SAN SALVADOR, July 1, 2008.- This time was Canada who came from a 0-2 deficit to defeat Puerto Rico 22-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19 y 15-11, in Pool A of the U-1 NORCECA Men’s Continental Championship.

Two consecutive victories secure the Canadians a visit to the playoffs with one more match to play.

Not only the Canadians reverted from a 0-2 but in the tie-breaker they changed sides down 4-8 and went on to convert 11 of the next 14 chances.

“We made the defensive changes at the corners and our attackers started to hit with more consistency against a defense that looked tired at the end,” said Chris Green, the Canadian coach.

“It was a huge victory for us because we have beaten a team who dominates the fundamentals of the game,” he said.

Meanwhile, Carlos Rodríguez blamed the lack of blocking in the crucial moments.

“At the end the bettehr physical condition and height of our rivals proved to be the difference. I don’t think it was a lack of confidence,” said the Puerto Rican coach.

The best scorers for the winners were Joren Zeeman (17), Marc Howatson (16), Rudy Verhoeff (14) and Jason DeRocco (11).

The Puerto Ricans had their best scorer in their captain Omar Rivera with 23, and Sequiel Sánchez (17) and Emanuel Batista (14).