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Canada and Cuba playing for 9-16 positions at U21

SOFIA, Bulgaria, September 28, 2021 - Canada defeated Bahrain 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-17) and Cuba earned a victory over Cameroon by no-show 3-0 (25-0, 25- 0, 25-0) in Pool H for positions 9-16 of the FIVB U21 Men's World Championship.

Both teams finished the Preliminary Round with a win-loss record of 1-2 and out of contention for the medals.

Samuel Cooper had 11 points as the best Canadian in the victory over Bahrain, followed by Michael Donovan and Christopher Byam with 8 points each.

In the Preliminary Round in Pool D, Canada won a victory against Cameroon, and lost to Brazil 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-18) and to Russia 3-1 (25-13, 25-22 , 21-25, 25-22).

Cooper scored 14 and Cole Ketrzynski added 10 on the setback against Brazil, and Cooper had 21, followed by Jackson Young with 13 and Ketrzynski with 10 in the loss to Russia.

In Pool B, Poland beat Cuba 3-1 (25-16, 25-19, 18-25, 25-19) and Bulgaria beat them 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-21). Marlon Yant scored 16 and José Miguel Gutierrez and Alexei Ramírez finished with 12 and 11 points, respectively, in the loss to Poland. Yant had 13 and Gutiérrez 12 against Bulgaria.

The Cubans rallied to beat Bahrain 3-1 (19-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-21) with Ramírez and Gutiérrez scoring 16 points each.