Nicaragua beats Costa Rica in three sets

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, November 16, 2013.- Nicaragua beat Costa Rica 3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-18) on the last day of actions of the 15th Boy’s U21 Central American Championship.

Nicaragua controlled mostly the entire match as Costa Rica put up a stronger resistance during the second set. Both teams finish the tournament with 3-2 record, but Nicaragua with 19 points and Costa Rica with 13.

The winners were dominant over the net with 50-31 advantage in kills; they were also more efficient in serves by 3-1. Costa Rica held advantage in blocking points by 7-4.

Nicaragua’s Kevin Duarte led his team with 19 points, followed by ChristoferLazo and Ruben Mora with 15 and 12 points respectively. Cesar Gomez was the best scorer for Costa Rica with 17 points.

Captain Brayan Orozco of Nicaragua was thrilled with the victory, he said “our goal was to finish in three sets; this is the fourth consecutive occasion we beat Costa Rica and that makes me proud of my team”.

“Nicaragua is always strong, I congratulate them; as for us, we weren’t able to correct our errors in blocking the entire match” expressed Andres Araya of Costa Rica.

“We should have played like this the whole tournament; today we performed strong and my opposite players as my libero did a splendid job” indicated Nicaragua’s coach Osman Hernandez.

Coach Mauricio Prado of Costa Rica admitted they knew Nicaragua was tough “they have better physical condition than us. My team had four players with minor injuries and their confidence was diminished”.