BRAZIL OPENS THE BOYS' U19 PAN AM CUP WITH A VICTORY OVER COSTA RICA

Brasil inició con el pie derecho ante los ticos.

MEXICALI, Mexico.— Brazil defeated Costa Rica 3-0 (25-6, 25-8, 25-10) in the opening match of the Boys’ U19 Pan American Cup.

Flavio Gualberto scored 12 points, and Wagner Silva 8, for the Brazilian team. Cesar Gomez registered 4 on the Costa Rican side.

“It was a very hard match for us, but we acquired experience against a taller team with a high level. It really helped us in our learning curve”, said Costa Rican captain, Andres Araya.

Brazilian captain Thiago Veloso stated: “it is always good to start with a victory and this was a great match”.

Same opinion was given by coach Percy Oncken, who however emphasized: “It is my first time facing Costa Rica, but is a 2 years a younger team than ours, that made a big difference but they are talented”.

The coach of Costa Rica, Henry Rodriguez, said that facing Brazil was a great challenge.

 “We knew it was going to be a tough match for us. We don’t have such a great height like Brazil’s but I told the boys play with courage”. Costa Rica faces Puerto Rico while Brazil has a bye date this Tuesday.