The four South American teams are competing in Cali (Colombia) for two spots for the World Cup which will be their first chance to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
In a close and very interesting game between Argentina and Chile, the Argentinians got the win in straight sets with partial 26-24, 25-23, 25-14.
The players coached by Julio Velasco were superior in blocking (9 points) against Chileans who are showing significant progress in these qualifications.
The most efficient player of Argentina was Ezequiel Palacios with 13 points. On the Chilean side, Vicente Parranguirre scored 8.
In the second game, the Venezuelan team led by the captain Kervin Pinerua (16 points) managed to beat the hosts in four sets, partially 25-20, 20-25, 25-20 and 25-20.
Venezuela neutralized Colombia with its serves.
The Colombian Liberman Agamez scored the most points in the game – 25.
CSV Qualification Round / Round robin /
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
1st game | 19. 05. 2015 18:00 | Argentina | VS | Venezuela | 3:0 | 25:14; 25:16; 25:20 | ||
2nd game | 19. 05. 2015 20:15 | Colombia | VS | Chile | 0:3 | 17:25; 16:25; 18:25 | ||
3rd game | 20. 05. 2015 18:00 | Argentina | VS | Chile | 3:0 | 26:24; 25:23; 25:14 | ||
4th game | 20. 05. 2015 20:15 | Venezuela | VS | Colombia | 3:1 | 25:20; 20:25; 25:20; 25:20 | ||
5th game | 21. 05. 2015 18:00 | Chile | VS | Venezuela | 0:0 | |||
6th game | 21. 05. 2015 20:15 | Colombia | VS | Argentina | 0:0 |
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