Mexico Starts Pan Am Cup with a Heart-Stopping Victory

Mexico's volleyballers edged out Chile in a thrilling Pan Am Cup opener! After dominating early, they fought back from a 2-2 tie to win the 5th set. Next up: a fiery clash against the USA!

Mexico Starts Pan Am Cup with a Heart-Stopping Victory
A photo of Mexican volleyball players celebrating a point with their arms raised. Credit: CONADE

Mexico started their participation in the Men's Indoor Volleyball Pan American Cup, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with a victory after defeating Chile 3-2 (25-22, 25-23, 19-25, 15-25 and 15-13).

Carlos Schwanke's pupils were dominant in the first two sets; however, the Andean team recovered and came from behind to even the scoreboard with two sets for each side, so it was played in sudden death, where the Aztecs were able to give the final blow to their opponents.