Venezuela claims first win defeating El Salvador

LIMA, Peru, June 18, 2011 - 18 de junio, 2011 - Venezuela claimed its first win at the 1st U-20 Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup defeating El Salvador in straight sets 25-11, 25-19 y 25-13 and secure third place in Pool A.

Elianni Gómez and Sharlin Bidean led the winners with 13 and 10 points respectively. María José Galeano had six in the losing cause.

Yonathan Rojas, coach of Venezuela, said: “Thanks to the technical and tactical work, and we recognize the two teams are different. If we face Cuba tomorrow in the quarterfinals it is going to be an interesting and tough match but we will play with enthusiasm.”

Cuban Juan Andres Leon, coach of the Central Americans, said that “my pupils have won confidence, we designed one strategy and they had good moments considering their non existent international experience and even more in an event like this one of invaluable level.”