Cuba Beats Canada
Last night, Cuba beat Canada in three straight sets in front of a crowd of about 3,000 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Some unforced errors and imperfect passing by the Canadians contributed to Cuba’s 25-18, 26-24, 25-20 win. Canada’s best and match came in the second set, when the team – led by some powerful kills by Dallas Soonias of Red Deer, Alta. – were up by as many as four points before Cuba edged out the last-minute victory.
For the Canadians, the exhibition match – the first of a three-game series in Ontario and Quebec – is a warm-up to the world championships next month in Italy. The tournament comes around once every four years, and the opportunity to face world eighth-ranked Cuba provides Canada a rare opportunity to size up one of the most physical, powerful teams in the world – before it really counts.
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The second match in the series goes Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at ScotiaBank Place, Ottawa. The third is Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Universite Laval in Quebec City.
