Barbados beat Suriname for first victory

HAVANA, May 23, 2014 – Barbados claimed its first victory by defeating Suriname in three sets (25-22, 25-18, 25-16) in the last day of the preliminary round of the NORCECA Men’s World Championship Qualification Tournament Pool P.

The winners were more effectives with their serves and attacks with the veteran player Shawn Simpson leading the offense with 12 points, which keep him among the top scorers of the event. Kyle Browne added nine points, in the victory.

Zenafio Breinburg topped Suriname with 11 points and Keven Sporkslede contributed eight.

Ludger Niles, Coach of Barbados: “We were better prepared and player better. Yesterday’s training paid its fruits as we focused in the practice of the serves. We want to be psychological prepared for tomorrow and win the third place.”

Alain London, Captain of Barbados: “We were more confident, more relaxed and the opponents did not put much resistance. We wanted to win quickly to have time to rest and be ready for the match for the bronze medal.”

Jerry Slijngard, Coach of Suriname: “It was not a bad game. We had some difficulties with the serve reception and that’s something we need to work if we want to win tomorrow.”

Roberto Joval, Captain of Suriname: “We had a good start but lost strength at the end of the first set and after that our opponents dominated the game. We are going to review what we did wrong since we still have to play the key match.”