A point! It is necessary to begin with the positive – said French coach Philippe Blain after the second match against Cuba. His team lost both matches, however, showed the game at a good level.
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Pool D, weekend 3
France vs, Cuba 1-3 (27:29, 27:25, 23:25, 31:33) and 2-3 (25:23, 21:25, 25:22, 22:25, 9:15)
Both matches between France and Cuba were very tied. The hosts were strongly motivated by the fans, however, they could feel the pressure put on them, as they didn’t won any match in this year’s tournament and stays on the 4th, last place in Pool D. In the first match the French team, led by Samuele Tuia and Antonin Rouzier, was close to the tie-break, but despite 5 set points in the 4th set they weren’t able to take the set and lost eventually 1-3. The second match was even more exciting. France without Guillaume Samica and Samuele Tuia played a good game and made not so much errors. Performance of Antonin Rouzier, who scored 30 points, showed that he is getting back ‘in shape’. Nevertheless, his efforts weren’t enough to beat strong Cuba and top scorer, Wilfredo Leon.
Korea vs. Italy 1-3 (25:23, 19:25, 21:25, 20:25) and 2-3 (15:25, 22”25, 25:21, 25:22, 10:15)
Italy continues the record of victories in this year’s World League. In Korea they lost only 1 point, gaining 5. In the classification they raised a distance to the 2nd Korea to 6 points. In the first match in Korean Incheon the hosts played well in the block, but this helped them to win only one set. On Sunday they were more decided in service and block and they quickly took a lead. But from the 3rd set it was Italy who took the domination thanks to Michal Lasko who scored 21 points and Ivan Zaytsev (19). They maintain the advantage till the end and won 3-2.
Despite the defeat, Korean coach Park Ki-Won seemed rather satisfied with the presence of his players: “Our team generally did a great job in today’s match. The biggest plus is that we got two sets against Italy even though the team is not on the best condition. During the final set, the service of Italy was strong and it made Korea lose final set.”
Source: FIVB