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SANTA ROSA DE COPAN, Honduras, September 15,
2022.-
Guatemala finished AFECAVOL Boys’ U19 Sub
Champion defeating Nicaragua 3-0 (25-22, 25-17,
25-11) at the Santa Rosa de Copan Gymnasium.
Guatemala ended the evento with 3-2 record and
17 points, winning their seventh silver medal in
this age-group, their fourth in a row. Nicaragua
finished with a 3-2 record and 11 points:
waiting for the result between Belize and
Honduras for their final position in the
tournament.
The first set was the most challenging, but
Guatemala was unstoppable in the next two; in
the second set jumping to an 11-2 advantage to
move forward in the third set for a huge 21-8
advantage.
El primer set fue el más disputado, pero
Guatemala fue imparable en los siguientes dos;
en el segundo saltando a una ventaja de 11-2
para luego entrar al tercero alcanzando una
ventaja de 21-8.
Guatemala held a 27-24 advantage in attacks and
8-5 in blocks, while Nicaragua held a 5-4 margin
in serves. Guatemala scored 36 points from
Nicaraguan errors and handed out 16.
Outside hitter Roberto Recinos scored 9 points
as Guatemala’s leading scorer. Als contributing
in the win was outside hitter Pedro Villatoro
and middle blocker Sergio Paz with 8 points
each.
Scoring a match-high was Nicaraguan Evans Solis
with 14 points, all on kills; accompanied by
setter Cristhoper Castillo with 8 tallies.
Luis Fernando Castañeda, head coach of
Guatemala:
“We were aware of the importance of this game,
maybe the most important one of the competition,
we didn’t want to be left out of winning a
medal. The boys went out with all they had and
played good volleyball; I recognize their
effort. This is the result of the harmony
between the athletes and the coaching staff, my
assistant (my father) who has a great lot of
experience and the physiotherapist who was
always taking care of the athletes’ well-being”.
Jorge Mena, head coach of Nicaragua:
“Every match is different, the opponent came out
to win and they have a lot of experience. We are
a young team who needs continuity because they
are capable, but the pressure was too much, they
couldn’t handle it mentally”. |
