|
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, April 7,
2010 – The Mexican selection needed less than
one hour to claim victory over Guatemala with a
consecutive set win of 25-12, 25-9 and 25-13
points at the second day closing of the NORCECA
Continental Boy’s Sub 19 Volleyball
Championship.
The home team, getting a boost
from the partisan fans, was able to keep control
of the game thus earning a triumph in the home
soil during their first match in the Singapore
2010 Youth Olympic Games qualifying event.
Attacker Jesus Perales was the
highest scorer, providing his team with 11
points while Guatemala’s attacker Gerardo A.
Gonzalez managed to contribute 12 points.
Justo Arias, Technical Director
for the Mexican team commented “we took
advantage of the opponent’s mistakes to set our
pace; at the end of the second and thirds sets,
I told the boys that we were faltering and it
was dangerous, so we reset our pace. I really
thought that Guatemala would give us a tighter
game.”
On his part, Mexico’s Team
Captain, Jonathan Ponce commented “it was a team
effort, we built a good triumph.”
Jorge E. Chavez, Technical
Director for Guatemala classified the encounter
as fierce, adding “we couldn’t define our serve
well and our blocking was inefficient.”
Gonzalez, Guatemala’s Team
Captain, felt the defeat and expressed “this was
an experience that we should take advantage of
to help us in the future.”
Mexico plays against Costa Rica
on Thursday for first place in group C in the
7PM match. The two earlier matches are between
the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico (3PM) for
first place in group B and Cuba vs. the United
States (5PM) for first place in group A.
|
, Axel Menendez (Guate).jpg)