Peru opens Junior World Championship with victory over Egypt – Volleyball news
Some extreme volleyball action at the 2011 FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship kicked off in Peru yesterday, July 22. The Under-20 women’s international tournament is scheduled to cover its length from July 22 to 31 as a total of sixteen teams are competing
in four pools of the tournament. On the opening day of the campaign, the home team of Peru worked out a flawless performance against the visiting team from Egypt. Peruvian team pulled off success by posting 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, and 25-16) on the board.
It was the first game of the day, which was staged at Gran Chimu competition hall in Trujillo, Peru. A crowd of almost 6,000 people had come to watch the thrilling action.
Match summary
Peru opened the match and put away first three points quickly. The early phase of the game was full of errors from both sides as Vivian Baella of Peru hit long jump-serves, while Grecia Herrada did an amazing job at throwing point-scoring shots. Egypt progressed
slowly and trailed behind. Egyptian middle-blocker, Farida, put up good effort to stop the Peruvian strike but still could not achieve the desired results. The ball kept landing on the Egyptian side and eventually hosts secured the opening set by 25-18 in
21 minutes.
It was Egypt’s turn to serve first in the following set and they hit the ball hard and picked up the lead over their opponents. Meanwhile, the Peruvian girls, supported by their fans, hit back strongly and tied the score at 4-all. Peru’s Vivian Baella produced
wonderful cut-shots and put her team in the lead. Moreover, Clarivett Yllescas was credited for her powerful kills as the second set reached its end and Egypt suffered the loss of another set.
Egyptian team was under huge pressure in third set after Peru had claimed two consecutive sets. Aya Elshamy set the pace for Egypt in third set but Peruvian blockers managed to break her rhythm. The competition hall echoed the uproar of fans, while Peru
closed third set at 25-16.
Post-match
The head coach of Peru, Natalia Málaga, disclosed her thoughts after the match and stated: “I am not that pleased with tonight’s results and we were not sure about the opponent’s game. I am confident that we will improve in the following days and we will
work on some mistakes we made such as in reception and spikes. The girls know that they always have to do their best in every match but I think they were not at their best because it was the first match of the competition.”
Clarivett Yllescas, the captain of Peru expressed her delight at their win over Egypt. Nonetheless, she acknowledged that they made a lot unnecessary mistakes in the match, which they needed to avoid in the upcoming matches. On the whole, she was pleased
with the final results.
Ahmed Mohamed, the mentor of Egyptian team explained the reason for their failure. He said his side got influenced by the atmosphere and cheering of local spectators. He hoped to get over this weakness in the next match. Likewise, the team captain of Egypt,
Yasmin Hussein, committed to a better performance in the next match.
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