SAN SALVADOR, July 4, 2008.- Puerto Rico downed Guatemala 3-0 and got the chance to play for the fifth position in the U-21 Men’s Continental Championship being held here.

The Puerto Ricans won by score of 25-15, 25-13, 25-16 and even the fact that was their first victory it is fair to recognize they have been a tough team against all the opponents.

Coach Carlos Rodríguez continued to use all his personnel, with the exception of Sequiel Sanchez, who is still nursering a back problem.

“We played loose, enjoyed the match and now we go after the fifth place,” said Rodríguez. “You go to all the competitions to win or lose, our team is better than a fifth place but the circumstances decided it,” he added.

Puerto Rico will meet Dominican Republic tomorrow for the fifth place of the competition.

Luisel Otero was the best Puerto Rican scorer with 11 points, and the captain Omar Rivera finished with 10. Guatemala had Jeyson Nery and Andy Leonardo both with 7 tallies.