bronze volleyball
Havana, June 24 (JIT).- The Cuban team beat Canada this Saturday in four sets and took the bronze medal in the 2024 Pan American Men’s U-17 Volleyball Cup, which closed its actions in the Mexican city of Colima with the coronation of Puerto Rico.
Those led by Lian Sem Estrada recovered from a setback in the first set and sealed the duel with scores of 23-25, 25-19, 25-18 and 25-19. In this way they sealed their passage through the tournament with a balance of three successes and the same number of defeats.
On a collective level, the Cubans exhibited an advantage in attack (55-46) and service (3-1), while the northerners defended the net better (9-7) and committed more unforced errors (33-25), according to the official statistics of the contest.
The opposite Yosdani Medina led the Antillean attack and emerged as the top scorer of the match with 23 points, all achieved with shots. His teammates Andy Marero and Samuel Rodríguez also stood out, who contributed 15 and 12 points, respectively.
In the Canadian ranks, Tyson DeZutter carried the offensive weight, scoring 19 points distributed in 18 attacks and one block. Seth Brunoro (14) and William Clarmo (12) also scored double figures.
At the end of the fight, the Cuban coach declared to the Norceca website that “in the last sets we made adjustments, especially in the serve, which we changed direction and location… I am happy because we have been training for a short time and they have known how to abide by the rules.” orientations. I think that for the World Cup we will continue to grow.
In the match that brought down the curtains of the competition, the Puerto Rican squad battled for five sets to defeat Mexico with scores of 25-10, 23-25, 25-27, 25-16, 15-12.
Cuban Samuel Rodrigo was included in the tournament’s honor roll, selected as the most outstanding in the service and receipt sections.
Roll of Honor
Gustavo Álvarez (PUR/Most Valuable Player)
Emi Díaz (MEX/Best Attacker)
Adrián Carrillo (PUR/Second best attacker)
Jorge Suárez (PUR/Best Blocker)
Dylan López (PUR/Second best blocker)
Samuel Rodríguez (CUB/Best receiver and Best service)
Ignacio Cruz (PUR/Best defense and Best libero)
Edurdo Escoto (MEX/Best Passer)
Tyson Dezutter (CAN/Top Scorer)
Luis Mendizabal (GUA/Best Opposite)
