In the qualifying round, the green-red and white had defeated the albiceleste, who later recovered in the title dispute.
The Guayas men’s volleyball team took revenge against Manabí in the National Championship of this sport that took place in the coliseum of the Guayas Sports Federation, and defeated him in the final, after the Manabitas had come out winners in the qualifying phase.
In men, the team led by the coach Marlon Quito, began with victory in the first part of the tournament by winning 2-0, with partials 25-10 and 25-14 to Morona Santiago; For its part, in the game against Loja, the Albiceleste team repeated a 2-0 victory, with a 25-13 double.
In his third presentation, Guayas was surprised by Manabí who defeated him 2-1, with blackboard 25-22, 13-25 and 15-12; At the end of his performance he recovered against Pichincha by beating him 2-0, with numbers 25-13 and 25-14.
They qualified for the semifinal phase Guayas, Loja, Manabí and Pichincha.
The first key put Guayas and the gold and scarlet face to face. The Albiceleste sextet confirmed their superiority over the Pichinchanos and now beat them 3-1, 25-13, 25-27, 25-22 and 25-23. In the other series, Manabí also won 3-0 over Lojans and they surpassed them by 25-9, 25-17 and 25-4.
The bronze medal was disputed lojano and pichinchanos, who played their game better and were victorious 3-0 with 25-18, 25-20 and 25-20 sets.
The final gave the Guayasense team the opportunity to take revenge against the manabitas they defeated them, in a difficult compromise, 3-2. The green, white and red were ahead on the scoreboard by 25-10; later, Guayas recovered and emerged victorious 25-19; repeating victory in the third episode by 25-21.
For the fourth set, Marlon Quito’s team had a blink and allowed the recovery of the manabitas that they were victorious for a good work 24-26.
To define the winner a fifth confrontation was necessary and this time the Guayas team took their revenge and won the 15-8 victory.
Regarding the title, Marlon Quito indicated: “We had only half a year of preparation, where we had to adapt to the training plan. There was the reception, in its great majority of the boys who were summoned and something important that I emphasize is the discipline of the group and I think that was the key to achieving the title. It’s a very good group that applied themselves to everything that was asked and demanded of them inside and outside of training. “
Regarding the competition, the technical champion of the Imbabura 2021 National Games, said: “It was a group that fought and fought a lot, he never lowered his arms despite the fact that he was sometimes losing the first set. Despite having lost the first match of the qualifying stage with Manabí himself, we were aware that they had a better technical level, but we must assess the fighting spirit that put no one, but the whole team. Being local also weighed and the bar played an important role, the boys’ credit for their dedication, discipline not only in the championship, but throughout the entire process.
When asked if there is any player who has stood out in the team, Quito pointed out that captain Emilio Adriano Changkuon, not only because of the achievement of the title but also for everything he did throughout the training process.
The champion team is made up of the players Andrés Guillermo Briones, Cristian Édison Cedeño, Emilio Adriano Changkuon (captain), Diego Andrés Escala, Miguel Ángel Escobar, Mateo Francisco López, Gustavo Andrés Moya, Luis Martín Rodríguez, Víctor Hugo Romero (libero), José Daniel Ruales and Mathías Alejandro Vallejo. (D)
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