Argentina becomes the proud winner of opening match of the Olympic Tournament – Volleyball News
Men’s volleyball team clad in ‘sky blue and white’ outfits gave out an up-to-mark performance in the first match of the 2012 London Olympic Games this past Sunday and defeated Australia, 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-20).
More than 11,000 fans attended the match at the Earls Court in London. Argentina improved to 1-0 in Pool A of the tournament, while Australia remained winless.
Argentinean players came out firing in the first set and picked up an early lead. Aussies trailed behind and failed to catch up with the opponents. Argentina remained consistent and led the score all the way till end of set-1. Australia ended with final
score of 21 in the opening stanza, while Argentina achieved sets points and went on front (1-0).
Second set of the match featured a lot of action on the centre court. The teams used many different tactics to attain better status on the scoreboard. Australian team added good points and tried to cover up the deficit. Nevertheless, Argentina got better
in the end and closed second set with three-point lead.
Argentineans remained on the winning course and did not slow down in third set. They claimed third set 25-20 and settled for match victory.
Australia’s Thomas Edgar claimed a match-high 16 points, but it proved to be a failing effort for him. Moreover, Igor Yudin contributed 13 points, in the loss.
The trio of Argentinean players, Sebastian Sole, Facundo Conte and Pablo Crer performed amazingly well and went into double-digits. They added 13, 12 and 11 points, in order to lead Argentina to success. Conte was also credited for the fastest serve of the
match, which moved with a speed of the 119 Km per hour.
Javier Weber, coach of Argentina was delighted about the brilliant act of his team. He expressed his emotions in the following manner: “I am very happy, it was very important for us to win the first game. We played very well in the attack. It is very good
for our mentality since it was not easy for our young team to win the first game of the Olympic Games.”
“Every match is difficult. We need to play every single one at 100 per cent. We need to improve and play with more energy and determination. Our plan relied on our serves and we couldn’t serve good enough,” said Australian coach Jon Uriarte.
In the next run, Argentina is set to take on Italy on Tuesday. Australia, on the other hand, will be challenged by hosts GB squad.
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