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Peru and Croatia in dress rehearsal before Group 3 finals in Almaty

 

Chiclayo, Peru, June 12, 2016 - Peru and Croatia have both qualified for the Group 3 finals in FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix 2016, but will each try to extend their unbeaten record as they face each other in Chiclayo in a dress rehearsal for the battles in Almaty.

Head-to-Head
• Peru and Croatia will meet for the first time at the World Grand Prix.
• Their most recent meeting at a major tournament came in 1999 at the World Cup when Croatia won 3-1.
• Peru have won only one of the 11 matches against CEV sides at the World Grand Prix. In 1994, they won 3-1 against Netherlands.

Peru
• Peru have won all of their five matches at this year's World Grand Prix. 
• At their home ground in Chiclayo, they defeated Algeria (3-0) and Cuba (3-2). 
• Peru could win six matches at a single World Grand Prix edition for the second time, after 2015. 
• It already is their longest winning streak in the competition. 
• Angela Leyva has scored 118 points, including 95 spikes. Both are most among all players in Group 3. 

Croatia
• Croatia have also won all of their five World Grand Prix matches this year.
• They could win six matches at the a single World Grand Prix edition for the first time ever.  
• They have lost only one set in those matches, in the opening match against Cuba (3-1 win). 
• Last year, Croatia lost all of their six matches at the World Grand Prix. 
• Only Peru's Angela Leyva (118) has scored more points in Group 3 than Samanta Fabris (82). 
• Ana Grbac and Karia Klarić both scored 9 points from aces this tournament, most in Group 3. 

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