CIUDAD PANAMA, June 22, 2011 – Puerto Rico started with the
right foot at the U-21 Men’s Pan American Volleyball Cup
defeating Mexico 3-0 (25-18, 25-21 y 25-22)on Wednesday.
Noah Marrero led the winners with 12 points followed by Josué
Rivera with 11 and José Ribas, Emanuel Romero and Ramón Burgos
with 9 apiece.For Mexico, Juan Revuelta and Jorge Cabrera had 8
and 7 points respectively.
Both coaches, Carlos Rodríguez of Puerto Rico and Francisco
Javier Jim of Mexico, said their teams didn’t have the time to
prepare for the tournament and the match helped to correct
mistakes for the next two games.
Rivera, the captain of Puerto Rico, said: “We miss some
important players who couldn’t come due to injuries or study
reasons, but we had a good game and it is good to start winning
and go step by step.”
Revuelta said the match was a good experience. “Despite the loss,
we showed we can give more in this tournament and we still hope
to qualify to the next round,” he said.
