Volleyball Canada – Manama, Bahrain, July 25, 2019 – Egypt beat Canada on Wednesday 3-1 (26-24, 25-21, 26-28, 25-23) in Pool G of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship. 

Canada finishes with a 2-1 record this round, and will play Cuba on Friday in the consolation semifinal (with places 9-12 still up for grabs).

Canada’s coach Joao Paulo Bravo told FIVB.com: “They tried hard for every point and in the end it finished like this. We were not playing that great but we were still fighting for every ball. In the final moments, Egypt showed more experience. … In the first set we were leading big and then they took the momentum. They were playing a little better than us and then they took the set. In the fourth it was kind of the same, battling for every point.”

Canadian captain Mathias Elser said: “I think today we missed a big opportunity. We definitely had a chance to win that match, but I think they brought a lot more energy than we did. It looked like they wanted it more than us….

“I felt that at the start of the fourth set we brought that same energy and we were definitely in it the whole time. In the end, they went on a little run and that decided it.”
 
Pool G (second round)
July 23: Canada def. Czech Republic 3-2 (25-19, 20-25, 28-26, 15-25, 17-15)
July 22: Canada def. Puerto Rico 3-1 (25-19, 25-14, 19-25, 25-17)

Pool D (preliminary round) results: 
July 20: Poland def. Canada 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-18, 26-24)
July 19: Brazil def. Canada 3-0 (25-25, 25-19, 25-13) 
July 18: Italy def. Canada 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-15) 
 
U21 Worlds website:
http://u21.men.2019.volleyball.fivb.com/en

U21 travelling roster:
Jackson Bere, Toronto, ON
Jordan Canham, Newington, ON
Jesse Elser, Calgary, AB
Mathias Elser, Calgary, AB (captain)
Colm Guyn, Lethbridge, AB
Brodie Hofer, Langley, BC
Xander Ketrzynski, Toronto, ON
Coltyn Liu, Vancouver, BC
Justin Lui, Pickering, ON
Fynnian McCarthy, Lake Country, BC
Matthew Neaves, Calgary, AB
Alexis Tournier, Gatineau, QC

Staff:
Head coach: Joao Paulo Bravo   
Asst. Coach: Adam Simac             
Asst. Coach: Shayne White          
Statistician: Daniel Cuzmar-Grimalt         
Athletic Therapist: Seadon Pereira           
Team Manager: Melanie Desrochers
 
Photo: FIVB

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