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Argentina starts Pan American Cup campaign on the right foot
GATINEAU, Canada, July 25, 2017 - Argentina kicked off the
action of the 12th Pan American Cup on a winning note
by beating Puerto Rico in three sets (25-20, 25-14 and 25-17) in
just over one hour at Gatineau’s Robert Guertin Arena in
Canada’s national capital region.
Silver medallist in the past two editions, the South American
squad was led by Cristian Poglajen, the highest scorer with 14
points, including four aces. Pablo Crer also contributed 11.
Opposite Maurice Torres led Puerto Rico’s offensive with eight
points.
Julio Velasco, Argentina’s coach: “In the beginning we didn’t
have a good rhythm, but after four or five points we started to
play in a good way. The serve, block and defense system worked
very well and gave a lot of problems to Puerto Rico, especially
in the service, and our sideout worked especially in the second
and third set. To be the first match and we haven’t played for a
long time, it was ok.”
Ramón Hernández, Puerto Rico’s coach: “This is our first match
of the season, and I think they performed well. Obviously, we
played against one of the best teams in the tournament and we
knew it was going to be a really difficult match, but Puerto
Rico played well.” |
