Peru dominates Cuba in three sets and is seventh 

CHICLAYO, Peru, July 13, 2019.- Peru, led by Angela Leyva, won 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-19) to Cuba, and was placed in seventh position of the XVIII Pan American Cup. Senior Female.

The host team, backed by more than two thousand people in the Coliseo Cerrado in Chiclayo, took to the field with a lot of concentration, committing fewer mistakes, with an almost impeccable collective game: good defense, effective blocking and forceful attack, adding to the good service that got his opponents in trouble.

Leyva was unstoppable getting 18 points, while Taisha Mc Leod managed 13, of them four in blocking. Meanwhile, Cuba was limited to 9 points for Greysi Fine and 8 for Claudia Hernández.

The attack of Peru was overwhelming with advantage 40-26, in block 11-5 and in service 5-2, with 20 points for error of Peru for 19 granted.

Mexico was superior in attack 36-20 and in service 12-1, while in blocking it was exceeded 5-6, committing 11 errors by 22 of its opponents.

The captain of Peru, Karla Ortiz, said that "the difference was that we entered very concentrated because it would be a super difficult game. Cuba is a team that plays well and we enter more safely and aggressively. Thank God we were given the victory. "

"We all fulfilled what we had to do, each one is characterized by different elements and each contributed to the victory," added Ortiz.

Francisco Hervás, coach of Peru: "We played a very compact game, very solid; Cuba was pushing hard in attack, very hard, but we had a moment that made the difference in the first set with the girls very concentrated. "

"We put a lot of pressure on our blocking and defense system, that forced them to make the mistakes that got them out of the game. That is something that we have been putting into practice throughout the championship, the relationship of blocking and defense and today we also improve the service. "