum five sets with Cuba prevailing
3-2 (3-2
(25-23, 22-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-11) behind 28 points by Alfonso.
Altagracia Zapata, representing the Ministry of Sports, and
Victor Gil, treasurer of the Dominican Volleyball Federation,
presented the winners’ trophy to the visiting team composed by
the Cuban second men’s unit.
Before the last match, the teams visited the Maximo Gomez Museum
in Bani the hometown of Gomez, one of the heroes of Cuban
independence.
Nelson Ramirez, secretary of the Dominican Federation, thanked
the Ministry of Sports of the Dominican Republic which supplied
the funds to support the exchange between the two sides.
Summary of Results
May 11,
Cuba d Dominican Republic 3-0 (28-26,
25-21, 25-17)
May 12,
Cuba d Dominican Republic 3-2 (27-25, 24-26, 22-25, 3-28,
15-13)
May 13, Cuba d Dominican Republic 3-1 (25-18, 14-25, 25-13,
25-23)
May 14, Cuba d Dominican Republic 3-1 (24-26, 25-18, 25-20,
25-21)
May 16, Cuba d Dominican
Republic 3-2 (25-23, 22-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-11)
May 17, Cuba d Dominican Republic 3-2 (26-24, 25-13, 26-28,
22-25, 15-11) |
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