HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 20 (acn) Cuba defeated Costa Rica on the final day of the preliminary stage in group B of the 3rd Women's U-18 Pan American Volleyball Cup, and qualified for the world championships in August, in Lima, Peru.
Thus, the undefeated Cuban squad advanced to the semifinals of the tournament, like the Dominican Republic, leader of Poole A, which brought together four teams that had already reached their World Cup tickets.
Cuba won 3-0 (25-2, 25-6 and 25-11) in 53 minutes with highlights for Diaris Pérez (15 points) and Aclama Cese (10), while Allison Font (8) was the best.
scorer for the visitors.
After finishing the match, Tomas Fernandez, Cuban coach, said they had already met the commitment of qualifying for the World Cup. I hope the girls to remain focused to reach the podium, he added.
In the other match of group B, Puerto Rico secured the second place by beating Chile 3-2, a result that earned them their second win with one loss, behind Cuba (3-0) and ahead of Chile (1- 2) and Costa Rica (0-3).
The Dominican Republic (3-0) led poole A, after defeating Argentina 3-2 (1-2), while Mexico (1-2) won 3-2 over Peru (1-2).
The quarter-finals will be today with the matches Puerto Rico vs. Peru and Argentina vs. Chile and the winners will face Cuba and the Dominican Republic in the semifinals on Saturday.
The medals discussion will be on Sunday with Cuban and Dominican as major favourite for the title.
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