El Salvador claims first victory

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, May 18, 2012.-  Host El Salvador claimed its first victory at the NORCECA First Round 2014 Men´s World Championship Qualification Tournament Group G, winning over Turks & Caicos 3-0 (25-11, 25-8,  25-12).

El Salvador had an effortless victory during their debut in the tournament. The straight sets lasted 53 minutes where the locals showed much more experience than Turks & Caicos as this is their first time ever in a NORCECA competition.

Top players for El Salvador with double digits were Rodrigo Chavez with 17 points and Leonel Hernandez with 13. For Turks & Caicos, James Cuero scored 5 points.

“I felt that we were unorganized because we have new players on the team but this was the opportunity for them to gain experience, we followed or coaches instructions. In the end the result was a good one” said Leonel Hernandez captain of El Salvador.

Verwyn Jervis, Turks & Caicos captain was excited to participate, “this is a learning experience for all of us, we were nervous and it showed. We definitely need more practice but the whole team is happy to be here.”

El Salvador coach, Juan Andres Leon from Cuba, said “this isn’t a match to measure the team’s performance; we know the teams to beat are Honduras and Panama, but it was a chance to be less nervous. The young players inserted will keep progressing in each match.”

For Shinaaz “CJ” Edross, Canadian coach for Turks & Caicos, it was a warm welcoming as the crowd cheered also for them “I agree with Verwyn, we have much to learn and we failed in the passing because the players were nervous, it was very nice to see the crowd applaud our points.”