Venezuela Cruises Past Suriname

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, July 30, 2025. – Venezuela had no trouble dispatching Suriname 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-20) on the second day of pool play at the Men’s U23 Pan American Cup, held at the Domo Polideportivo in Zone 13 of Guatemala City.

From the start, the Venezuelan side set the tone, building a comfortable lead to take the first set. In the second, Suriname put up more resistance and scored more points but still dropped the set. The third was dominated by Venezuela from beginning to end.

Venezuela led in attack points (58-25) and service aces (5-1), while Suriname held the edge in blocking (6-3).

Yoisbel Josué Galeno was the match’s top scorer and Venezuela’s leading man with 13 points, including 12 kills. Carlos Eduardo Beroes contributed another 10 points for  Venezuela.

For Suriname, Gianni Ritfeld and Meson Anakaba both finished with 10 points.

Carlos Bello, captain of Venezuela: “We have a very solid team; we are very united and have been playing together for quite some time. Like every team here, we are aiming for the gold medal or at least a spot on the podium.”

Faiq Lobo, captain of Suriname: “Playing this match was very important for us. The game was really good. There were a few mistakes here and there, but it was a great match. I’m proud of my team. We fought hard and made very few errors.”