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Tegucigalpa, Honduras; July 30, 2022.- Guatemala
defeated El Salvador (3-0) 3-1 (19-25, 25-17,
25-22, 25-17) in the third day of the V Women's
U23 Afecavol Championship.
For Guatemala it was their first victory of the
tournament with two defeats and they managed to
get up after losing the first set against the
impetus of Salvadorans who need a victory to
have options for the podium.
Captain Naomi Monney with 20 points was the best
scorer for Guatemala, while María Santa Cruz
contributed 14 points. For El Salvador, Geannine
Velásquez finished with 12 points, María
Rodríguez and Daniela Ayala with 11 each.
Guatemala dominated attacking 41-35, blocking
10-8 and El Salvador was better in service 9-5,
but they committed 38 unforced errors to 29 of
their rivals.
Naomi Monney, captain of Guatemala: “This first
victory is going to help us to be able to stay
motivated in the following matches and to be
able to give our best. El Salvador was
complicated, he gave us a good game, but we were
able to get the result”.
María Santa Cruz, outstanding player from
Guatemala: “I think we dosed ourselves a lot and
that makes us a little relaxed and ready to go
for more in the following games. We are very
satisfied with our work and the way we came
back. We have to overcome the fatigue that was
noticed in the first two games, today changes
were made at the start to give us rest and then
we went in with everything”.
William Fernández, coach of Guatemala: “I keep
insisting that we have a U21 team, which will
give battle to all the teams; recovering after
two defeats is not easy at any level, that's why
this victory speaks well of the mentality of the
girls, because they faced a Salvadoran team that
left everything on the field, that put up a
fight”.
Daniela López, captain of El Salvador: “It was a
good game and it was a shame that the setter was
injured, because she is very necessary. Now we
will give everything for everything in the
following matches and try to have options for
the medals. This game helped us to play more as
a team and we hope to continue like this in the
next ones”.
El Salvador will face Nicaragua this Sunday at
2:00 p.m., while Guatemala takes on Belize at
4:30 p.m. |
