France made back-to-back wins in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
Riffa, Bahrain, August 19, 2017 – France claimed their second straight win after opening day winners Russia, Italy and hosts Bahrain suffered losses on the second day of competition in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship at the Isa City Sports Hall on Saturday.
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Latest VideosFacebookTwitterInstagramMedia GuidesFrance showed a very solid performance against Cuba in Pool B with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-14) win. Celestin Cardin top scored for the European squad with 16 points, but top scorer Remi Bassereau also had a great output of 15 points to help their team gain a successful start in the competition.
Argentina, USA and Iran opened their campaigns in the Boys’ U19 World Championship with victories, while defending champions Poland suffered a loss.
Argentina defeated Russia 3-1 (20-25, 25-13, 25-23, 26-24) in Pool C, USA beat hosts Bahrain 3-1 (28-26, 25-19, 20-25, 25-23) in Pool A, and Iran stunned Italy 3-2 (25-16, 23-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-12) in Pool D. Brazil stunned Poland 3-1 (22-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-22) in Pool B to bounce back from their shattering loss to France on Friday.
Turkey, Egypt and Czech Republic won their matches to bounce back after encountering defeats on the opening day to Russia, Bahrain and Italy, respectively.
Turkey dominated Chile 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-19) in Pool C and Egypt defeated Puerto Rico 3-1 (29-27, 25-20, 23-25, 25-17) in Pool A, then Czech Republic overwhelmed Mexico 3-0 (28-26, 25-16, 25-17) in Pool D.
Top Scorer by Day
30 – Gabriel Garcia of Puerto Rico v Tunisia on August 18
28 – Porya Yali of Iran v Italy on August 19
Top Scoring Performances
30 – Gabriel Garcia of Puerto Rico v Tunisia on August 18
28 – Porya Yali of Iran v Italy on August 19
26 – Victor Aleksander Cardoso of Brazil v France on August 18
23 – Remi Bassereau of France v Brazil on August 18
Top Individual Serving Performances
4 – Cong Tian of China v Mexico on August 18
4 – Ondrej Piskacek of Czech Republic v Mexico on August 19
Top Team Serving Performances
8 – France v Brazil on August 18
8 – Italy v Czech Republic on August 18
7 – Czech Republic v Mexico on August 19
Top Individual Blocking Performances
6 – Lorenzo Cortesia of Italy v Czech Republic on August 18
6 – Luis Vidal Allen Serrano of Cuba v France on August 19
Top Team Blocking Performances
18 – Puerto Rico v Tunisia on August 18
15 – Italy v Iran on August 19
Highest Scoring Sets
32-30 – Puerto Rico v Tunisia on August 18
29-27 – Egypt v Puerto Rico on August 19
Highest Scoring Matches
229 – Puerto Rico v Tunisia 3-2 (20-25, 25-18, 30-32, 25-22,17-15) on August 18
208 – Iran v Italy 3-2 (25-16, 23-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-12) on August 19