Mexico defeats Chile in five sets in Pan American Cup

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 14, 2024.- In a disputed match that lasted a maximum of five sets, Mexico had to work hard to defeat Chile 3-2 (25-22, 25-23, 19- 25, 15-25, 15-13) and obtain their first victory in the XVII Men's Pan American Volleyball Cup at the “Ricardo Arias” Volleyball Pavilion.

The Mexicans surpassed the Chileans in serves 4-2, while Chile dominated in attacks 59-56 and in blocks 14-8.

On offense for Mexico, Franky Milantoni had 24 points, while Mauro Fuentes and Victor Parra added 13 and 10 respectively. For Chile Vicente Parraguirre and Dusan Bonacic finished with 20 points each.

Carlos Schwanke, coach of Mexico: Incredible, we are here to develop a group, we remained aggressive every minute on the court, except in the third and fourth sets  where we lowered the intensity a little but we returned in the fifth and we were able to capitalize on the victory which is very positive for us.

Daniel Nejamkin, coach of Chile: It was a very challenging match but the team played at a good level because although we couldn't win, after being down 2-0 we were able to extend it to a fifth and decisive set.