Serbia sends Cuba to first loss at the 2012 FIVB World League – Volleyball News

Men’s national volleyball team of Serbia proved to be a detractor for Cuba on the second day of the 2012 FIVB World League. 

Cuba, which stamped a splendid win over Japan in the first match, dropped the second match to Serbia on Saturday. The Serbs hammered the Caribbean counterparts with 3–1 (25–19, 20–25, 27–25, 27–25) victory. The match was hosted by Japanese Hamamatsu, while more than 1100 spectators watched the cracking action of volleyball. 

Serbia had lost its previous match to defending champion Russia on Friday but made a great comeback in the next match and held off Cuba for 3-1 victory. 

Nikola Kovacevic played an instrumental role to Serbia’s success. He totalled 16 points and led his team to victory. Besides him four other Serbian players went into double-figure score. On Cuba’s side, Wilfredo Leon added match-high 20 points but it proved to be a failing effort as his team dropped the decision. 

To catch more buzz on the Cuba vs. Serbia match, please click the following link: http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldLeague/2012/viewMatchInfo.asp?Category=2&MatchNo=3&No=34698

Cuba downs hosts Japan in the opening affair of 2012 FIVB World League – Volleyball News

The hosts of the 2012 FVB World League Japan failed to profit from the home advantage and dropped opening match to Caribbean team from Cuba on Friday. The visiting squad posted 3-0 (25-22, 28-26, 25-20) win over Japan and made a great start to the campaign. 

Cuban skipper Leon Venero Wilfredo did justice to his role and contributed match-high 19 points in the match. His teammate Ramos Fernando Hernandez did equally well and notched up 15 points. On the other hand, Takahiro Yamamoto scored team-high 12 points for Japan. 

To catch up on the summary of the match, you may choose to click the following link: http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldLeague/2012/viewMatchInfo.asp?Category=2&MatchNo=2&No=34675