St. Vincent and the Grenadine edges St. Lucia in a 5 set thriller
November 5 2018
A BORIE, Grenada, November 3, 2018 – St. Vincent and the Grenadines came from 2 sets down to overturn and upset St. Lucia in a thrilling 5 set match (18-25,13-25, 25-13, 25-16 and 15-10). It was the first semifinal of the ECVA Men’s championship and with that victory St. Vincent and the Grenadines booked a berth in the finals for Sunday 4thNovember.
The match could be considered as a tale of two halves as the first half of the game belonged to St. Lucia. Then from the onset of the third set there was a completed turn around. Everything began working well for St. Vincent and the Grenadines and they picked up a momentum that could not be stopped.
Captain Daryl Franklyn led from in front with a game high 20 points made up of 15 spikes and 4 blocks. His sidekick was Asmond Franklyn an outside hitter with 19 points.
On the losing side Joseph Clercent topped his teammates with 16 points. On the team scoresheet spikes and serves were tied at 39 and 9 respectively while St. Vincent enjoyed a huge advantage in blocks 9 to 1.