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HAVANA, Cuba, March 21, 2015 – Peru trounced Costa Rica 25-6,
25-18, 25-5 and will be the Mexicans’ rival for the fifth place
of the III Girls’ U18 Volleyball Pan American Cup in the opening
match (14:00, local time) on Sunday.
In the Peruvians’ second win, only the middle blocker Maricarmen
Guerrero (11) reached the double digits, although the opposite
player Xiomeli Valencia contributed with 9 points. On the Costa
Rica’s side, once more, Allison Font was the top scorer (5).
Costa Rican team must fly back home early on Sunday morning.
Therefore they finish at the eighth place with winless record,
while Chile (1-4) gets automatically the seventh place and will
watch the final matches from the stands.
Spaniard, Juan Diego García, coach of the South Americans,
assured that “we have overcome a complicated day after
yesterday’s loss against the Puerto Ricans. It was a tough blow
but we have started to prepare to attain the fifth place as we
would improve the sixth place obtained at the II Cup.”
Nicole Abreu, captain of Peru, analysed that “although Costa
Rica is not the strongest opponent, in the second set they
tallied too much because of our lack of communication and
concentration. However, in the third set we knew to fix the
game. Now we will meet Mexico again with which we lost 2-3 in
Pool A, but we will play against them with everything we have to
win.”
Andrés López, the Central American coach, expressed that he is
leaving with the taste of his team is able to do much more in
the future. “Nevertheless I am aware we must dedicate much time
to work on the quality of game level and find taller players.
Anyway, all the girls played in two matches and I hope they
return home with a positive experience of a tournament which was
well organised in every aspect, without any exception.”
Their captain, Mariana Rodríguez, commented her joy “as we will
come back with new things we have learned in an event with a
level we do not always see where the majority of the best from
the continent is. It has helped us to understand where we are
called to improve and to have the chance to visit a country so
beautiful like Cuba.” |
