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PAC 2018 M: Major upset in the second round, Puerto Rico defeat USA

by WoV
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Three more games have been played in the second round of the Pan American Cup 2018 and we have one huge upset!

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico were the team that made a huge surprise by beating the USA in four sets 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-21). Even though the U.S. team was ahead after the first set, the Puerto Rican boys had enough power to make a comeback and to win the game.

Canada didn’t have that many troubles against the Dominican Republic. The Canadian team defeated the rival in straight sets 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-16) to record the second win in this tournament,

In the last game of the round, Mexico beat Chile in three sets as well (25-22, 25-18, 25-19). They will play against Cuba for the first place in Pool A.

The calendar of matches for the preliminary phase:

August 28

USA – Peru 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 26-24)

Chile – Cuba 1-3 (22-25, 25-17, 19-25, 21-25)

Brazil – Dominican Republic 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-14)

Canada – Colombia 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22)

Argentina – Puerto Rico 3-1 (20-25, 25-15, 33-31, 25-17)

Mexico – Guatemala 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-16)

 

August 29

Cuba – Guatemala 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-16)

Colombia – Brazil 0-3 (25-27, 17-25, 12-25)

Peru – Argentina 0-3 (20-25, 22-25, 15-25)

Dominican Republic – Canada 0-3 (20-25, 20-25, 16-25)

Puerto Rico – USA 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-21)

Mexico – Chile 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-19)

 

August 30

11:00    Peru – Puerto Rico

13:00    Guatemala – Chile

15:00    Colombia – Dominican Republic

17: 00   Brazil – Canada

19:00    United States – Argentina

21:00    Mexico – Cuba

 

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