The U-19 Boys
National Volleyball Teams from Mexico and Brazil contested their skills in a
friendly match on Tuesday, 2nd April 2013. Brazilian City of Saquarema
provided the backdrop for the competition. Nonetheless, the home team failed to
benefit from familiar conditions.
Mexico
overpowered the hosts in four-set affair 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 27-25, 25-18). It
was the third friendly match between two teams, which helped Mexican squad to
take sweet revenge of the last two defeats. Brazil won the first two matches of
the tournament, but fell to Mexico in the third match.
Ariel Acosta,
one of the Mexican players, expressed his emotions in the following manner: “It
is a big day for our team with this win against a monster like Brazil. We made
it clear that this is not just any team".
Team Mexico
has been training in Brazil since 24th March at the Saquarema High
Performance Centre of Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) is the facility
that Mexican team has been using, in order to prepare for the upcoming event of
2013 Youth World Championship.
The 2013 U-19
World Championship is scheduled to take place from June 27 to July 7 in Mexico.
Team Mexico
is scheduled to play more friendly matches before the start of World
Championship.
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