Belize City, Belize, July 18, 2024. – El Salvador defeated Honduras 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-16), securing their first victory in the closing match of the third day in the XX Central American U21 Women’s Championship.
El Salvador’s record is now 1-2 in wins and losses, with only one match left to play this Friday against Belize, while Honduras suffered its second loss without any victories and still has matches pending against Guatemala and Nicaragua.
For El Salvador, Gabriela Flores was the best offensive player with 14 points, 13 of which were from attacks and one from a serve. Honduras had Victoria Aparicio as its top performer with 14 points, 11 from attacks and three from serves.
El Salvador led in collective attack points 30-26, while Honduras was ahead in blocking 5-2 and in serves 9-6, but was affected by unforced errors, committing 37 compared to 14 by their opponent.
After achieving their first success of the tournament, Karen Orellana, coach of El Salvador, stated: “We are very happy with this victory, the girls applied everything we had trained and followed all our instructions.”
Meanwhile, Cristiam Rodríguez, coach of Honduras, commented: “We lacked a bit of attitude. I think it’s important for the girls not only to think about winning but also to have a bit of attitude and try to do things better. We had good moments, but also moments that cost us”.
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