PARAMARIBO, Suriname, September 17, 2024. – Peru improved their record (1-1) in Pool B after defeating St. Vincent 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-15) in the U23 Men’s Pan American Cup being held at the Anthony Nesty Sporthal in Paramaribo, Suriname.
Peru (1-1) will close pool-play on Wednesday against Suriname, and St. Vincent (0-2) will face Guatemala.
Peru delivered a convincing victory over St. Vincent, dominating in attacks (46-17) and service points (8-1), while St. Vincent led in blocks (8-4) and committed one fewer error (17-18).
Leonel Despaigne, Peru’s captain, was the top scorer with 17 points (16 attacks, one ace), and Piero Porras added 10 points.
St. Vincent’s middle blocker Shadron Delpesche scored 10 points, including a match-high of 5 blocks.
Peru was able to use all their players in a match that lasted less than an hour (0:57).
Piero Porras, Peru’s outside hitter: “Our coach made quite a few changes so that everyone could get on the court and find their rhythm for the upcoming matches. Today we were able to control the game as the opponent gave us the opportunities to do so. We did what we know how to do. We’re ready to face Suriname, and what we need is to control the ball because that’s how we will control the game”.
John Jaimion, captain of St. Vincent and the Grenadines: “We got off to a rough start and we couldn’t get our foot in. Passing was one of our main issues today and we hope with some training sessions we can improve for the following games”.
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