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CALLAO, Peru, June 15, 2015 - Argentina won the battle between
South American sides by outplaying Colombia in five sets 3-2
(20-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-18, 15-12) to stay undefeated in Pool A
with a 3-0 mark.
The winners committed 19 unforced errors to 36 by the defeated
side. Argentina held a 10-8 margin in blocks while Colombia had
the top hand in service winners 8-4.
Lucia Fresco led four Argentineans with double figures in
scoring with 19 points, including four blocks. Yamila Nizetich
and Emilce Sosa contributed 15 and 14, respectively, while
Florencia Busquets chipped in with 10.
Colombia’s Amanda Coneo had a tournament-high 27 points,
followed by Cindy Ramirez (16), Ivonne Montano (14), María
Martinez (10) and Yeisy Soto (10).
“Colombia is a very young team but we are on the right
direction. Today we made many errors at the key moments and it
cost us the result. That’s the reason for continue working to
avoid doubts and get our objectives,” Colombia’s captain María
Marín said.
Guillermo Orduna, coach of Argentina said: “We are coming from a
very intense weekend, we played as hosts under a lot of pressure
and now it has been difficult to stay within that level of play.
We are not showing our usual game but thanks to the character we
have been able to move forward.”
Eduardo Guillaume, coach of Colombia: “Today’s match could have
gone either way. It was a very, very tough match and despite the
loss I want to highlight the performance of my squad. We made
many errors and must continue working in order to be stable at
the key moments.” |
