Dominican Republic scorches St Vincent in Group K opener

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, July 27, 2013 – The Dominican Republic  underlined their status at the top seed in Group K, when they dismissed St Vincent and the Grenadines 3-0( 25-13, 25-9, 25-14) in opening match of the 2014 of the FIVB NORCECA Men’s World Championship Qualification Tournament  Saturday morning  at the Multi- Purpose Indoor Facility here.

The more experienced Dominicans were led in the scoring department by team captain Jose Miguel Caceres who registered 11 points and David Adames who had 9. For the Vincentians, Atkins Questelles, Kemaul Lee and Cassius Franklyn all scored 5 points each.

Triumphant Coach- Osiel Vasquez was satisfied with his team’s output in their first outing.

“I am very pleased. The guys carried out the game plan as I had anticipated. There was good co-ordination and good concentration and they controlled the match from the start”, Vasquez stated.

Vasquez’ opposite number, Dominic White believed his players took a while to get settled, which allowed the Dominicans the opportunity to dictate the pace of the proceedings.

“We were a bit intimidated at first. We took some time to get accustom and were too laid back and were always had to be catching up”, White observed of his team’s performance.

White promises though that his team will be looking at their mistakes made and are endeavouring to be consistent against the British Virgin Islands who they play Saturday night.

White’s view was shared by the St Vincent and the Grenadines’ team Captain, Cassius Franklyn who expressed confidence that his players would be more “hyped”, now that the early jitters have gone.

Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic next plays Panama and Vasquez expects this to be his team biggest challenge.

“Our boys understand that Panama is our main threat in this qualifying tournament.  We plan to scout the Panamanian team when they play  the British Virgin Islands and come up with a game plan on what we observe”, Vasquez noted.