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GUADALAJARA, Mexico, April 11,
2010 – the Guatemalan Selection defeated the
Dominican Republic 3-1 and placed fifth in the
NORCECA Continental Boys Youth Tournament, which
ends today.
The winners fought to overcome
the opponents, taking the victory with a score
of 25-17, 27-25, 16-25 and 25-23. This was the
second match in this tournament that was played
in more than 3 sets.
The highest scorers were
precisely from the losing team, opposite player
Julio Cesar Almonte with 32 points and corner
player Javier Cerda with 14.
On the Guatemala side, the only
player that contributed in the double digits was
Gerardo A. Gonzalez with 12 points.
Jorge E. Chavez, Technical
Director for Guatemala, seemed pleased because
“”we met our objective of finishing fifth thanks
to the fact that the boys followed our tactical
plan after having studied our rivals. We
congratulate them for their warrior spirit.”
Opposite player Gerardo Antonio
Gonzalez, team captain for the winning team,
thought the the game was very positive,
“although we had some weaknesses in reception,
but we were able to attack.”
Osiel Vasquez, Technical Director
for the Dominican Republic, recognized that “our
rivals were better trained and better organized
while my players didn’t have the discipline to
follow our tactical plan and for that, we lost.”
Setter Manuel A. Acosta,
Dominican Team Captain, added that his team did
a good job, “but we weren’t well-coordinated in
some things.”
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