Honduran victory in five sets

TEGUGALPA, Honduras, July 17, 2019 - Honduras defeated Costa Rica 3-2 (25-14, 25-18, 22-25, 23-25 ​​and 15-6) in the 18th Central American Women's U-20 Championship that takes place in the Gym # 2 Jorge Galeano of the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Honduras had a 2-0 lead, but Costa Rica's reaction was immediate and they tied the game 2 sets per side. In the end the locals managed to win the fifth set to stay with the victory, and stay with Guatemala unbeaten in the tournament.

Honduras was superior in all the lines, but in which it had more dominance was in the attacks (50-35), in blockades they were better with 12 against 7 of Costa Rica and in the services they surpassed the Costa Ricans (9 to 8)

Nathalie Pérez once again stood out as the best scorer of Honduras and the game, with 41 points in the five sets; while for Costa Rica, Ana Victoria Rojas scored 15 points and Nicole Mata scored 10.

With the victory, Honduras is tied with Guatemala in the first position with 2 wins without defeats, Costa Rica and El Salvador are tied with one and one, and Nicaragua and Belize are left without knowing the victory yet.