Elsafy heads Egypt’s 3-1 win over Puerto Rico

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Y. Elsafy scored 17 of his 19 points from the attack line and had two blocks, then his team-mate Yousef Hafez Elsirgany contributed 15 points. Pedro Molina recorded 16 points, as Egypt silenced Puerto Rican top scorer Gabriel Garcia, who only recorded 11 markers in the match.

The opening set went down to the wire, with Egypt getting the break to gain the two-point edge at 29-27. After a series of deadlocks, Egypt tightened their floor defence to set-up their offence until they gained a 2-0 set edge. Puerto Rico endured Egypt’s late run and extended the match to a fourth set. Y. Elsafy starred in some key plays to ensure Egypt’s win in the fourth set.