Cairo, Egypt, August 20, 2017 - Argentina downed Turkey in six sets here Sunday for the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship and the winners were quick to point out how important that win was as the South Americans remained undefeated.
Argentina coach, Camilo Soto: "Turkey are a strong team, so this win was very important for us. We played well but we must improve our work for the next matches."
Argentina captain, Gaston Fernandez: "We were very happy to overcome Turkey, because they were too strong. We hope to reach the semifinals and then advanced to the final."
Turkey coach, Resat Arig: "Firstly, congratulations to Argentina. This was an important match for us, but unfortunately we couldn't win. We lost a lot of points as a result for our mistakes. Argentina played so fast that we couldn't stop them. We will do our best in the next matches to manage to win the remaining games."
Turkey captain, Yasin Aydin: "We tried to do our best, but couldn't. As for myself, I didn't play well. I hope that we can concentrate and win the next matches."
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