WINNIPEG, Canada, June 4, 2008.- The third day of the Men’s Pan American Cup started with a thrilling match. Trinidad & Tobago played hard and showed Puerto Rico how serious they were about this tournament. After 5 exciting sets, Puerto Rico declared victory. Set scores were 25-20, 21-25, 25-22, 14-25, 13-15.

Both teams kept exchanging the sets victory until the final moment. Puerto Rico finally took the lead in the fifth set and played strong until the end. It was a great match for both teams.

Nolan Tash of Trinidad & Tobago cumulated a total of 25 points. Mark Daly and Sean Morrison respectively got 14 and 12 points. On the Puerto Rico side, Ulises Maldonado earned 20 points. His teammate Sequiel Sanchez, the youngest player of Puerto Rico (18 years old), got an impressive 18 points and Angel Ruiz got 17 points.

Julio Acevedo, captain of Puerto Rico commented the game: “It was a great game. Trinidad & Tobago keeps getting better and better. Their coach is doing an amazing job. On our side, our coach made all the right calls. We went through ups and downs but he directed us back on the right track every time.”

Trinidad & Tobago coach, Augusto Sabbatini, declared: “I am very happy about this game and proud of my team. My guys are strong and they keep fighting. We lost today but tomorrow is another day. ”