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PLEASANTVILLE, San Fernando, Trinidad, July 10,
2022 - Debutants Martinique cemented their spot
in the final of the 2021 Caribbean Zonal
Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Youth Girls
(Under-19) Championship thanks to a 3-0 defeat
of host Trinidad and Tobago at the Southern
Regional Indoor Sports Arena (SRISA).
They improved to a 2-1 win-loss record and 11
points to end the four-team round-robin pool
competition, three points behind US Virgin
Islands whom they will meet in the gold medal as
the top two finishers on Monday, July 11 from 2
pm.
Despite their third straight sets loss from as
many matches, Trinidad and Tobago will meet
third place finisher and 2019 winner Suriname
for the bronze medal in the penultimate match in
the group on Monday from 12 noon.
In the final, US Virgin Islands will start as
favourites having defeated Martinique 20-25,
25-20, 25-13, 25-23 when they met in the
round-robin stage while Suriname defeated
Trinidad and Tobago, 25-12, 25-4, 25-23.
Speaking ahead of his team's meeting with US
Virgin Islands, Martinique coach, Wilham Lebel
said he was very happy for his players because
it's their first time in the competition and
they have managed to reach the final.
Looking ahead to the final, Lebel said he
expects it to be a very difficult one for his
team, but one that they can win.
"It will be difficult because we know the
quality of the opposition, but I think if we try
our best and make minimum errors we will have a
chance to be champions. |
