NewsWhore
11-02-2007, 03:00 PM
The Dominican women's volleyball team is in Japan competing for one of three slots to participate in the Beijing Olympics open to 12 teams taking part in the FIVB Volley World Cup 2007 under way in the capital, Tokyo. The Dominican team played in the opening match against Japan. The Asian champions Japan delighted a packed house by defeating the DR team 3-0. The match numbers show it was not an easy win. The results were 25-23, 25-18, 25-20. The DR has yet to go against Italy, on 3 November and Thailand on 4 November. Other teams in Group A are Korea and Serbia. In Group B, teams are Cuba, Kenya, Brazil, Peru, Poland and the USA.
In a press conference in Tokyo, team coach Beato Cruz told FIVB:
"Our team is supposed to be quite well balanced with a mixture of experienced and young players, but there is more youth than experience. From the head coach's point of view I think we can perform well. This is the second time for us to play in the World Cup. The last time we were 10th and our goal this time is to make a better finish, meaning ninth or higher. I think we can win three or four matches. Our first match will be against Japan, which will be very difficult. This will be the third game between the two teams recently; we lost the first time in five sets and the second time 3-0, so now we are looking forward to this third meeting. Japan has good speed, a good attack and combinations, so it will be a great challenge for us. As always, though, we will be positive."
The DR competed in the Athens Olympics where it made history defeating the USA team.
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In a press conference in Tokyo, team coach Beato Cruz told FIVB:
"Our team is supposed to be quite well balanced with a mixture of experienced and young players, but there is more youth than experience. From the head coach's point of view I think we can perform well. This is the second time for us to play in the World Cup. The last time we were 10th and our goal this time is to make a better finish, meaning ninth or higher. I think we can win three or four matches. Our first match will be against Japan, which will be very difficult. This will be the third game between the two teams recently; we lost the first time in five sets and the second time 3-0, so now we are looking forward to this third meeting. Japan has good speed, a good attack and combinations, so it will be a great challenge for us. As always, though, we will be positive."
The DR competed in the Athens Olympics where it made history defeating the USA team.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)