Brazil’s tight blocking
It was the second win for Argentina while the Brazilian side was making its first outing in the competition.
Thursday’s schedule in the five-team tournament features the South American duel between Argentina and Brazil while hosts Canada meet Dominican Republic.
Brazil 3, Dominican Republic 0
The Brazilian team debuted with a straight sets victory (25-20, 25-20 y 25-13) over Dominican Republic who dropped to a win-loss 0-2 record. Henrique Batagim was the best scorer for the South Americans with a total of 13 points, while Dominican Pedro Luis García finished with 14. Brazilian Flavio Gualberto and Dominican Kelvin Campechano each finished with four blocks.
“We had a very well balanced game tonight, but we still can improve,” Brazil’s Coach Leonardo Carvalho said. “The Dominican team played much better than in their first match against Argentina, obviously they had a long trip.”
Argentina 3, Mexico 0
Argentina defeated Mexico in straight sets (25-16, 25-23, 25-11) to open the second day of action.Gonzalo Lapera registered a total of 21 points for Argentina, while Mexico’s captain Mauricio Lopez was the top scorer for the defeated side with 8 tallies.
Gonzalo Quiroga, the captain of Argentina, stated that even though he could not play after pulling a muscle, everything worked as expected.
“We got a good victory against a good team that showed a great level in their first match (against Canada), but we did what we had to do and our staff also did a great scouting job,” he said.
Top Scorers by Day
24 – Luis Adames of Dominican Republic v Argentina 25-9-12
21 – Gonzalo Lapera of Argentina v Mexico 26-9-12
Top Scoring Performances
24 – Luis Adames of Dominican Republic v Argentina 25-9-12
21 – Gonzalo Lapera of Argentina v Mexico 26-9-12
20 – Gonzalo Lapera of Argentina v Dominican Republic 25-9-12
20 – Bradley Kufske of Canada v Mexico 25-9-12
19 – Nick del Bianco of Canada v Mexico 25-9-12
Top Blocking Performances
4 – Flavio Gualberto of Brazil v Dominican Republic 26-9-12
4 – Kelvyn Campechano of Dominican Republic v Brazil 26-9-12
3 – Gonzalo Lapera of Argentina v Dominican Republic 25-9-12
3 – Bradley Kufske of Canada v Mexico 25-9-12
3 – Lucas Van Berkel of Canada v Mexico 25-9-12
3 – Ariel Acosta of Mexico v Canada 25-9-12
3 – Henrique Batagim of Brazil v Dominican Republic 26-9-12
Top Service Ace Performances
3 – Nick del Bianco of Canada v Mexico 25-9-12
2 – Daniel Jansen Van Doom of Canada v Mexico, 25-9-12
2 – Gonzalo Lapera of Argentina v Mexico 26-9-12
Highest Set Scores
26-24 Mexico v Canada (2nd Set) 25-9-12
25-23 Argentina v Mexico (2nd Set) 26-9-12
Highest Scoring Matches
204 – Canada v Mexico (20-25, 24-26, 25-18, 25-13, 15-13) 25-9-12
176 – Argentina v Dominican Republic (25-15, 22-25, 25-22, 25-17) 25-9-12
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