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Tegucigalpa, Honduras; July 29, 2022.- Honduras
struggled, but in the end they won 3-0 (25-20,
25-21, 26-24) against Guatemala (0-2) in the
closing of the second day of the V Afecavol U23
Female Championship before a large crowd at the
Jorge Galeano Gymnasium in the Olympic Village.
The locals exhibited a great defense in the key
points at the end of the sets, and had a fiery
captain Nathaly Pérez with 14 points, and
Natalia Reyes with 8 and Shattle Siliezar with 9
points. For Guatemala, Naomi Monney was left
with 15 points, María Santa Cruz and Andrea
Mendizabal with 7.
Honduras was superior in attack 30-24, but was
outclassed in blocking 13-9 and in service 7-6,
the Hondurans committing 20 errors to 32 of
their opponents.
Nathaly Pérez, captain of Honduras: “Super happy
and proud that we were able to finish a match
3-0. I didn't know much about Guatemala, but the
coaching staff didn't indicate how to play, they
have good serves and attacks, but we knew how to
control them. Luck was on our side today, but
there is also a lot of hard work.”
Marvin Ulloa, coach of Honduras: “I'm very happy,
I expected to win today, but not in three sets
because I know how complicated Guatemala is, but
that's the way the game is. Today the girls
performed better, more confident, they made
fewer mistakes, at one point they got out of
control at the reception and the centrals were
attentive, as well as Rocío (Durón). Today there
was a lot of grit, despite the pressure from the
public, because that can sometimes play against
you, the girls managed to get into the game,
concentrated”.
William Fernández, coach of Guetamala: “It was a
great match, Honduras handled it well, we have
players who looked very tired on the court and
are very young for this tournament:; their
dedication is complete, but their physique does
not allow them to solve situations such as the
end of the game, some counterattack plays. We
knew that the team is very young and this
tournament is under 23, and we have players
mostly from the other category, but we will
continue to fight and give it our all every game”.
Guatemala and El Salvador will meet at 4:30 p.m.
and closes the day at 7:00 p.m. Honduras against
Panama. Honduras blanks Guatemala 3-0. |
