BELIZE CITY, Belize, July 23, 2025.– The Belizean team displayed their full strength to secure a comfortable 3-0 victory (25-16, 25-20, 25-18) over Honduras, maintaining their unbeaten record and keeping their hopes alive to battle for the top spot on the final day of the 7th AFECAVOL U23 Women’s Central American Championship.
Belize will face Guatemala in the feature match of the fifth and final day of the tournament, with both teams entering the contest undefeated with identical 3-0 win-loss records.
In the other match of the day, El Salvador will take on Honduras in a duel that will determine the third-place finisher of the event.
Belize dominated in attack points 34-23, blocks 27-6, and service aces 16-6. Both teams were nearly even in points from unforced errors, with Belize scoring 19 and Honduras 18.
Offensively for Belize, Khaya Gordon led with 16 points, supported by Nissan Martínez with 14. For Honduras, Sasha Kawas scored nine points, while Valeria Núñez and Andrea Aceituno contributed six points each.
After the match, Belize captain Gareth Bruce stated, “We prepared well for this match; we knew Honduras is a tough team. We’ve trained hard to come out and win, and we have a lot of confidence in each other, that’s important to get the victories. For our last match, we’re well prepared. We know that facing Guatemala will be the toughest match of the tournament, but we feel ready to succeed.”
Meanwhile, Honduras captain Dazly Durán said, “Belize has very tall, well-trained players, and it was really hard for us to figure things out. But I feel like we played a good match. We still have a chance to go for a medal. We close against El Salvador in a tough match, but we’re going to give it our all, in search of the win.”
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