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PLEASANTVILLE, San Fernando,
Trinidad, July 11, 2022 - Former champions
Suriname secured a bronze medal finish in the
2021 Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA)
Youth Girls (Under-19) Championship after
whipping host Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 (25-14,
25-8, 25-) in their third place playoff at the
Southern Regional Indoor Sports Arena (SRISA).
This was only the second time in the six
editions of the competition, Suriname had
secured a top three finish, following their
title win in 2019 in Jamaica while Trinidad and
Tobago, winners of the first three tournaments
in 2007, 2012 and 2013 had to settle for fourth
spot for the second consecutive time.
Commenting on the performance of his team,
Trinidad and Tobago coach Saleem Ali was quick
to admit that the service game of Suriname
proved too difficult for his team to have a
chance.
"Suriname served very well, and we never settled
into our passing game, which resulted in the
defeat. But, credit to our girls because I think
they came out and did the best they could
providing the difficult circumstance we had in
terms of lack of preparation time needed for a
competition of this magnitude."
"We also have a very young team and they lacked
that experience to compete at this level, and
this will only come with time and the more
matches they can play at the international level."
Richardo Soerodikromo, assistant coach of
Suriname said he was pleased that his team was
able to overcome the disappointment of not
repeating as champions by at least taking the
bronze medals.
"As you saw with our performance today, we tried
to give all of the girls some playing time, but
it was clear that some had played more than the
others, and our concentration levels was very
sporadic." |
