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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, August 19, 2022.
In the first game of the third day of
competition of the V Men's U23 Central American
Championship, the Guatemalan team defeated
Panama in a fierce match that ended 3-2 with
partials of 18-25. /21-25/25-21/25-17/15-04.
Panama dominated the entire first set, winning
with a difference of seven points, 25-18. For
the second set, Guatemala dominated until point
20, but Panama had two point streaks in favor,
one of nine and one of six that would give them
the victory of the second set 25-21.
For the third set, Guatemala showed its champion
claw and beat the Panamanians 25-21. Triumph
that would force the match to be extended to two
more sets.
Guatemala got 25 points out of 17 in the fourth
set and overwhelmingly left the fifth set with a
partial of 15-04 and therefore got the victory.
Guatemala dominated in services 8-2, attacks
were also theirs 62-51 and blocks 12 to 9. The
Guatemalans made more errors than their
opponent, in total 30 to 22.
The top scorer of the match for Guatemala with
19 points was Jason Hernández, followed by
Javier Lucero with 18. For the Panama National
Team, Gherson Ortiz with 20, followed by Denzel
Arboine with 16, as the top scorers for their
team.
For this Saturday the 20th at 2:30 p.m. Panama
will face Costa Rica and at 7:30 p.m. Guatemala
will face El Salvador.
statements
Daniel Ralón, point guard of the Guatemalan
National Team:
“It was a game that was difficult for us at the
beginning, but we knew how to fix our pieces, we
made some changes in the team and we achieved
victory, I am very grateful to my team for
knowing how to oppose and knowing row against
the water and victory was achieved.
Denzel Arboine, winger of the Panama team:
"A very difficult game, Guatemala is a team with
a lot of experience, a good physique, a lot of
histamine, it is a team to respect, it was a
good game for us that we did not have the
necessary time to adapt more As a team, since
there are new players, we were very pleased that
everyone made an effort, they lost their nerve,
we lost 3-2 but I am happy for the work done by
my team” |
