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GUADALAJARA, Mexico, April 9,
2010 – The Cuban selection dominated Guatemala
3-0 (25-18, 25-12 and 25-8) today and will face
Puerto Rico in the semifinals for the NORCECA
Continental Boy’s Tournament, which grants one
ticket to the Singapore Youth Olympic Games and
two tickets to the 2011 FIVB World Championship.
The match gave some possibilities
for the technical direction of the islander team
as all players were cycled with an eye on the
crucial encounter to be played this Saturday
against Puerto Rico. In fact, star player
Wilfredo Leon was benched for the first two
sets.
The top scorer was precisely, the
one player who was on the court for the whole
time, attacker receiver Denny Hernandez with 9
points, followed by Romero Dayron with 8. From
Guatemala, Gerardo A. Gonzalez contributed the
most with 4 points.
Nevertheless, Cuba’s Technical
Director, Rodolfo Sanchez, did not play down the
confrontation with Guatemala, saying “although I
could have used all the players, I always
emphasized the responsibility behind the
importance of this game as it would give us a
pass to the semifinal. It wasn’t treated as
training.”
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