SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 20, 2024.- The Peruvian team defeated Guatemala this Saturday 3-1 (25-19, 25-15, 20-25, 25-23) in the match that defined the 9th and 10th positions of the Men’s Pan American Volleyball Cup at the “Ricardo Arias” Volleyball Pavilion.
The Peruvians were better in attacks 49-47, in blocks 9-6 and in serves 4-3.
Sebatián Blanco was the most offensive for Peru with 25 points followed by Francis Mendoza with 12, while Santiago La Jara and Daniel Porras added 8 each. For Guatemala, José Pérez and Carlos López added 8 points respectively.
Juan Carlos Rodríguez, coach of Peru: Very happy with the victory, we had not played for a year and we had not played with Guatemala since 2018 until we met in the preliminary round of this tournament, so satisfied with the work the boys did and by the position reached.
Reider Mora, coach of Guatemala: I congratulate the Peruvian team, they knew how to handle the entire match very well, although we were able to win the third set, they were the ones who always had the difference in the game.
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