|
CORDOBA, Mexico, October 6, 2015 - Puerto Rico prevailed over
Honduras 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-13) to record their first victory in Pool A at the Norceca Men’s Continental Championship.
Maurice Torres, Mannix Roman and Sequiel Sanchez closed as top
scorers for Puerto Rico after scoring 9 points apiece. Ornello
Watler was the best scorer for Honduras, after finishing with
seven points.
Puerto Rico overcame Honduras in serves 3-0 and 5-3 in blocks
and surrendered 20 points in errors, against 26 by Honduras.
"It was a very difficult match , obviously we faced a very
strong rival. These are our first games, but I feel we played a
little bit better. We fought for a couple of break points, but
we showed that there is quality in our team and we give more as
team Honduras , " said Captain Luis Salgado.
For Puerto Rican captain Hector Soto there were some mistakes,
but worked hard with their service.
"We went out to play, and had a few mistakes, but we had to
serve in a more offensive way. Unlike yesterday , we saw that
Honduras played better and more organized. Tomorrow we will be
prepared to play a very difficult and important match against
Canada . "
Honduras coach, Marcos Tejeda remarked: "As it happened
yesterday against Canada, we faced a highly respected opponent
, a World League level opponent. We tried to play our game and
we tried to maintain a rhythm, even though we were against a
quality opponent .
Obviously the boys were lost in some actions but this is a great
learning experience that can help us to improve our level."
Javier Gaspar, coach of Puerto Rico 's stated that their goal is
to increase the level and volume as the tournament progresses.
“We have not gotten a high volumen of game as national team
since the Pan Am Games, due to our national league schedule, but
we expect to improve. We played with good energy how we wanted
to, and our service game was increasing step by step during the
match, but we have to work harder,” he explained. |
