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Tegucigalpa, August 02, 2022.- El Salvador
battled to win 3-2 (25-17, 25-15, 23-25, 22-25,
15-13) over Belize (1-4), being their second win
of the V Afecavol Women's Under 23
Championship.
After comfortably winning the first two sets, El
Salvador struggled to close out the match, with
Belize gaining confidence at the net with Khaya
Gordon inspired in attack. However, in the fifth
and decisive set, the Salvadorans managed to
take advantage of the errors of their opponents,
especially in the reception, to win the match
and reach two wins for three losses.
Daniela López and Allison Méndez were left with
16 points each, 15 from Maria Rodríguez and 13
from Daniela Ayala. For Belize, Khaya Gordon had
23 points, all in attack, Bruce Gareth with 17
and 12 from Marci Mejía.
El Salvador took advantage in services 11-7, in
attacks 51-49, and in blocking Belize was better
8-7, with 41 errors by Belizeans to 31 by their
opponents.
Daniela López, captain of El Salvador: “The
match was very intense, we thought we would win
in three sets but Belize made things difficult
for us, although in the end we got the result.
There were a lot of mixed feelings, because we
were ahead and then they tied us and so on… a
very hard fight, but in the next game we hope to
win and finish better in the standings”.
Allison Mendez, striker from El Salvador: “I
really feel very satisfied, happy and proud of
the work we all did as a team. At first I felt
nervous because I hadn't started playing as a
starter, but I managed to get through it and I'm
very happy because we beat a team as strong as
Belize”.
Noé Fabián, coach of El Salvador: “First of all
I want to congratulate Belize because they knew
how to counteract our game, they corrected along
the way and changed the game system. El Salvador
has grit and that was what got us through, they
like to fight and sometimes even suffer, but I
am very grateful to the entire work team and the
girls because this was the best birthday
present.”
El Salvador closes the tournament against Panama
at 2:00 p.m., while Belize faces Nicaragua at
4:30 p.m. |
