Peru-Mexico
In the race for the ninth place, the Peruvians blasted their way to a breath-taking 25-16, 25-15, 17-25, 15-25, 15-12 victory.
Peru’s top scorers Angela Leyva (24 points) and Milagros Rodriguez (16) led the South Americans to a hard-fought 3-2 win. Lizbeth Sainz scored 23 times for Mexico.
Scoring 14 points only in the first two sets, Leyva paved the way for an unquestionable 25-16, 25-25 Peru lead in the first part of the much-awaited Latin American duel. Peruvian setter Sandra Santana ran a well-balanced offense combined with solid block-defence work.
However, Mexico did not give up, bouncing back fearlessly in the third (25-17) and fourth (25-19) set. The team of coach Vachino Estanislao improved their defense with better blocking and some impressive saves from libero Kaomi Solis. The key moment of the match came at 12-12 in the fifth set when Peru scored three points in a row to end the five-set thriller eventually in their favour.
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