It was 3-1 (25-23, 15-25, 25-17, 26-24) triumph over Iran that qualified Italy to the semifinal before the final round.
Gabriele Nelli led the Italian scorers with 17 points.
Apart from Italy, the second team that put its name on the semifinal schedule from Pool A is Cuba.
Central Americans outclassed the hosts in straight sets and also remained.
Osmany Uriarte scored 16 points in the winning team.
In Pool B, Russia defeated Turkey in a tiebreaker 3-2 (21-25, 25-15, 25-23, 23-25, 15-8) to stay invincible and secure its spot in semis. Russia’s Egor Kliuka scored 20 points.
In Pool B’s South American classic, Argentina defeated Brazil 3-2 (25-18, 25-18, 31-33, 23-25, 15-13), despite losing its hopes to qualify for the semifinals before the clash.
Brazil has complicated own position in the battle for the semis with a defeat and will have to qualify for it in the last round.
Argentine Pablo Koukartsev was the top scorer of the game with 34 points!
Preliminary Round / Pool A
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
10th game | 28. 08. 2015 14:00 | Italy U23 | VS | Iran U23 | 3:1 | 25:23; 15:25; 25:17; 26:24 | ||
11th game | 28. 08. 2015 16:30 | United Arab Emirates U23 | VS | Cuba U23 | 0:3 | 22:25; 26:28; 16:25 | ||
12th game | 28. 08. 2015 19:00 | South Korea U23 | VS | Egypt U23 | 3:1 | 25:20; 25:18; 19:25; 25:22 |
Preliminary Round / Pool B
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
10th game | 28. 08. 2015 14:00 | Mexico U23 | VS | Tunisia U23 | 0:3 | 22:25; 21:25; 24:26 | ||
11th game | 28. 08. 2015 16:30 | Russia U23 | VS | Turkey U23 | 3:2 | 21:25; 25:15; 25:23; 23:25; 15:8 | ||
12th game | 28. 08. 2015 19:00 | Brazil U23 | VS | Argentina U23 | 2:3 | 18:25; 18:25; 33:31; 25:23; 13:15 |
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