Costa Rica propels to victory over French St Martin 

TIJUANA, Mexico, July 3, 2012 - Costa Rica earned its first victory in Pool A of the NORCECA Boys’ U19 Continental Championship after brushing aside French Saint Martin 3-0  (25-9, 25-16, 25-16).

Luis Diego Abarga became the top scorer of this match with 13 points, while Jafet García and Cesar Gomez each finished with 8. Kareem Brooks registered 8 for the defeated side.

“I have no comments,” French Saint Martin’s Coach, Stephen Thierry said about the result, while Captain Fresnet Fabre added that “We could have done better.”

The Caribbean team had a big chance to recover in the last set but made a couple of reception mistakes.

“We faced a team with very talented young players with a lot of potential, and we had to make some adjustments and to correct the mistakes we made in our first match,” Costa Rica’s Captain Andres Araya said.

“We improved in our rhythm and also had a tactical improvement. I am very happy seeing French Saint Martin playing here integrated to Norceca, that’s the way Costa Rica started to play, and hard work will be key for them to increase their level,” Costa Rica’s coach Alberto Travieso commented.