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MEXICO CITY, Mexico, May 22, 2016. - Argentina won their second
consecutive match in straight sets at the XI Men’s Pan American
Cup defeating Honduras 25-10, 25-19, 25-16 at Olympic Gymnasium
Juan de la Barrera in Mexico City.
The South American team showed different rotations while using
all their players; they had some trouble in the second set when
Honduras got into better rhythm but they still controlled the
actions. Argentina improved their win-loss record 2-0 and
stands with ten points in Pool C, while Honduras remains
win-less 0-2.
Argentina held advantage in all categories, with advantage 28-24
in spikes, 7-1 in blocks and 6-1 in serves. Argentina scored on
24 errors from their opponent and committed 19.
Argentina’s top scorer was middle blocker Fabian Flores with 10
points and opposite German Johansen contributed with 9. Luis
Salgado led Honduras with 9 points.
Argentina will face Mexico on Monday to conclude the preliminary
round.
Coach Camilo Soto of Argentina said “Honduras had a much better
performance in the second set and we failed in a couple of
serves, from there on we didn’t risk as much and Honduras had
more opportunities. We always had control thru a high rotation,
good reception and strong spikes”. About tomorrow’s match
against Mexico, he said “it’s the home team and the crowd will
be cheering for them; they have experienced players and it will
be a good challenge for my young players”.
Coach Mauricio Ulloa of Honduras indicated “my team plays well
but we start making mistakes and we can’t keep consistency and
this is really harmful.
We continue to improve”. |
