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We're not at this level right now: Puerto Rico captain
Carlos Cardona coach for Puerto Rico at the press conference against Korea.
Puerto Rico captain Jose Rivera: I think today was another day when we demonstrated that we don’t have the level to play at this tournament now. Hopefully, we’ll come back to Japan another time with a new team and next time play much better. We had a bad tournament and I’m very disappointed with the way we played.
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Puerto Rico coach Carlos Cardona: I’ve got two things to say about today’s game. First, for Puerto Rico, we made many errors. We especially made a number of errors on attack and because of that we lost chances to win. Next, we were called for three faults by the second referee in the second set. The first, I accept, but the other two I don’t accept. Our setter was careful not to make the same mistake so I have a problem with the other two calls. To me, they weren’t fair. Also, the Korean setter and receivers were out of position several times but no call was made. The first referee controlled the situation well, but our team’s spirit and flow was heavily disrupted by those calls.
(Re. No. 15 Cruz): He is a player with a lot of ability. His original position is not opposite, but he is a high-level player with a lot of potential. He can still grow.
Korea coach Park Ki-Won: I have to wait three more years. I’d like to prepare for the next Olympics. I want to thank my players who did their best to the end.
Korea captain Kwon Young-Min: We are really glad to win the last match today. Although we couldn’t get a ticket to the Olympics, I think we did our best, so we will pass our dreams and spirits to the next generation.
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