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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, April 19, 2015 – Chile beat
Costa Rica in straight sets (25-15, 25-14, 25-12) in the first
match of the U20 Women’s Pan American Cup at Ricardo Arias
Volleyball Pavilion in Santo Domingo on Sunday.
The Chileans relied on their more aggressive serves and a better
organized game plan to claim the victory in the six-team round
robin competition that runs until April 24.
“It is a good start but we had to work for it,” Chilean captain
Catalina Melo said after the match. “At the beginning we were a
little bit anxious playing the first match but then we calmed
down and got the win.”
“We were nervous and tried to do well but failed in the
reception and lost the concentration,” Costa Rican captain
Tatiana Sayles said.
Hugo Jauregui, coach of Chile said: “Our plan was not giving
points away by our own mistakes. We achieved that for moments
but also committed too many errors. Our goal is to reduce the
number of mistakes in our next match.”
Andres Lopez Castro, coach of Costa Rica said: “It was an
important match for discovering our shortages. We tried to find
the weak points of the opponents but they dominate their system
very well.” |
