|
PLEASANTVILLE, San Fernando, Trinidad, July 7,
2022: Haiti made a winning start to its bid to
claim the title left vacant by six-time winners
Barbados when they came-from-behind to subdue
Jamaica 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-21) in
their 2021 Caribbean Zonal Volleyball
Association Junior Men (Under-21) Championship
round-robin opener at the Southern Regional
Indoor Sports Arena.
Commenting on his team's win after the closely
fought contest against the Jamaicans who were
the last to arrive in the country on Wednesday
night and had an extended stay in immigration,
Haitian coach Junior Siecle said he was
satisfied with the win.
"I'm very pleased with the win but going forward
we still have to to make some corrections as I'm
not satisfied with our blocking."
Captain, Dieulengy Relis added, "We started off
a bit slow but then we found our momentum and
played much better as the match went along. We
are very happy to start with the win, and now we
must continue to improve to win our other
matches as well.
Steve Davis, coach of Jamaica said his team was
affected by jet lag and a lack of rest.
"We are not ones to make excuses but we had a
very travelling schedule where we reached in
late and also had a long stay in
immigration.Apart from that we also had little
preparation time at home due to exams and we
know that our players can improve their level of
play and will improve in the next match.”
Andrae Robb captain of Jamaica also said he felt
his team was badly affected by their travelling
scheduled in addition to lacking in confidence.
"We know where we fell short in this match and
we need to improve for our next encounter." |
