Calgary, Canada, May 17, 2015 - Canada beat Cuba in straight sets for the second night in a row to remain perfect in Pool C, while in Matosinhos, Portugal, the hosts made Netherlands fight all the way in the 3-2 (17-25, 25-18, 24-26, 25-21, 25-12) Netherlands win, leaving Netherlands first in Pool E with five points and Portugal second with one point.
In Calgary, Gavin Schmitt was again the star leading all scorers for the second successive evening, this time with 19 points, as Canada beat Cuba 3-0 (26-24, 25-19, 25-21).
Gordon Perrin scored 12 points for Canada and says things are building well for them.
“It’s good to get two 3-0 wins because that’s not what usually happens in the first leg of World League - usually you split because both teams are a little rusty. But we escaped with two big wins and it’s starting to come together,” Perrin said.
After going down 3-1 on the opening night of the 2015 FIVB World League, Portugal again won the opening set against Netherlands but couldn’t hold on to win. Dick Kooy scored 25 points for Netherlands and leads the scoring for the 2015 World League with 39 points after two matches.
Key points• Netherlands and Canada won their second successive matches to be two-from-two after the opening two nights of the 2015 FIVB World League.
• Netherlands came from a set down for the second successive night, this time beating Portugal 3-2 (17-25, 25-18, 24-26, 25-21, 25-12) in Pool E.
• Canada beat Cuba 3-0 for the second night in a row in Pool C.
• Netherlands leads Pool E with five points and Portugal is second with one point.
• Canada is first in Pool C with a maximum six points from two matches. Cuba has no points so far in Pool C.
• Dick Kooy of Netherlands leads the scoring with 39 points, Hugo Gaspar of Portugal has 38 while Gavin Schmitt has scored 36.
Top scoring performances• 25 - Dick Kooy of Netherlands v Portgual (May 17)
• 24 - Hugo Gaspar of Portugal v Netherlands (May 17)
• 21 - Kay van Dijk of Netherlands v Portugal (May 17)
• 19 - Alexandre Ferreira of Portugal v Netherlands (May 17)
• 19 - Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Cuba (May 17)
• 17 - Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Cuba (May 16)
Top scoring performances by team• 106 - Netherlands v Portugal (May 17)
• 102 - Portugal v Netherlands (May 17)
• 98 - Netherlands v Portugal (May 16)
• 86 - Portugal v Netherlands (May 16)
Top blocking performances• 5 - Cornelius Bontje Johannes of Netherlands v Portugal (May 17)
• 4 - Nimir Abdel-Aziz of Netherlands v Portugal (May 16)
• 3 - Fabricio Silva of Portugal v Netherlands (May 17)
• 3 - Joao Jose of Portugal v Netherlands (May 16)• 3 - Felix Chapman Pineiro of Cuba v Canada (May 16)
• 3 - Graham Vigrass of Canada v Cuba (May 16)
Top blocking performances by team• 16 - Netherlands v Portugal (May 17)
• 12 - Netherlands v Portgual (May 16)
• 11 - Portugal v Netherlands (May 17)
• 10 - Cuba v Canada (May 16)
Top serving performances• 4 - Dick Kooy of Netherlands v Portgual (May 17)
• 3 - Andre Reis Lopes of Portugal v Netherlands (May 17)
• 3 - Jeroen Rauwerdink of Netherlands v Portugal (May 16)
• 3 - Andre Reis Lopes of Portugal v Netherlands (May 16)
Top serving performances by team• 9 - Portugal v Netherlands (May 16)
• 7 - Portugal v Netherlands (May 17)
• 6 - Canada v Cuba (May 17)
Highest scorer by round• Day 1: 17 - Gavin Schmitt of Canada v Cuba (May 16)
• Day 2: 25 - Dick Kooy of Netherlands v Portgual (May 17)
Highest set score• Day 1: Canada v Cuba, 26-24 (May 16)
• Day 2: Canada v Cuba and Portugal v Netherlands, 26-24 (May 17)
Highest scoring matches• Day 1: Netherlands v Portugal (May 16) (23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-20) - 184
• Day 2: Netherlands v Portgual (May 17) (17-25, 25-18, 24-26, 25-21, 25-12) - 208
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