The Cuban delegation in this Saturday’s game only beat Portugal in the service, seven goals against five.
Lima, Peru – Cuba’s male team lost during what was their first participation in the World Volleyball Championship held until September 28 at the Smart Smart in Manila Coliseum, the Philippines.
The Cubans, part of the 32 participating selections and distributed eight groups, lost this Saturday 1-3 against Portugal on the first day of segment D.
Reports of the International Federation, cited by The state press Cuban, recognize that the island’s delegation won the first set, 25-20, but fell into the second, third and fourth, 22-25, 19-25 and 19-25.
In the party held, the Cuban time) Cubans under the guidance of Jesús Cruz delivered to their opponents31 points for their own errors, eight more than the Portuguese.
The Caribbean only surpassed Portugal in the service, seven goals against five, being otherwise matched in the attack, (48-48) and surpassed in the blockade (7-11), according to official party statistics.
The top scorer of the challenge next to the Portuguese Nuno Marques (15-2-2-2) was the young Marlon Yant, with 19 points, 15 in the attack, two in the blockade and two in the service.
Also They protruded by Cuba And individually José Massó (12/9-1-2) and Captain Miguel Ángel López (11/11-0-0), while by Portugal they also highlighted Filip Cveticanin (14/10-4-0) and José Pinto (14/11-3-0), who completed the sexteta of players with double digits.
This Sunday, September 1, the Cubans will return to the court during the night to face Colombia, Team that this Friday fell 0-3 (20-25, 21-25 and 14-25) against the United States.
The next Cuba contenders will be the Americans in a scheduled game to be held on Wednesday, at the close of the group stage.
In Group A they seem Philippines, Iran, Egypt and Tunis Brazil, Serbia, Czech Republic and China.
