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GATINEAU,
August 14, 2022: A young Brazilian squad could
not hold off a more experienced Dominican side
today at the 15th Pan American Cup
held at the Slush Puppie Centre in Quebec,
Canada.
It was the sixth five-set match of the
tournament; 2-3 (23-25, 25-22, 17-25, 18-25,
10-15) with the Dominican Republic securing
seventh place as winner of this classification
final.
The teams were even on attack points at 58, and
Brazil was the better blocking side (12-9). The
Dominicans had an impressive 10 ace serves, five
from opposite Gerson Ezequiel Toribio, compared
to the South Americans with two aces. Errors
were almost equal (28-27) with Brazil getting
the slight advantage.
Veteran outside hitter Wilfrido Hernandez led
all scoring with 25 points. Brazil’s Maicon dos
Santos França added 20 points to the losing
side’s total.
This was the first of four matches in today’s
schedule that culminates in the gold medal match
between Canada and Cuba. |
