Al Rayyan-Tigres
Mikko Oivanen led the offense of Al Rayyan with 10 points as the only player with double figures in the match. David Lee added 8 points, including three blocks and two aces, while Georgi Bratoev had four aces. Samuel Córdova finished with 6 points for Tigres.
The winners finished with 10 blocks to 4 of the defeated side and blanked the opposition 6-0 in service aces.
Al Rayyan jumped to a 5-0 start and led 8-3 behind the offense of Valentin Bratoev and Oivanen. The local club of Qatar increased the gap to 16-9 and continued to dominate the rest of the set with David Lee and Sirianis Mendez as the heaviest producers in the offense. Al Rayyan won 25-13.
Aguilera blocked Mendez for an early 2-0 lead of Tigres in the second set. Al Rayyan was on top 8-6 at the first technical time-out. Oivanen continued to hit big for the home team while Juan Virgen was performing well for the Mexican University team. Al Rayyan led 16-10 at the second pause and won 25-17.
In the third set, the game continued the same path with Al Rayyan dominating their rivals.They led 8-4 and 16-10 at the technical time-outs. The home team showed good balanced offense with everyone taking part. The blocking and serves of Al Rayyan were the big difference in the match.
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