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Argentina defeated Costa Rica in Pool A

 

   

CALLAO, Peru, June 13,  2015 - Argentina defeated Costa Rica in straight sets 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 27-25) in the first match of Pool A at the XIV Women’s Pan American Cup taking place at Miguel Grau Coliseum of Callao.

 

Leticia Boscacci and Sol Piccolo led the winning offense with 15 and 14 points, respectively, in a match where the Argentineans were superior in attacks 45-28. The best scorer for Costa Rica was Marcela Araya with 11 tallies.

 

“It was a tough match, we went into the match with overconfidence and it took us a while to get the rhythm,” said Yamila Nizetich, the captain of Argentina. “At the end the attitude was fundamental to close the match that got too complicated.”

 

“It was an irregular match for us but we were close to winning the third set”, said Marcela Araya, the captain of Costa Rica. “To play at the same level against a team like Argentina means that we can continue improving.”

 

Guillermo Orduna, the coach of Argentina commented: “Costa Rica was a complicated opponent and that’s what we need. It was not easy and I want to congratulate Costa Rica. At this first stage our objective is to recover all our players giving playing opportunities to all the players.”

 

Braulio Godinez, coach of Costa Rica said: “Argentina is always a tough rival and today we made many errors in the reception so it was hard for us. After two irregular sets, we had an opportunity in the third set that we couldn’t capitalize due to the inexperience of our side made up of new members.”