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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 12, 2021
– Host Dominican Republic started off on the
right foot scoring a straight-set victory 3-0
(25-21, 25-20, 25-16) over Panama in Pool A of
the U23 Men’s Volleyball Pan American Cup on
Monday.
Luis David Reinoso was the best Dominican scorer
with 16 points followed by Juan Gabriel Feliz
with 10 points. Denzel Arboine had 10 points as
the only Panamanian in double digits.
Each team finished with two aces while the
Dominican side had the edge 6-5 in blocks. The
winners dominated in attacks 49-28 and made 22
errors to 18 by the losers.
Luis Reinoso, captain of Dominican Republic: “It
was a good match, especially for us. We didn’t
do anything we had not practice in training. We
had good coaching, communicated well and
everything resulted as it was foreseen.”
Jose Gutierrez, coach of Dominican Republic:
“The first matches are always the most difficult
for any team and breaking the ice is the part
everyone need to do. It was a balanced match for
both sides. Now we need to wait and see if we
can get the goal everyone is looking for,
qualifying to the Pan Am Games.”
Rodrigo Rodríguez, captain of Panama: “It was an
excellent match and we were able to maintain the
emotional stability most of the time, except for
the final part when some players were a little
bit down. But we are satisfied with the job made
by the team.”
Javier Gonzalez, coach of Panama: “The match was
good. We have a lot of respect for the Dominican
team. We came in with the mentality of giving a
good show and we did it. So the objective was
achieved.” |
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