FIVB Men’s Club World Championship 2010: Paul Mitchell vs. Drean Bolivar
15-December 2010 Doha: Qatar- Paul Mitchell of USA and Argentina’s Drean Bolivar finally broke the ice and opened the 2010 FIVB Men’s Club World Championship at Al-Gharafa Sports Hall in Doha, Qatar. The match was opened with the first whistle of referee
at 12:00 PM (local time) and thrilling competition continued for 1hour and 31 minutes. The Pool B teams staged an incredible show in a totally sold out arena. Drean Bolivar proved to be better side and thrashed 3-1 (23-25, 27-25, 25-19, and 25-21) victory
over Paul Mitchell.
Paul Mitchell’s squad included:
Vance Eric Seiffert Christopher Mayer John Prosser Matthew Nielsen Nils Hildebrand Tyler (Captain) Rawson Matthew Budinger Jr. Duncan Patterson Casey Bittner II Dean Munoz Paul (Libero) Scott Damien
The Drean Bolivar assembled a team of following players for this particular match:
Arroyo Gabriel (Captain) Filardi Javier Castellani Ivan Meana Pablo (Libero) Pereyra Federico Giachetta Franco Sole Sebastian Badalotti Jean Carlo Ocampo Lucas De Cecco Luciano Riganti Juan Mendez Nicolas
Match overview
First set of the match was a complete heated competition between two top contenders of the Club World Championship. Paul Mitchell started out really well with convincing serves of Scott Damien and Budinger Jr. Duncan. Vance Eric formed a good chemistry with
Patterson Casey and stormed Argentinean team’s half with ground breaking shots. Sole Sebastian of Drean Bolivar put up a great fight and dismissed many of the opponents’ attack. However, Paul Mitchell managed to get away with first set victory with the help
of 25-23.
Drean Bolivar lost the first set with narrow gap of two points. They strongly hit back Paul Mitchell in the second set. Pereyra Federico attacked aggressively and helped his team’s score. In addition, the captain Arroyo Gabriel supplied plenty of power to
his shots and took the score by storm. On the other hand, American team resisted and tried to maintain their dominance in the game. Nonetheless, Drean Bolivar threw everything in attack and clinched success at 27-25.
The victory in second set was a jumpstart for Drean Bolivar. They successfully broke the rhythm of American Team and pushed them behind the attack line. Ocampu Locas demonstrated his extraordinary skills in third set and contributed consecutive points via
convincing attack attempts. Paul Mitchell failed to recover from the shock of defeat in second set. They played under pressure and slipped another set from their hands. Drean Bolivar won the third set by posting 25-19.
Drean Bolivar became indomitable after winning two consecutive sets. They took full advantage of the useful lead and worked out great performance in fourth set. The combination of commanding spikes and superb blocking enabled them to secure fourth set. Paul
Mitchell suffered the set-back and lost the set with a margin of four points. Drean Bolivar declared match victory by sending 25-21 in fourth set.
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