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Nicaragua finishes with perfect record clinching the Gold Medal

 

   

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, October 22, 2015. - Nicaragua finished the AFECAVOL Men’s U-19 Central American Championship with perfect record beating Honduras 3-0 (25-22, 25-10, 25-14) and clinching the Gold Medal.

Nicaragua won the Central American title undefeated with 6-0 win-loss record and 27 points; Honduras finishes the event without chances of a medal, with 3-3 record and 14 points.

Honduras effectively blocked and defended during set one, holding back Nicaragua’s offensive line for a huge 12-5 advantage. Nicaragua lacked energy; they slowly recovered pushing with stronger spikes and tied the actions to 22 points and finally finishing the set. Nicaragua had complete control in set two, while Honduras ran out of resources; Nicaragua won with overwhelming advantage. Despite Honduras efforts in defense, Nicaragua continued with astonishing power to seal in straight sets.

Nicaragua outnumbered Honduras in every skill; with huge advantage in kills 41-13, a 7-5 margin in blocking and 3-1 in aces. Nicaragua committed 27 errors and Honduras had 24.

Outside hitter Jonny Zeledon of Nicaragua topped all scorers with 21 points, middle blocker Denis Lopez added 13 points and outside hitter Bayron Hernandez scored 12 points. Opposite Alex Godoy led Honduras with 8 points, followed by middle blocker Sebastian Aguirre en 6 points.

“Being called Central American Champion is a great feeling; a lot of people didn’t believe it to be true. We showed that we are a powerful team, with the capacity to play against anyone. I give thanks to God for finishing first place” said Bayron Hernandez of Nicaragua.

Coach Osman Hernandez of Nicaragua expressed “yesterday a said that Honduras wasn’t an easy opponent and today they showed it, we knew things could get complicated. We are all satisfied for the title. I don’t want to leave without thanking Guatemala’s Federation for their hospitality”.

Carlos Mondragon captain of Honduras said “in set one we proved what we are capable to do, but we battled once again with continuity in our performance. We were hoping for more; today we enjoyed playing with team effort and we will do better in the next tournament”.

Coach Marvin Ulloa said “we suffered again the referee’s bad judgment, this really affects my players. We have to work with any adversity, our problem is not technical, nor tactical, nor physical, it’s mental; my keep performs well. I am glad that everyone had a chance to play”.