Havana, November 23 (ACN) Cuba will try today to successfully close the group stage by facing Costa Rica, in phase B of the I Continental Championship of North, Central America and Caribbean (Norceca) in women’s volleyball of under-17s, whose headquarters will take place until this Sunday in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

After losing 2-3 (28-26, 18-25, 25-16, 11-25 and 9-15) against Canada, and 0-3 (25-27, 17-25 and 15-25) against Dominican Republic, the Cubans will fight with the Costa Ricans for the victory that would guarantee them finishing in third place, with a record of one victory and two defeats.

At the end of Wednesday’s match against the Quisqueyanas, cornerer Salet Castillo said that “we missed the receipt a lot. I think we put a lot of pressure on ourselves because it’s our first participation at international level. The offense went well for us and I think we could have won the game.

In the other match of Section B, the undefeated Canadians (2-0) and the Dominicans (2-0) will compete for first place in the segment, with the winner going directly to the semi-finals.

Nicaragua (1-1)-Mexico (1-1) and Honduras (0-2)-Puerto Rico (2-0), will be the Key A matches, according to the website www.norceca.net.

The organizers indicate that the first places in each section will directly advance to the semi-final on the 25th, while the 24th will be the quarter-final stage, with the second and third places in each section crossing over.

The discussion of the bronze and gold medals is scheduled for the 26th, in this order the meetings will define the winning teams of the three places for the world championship of the 2024 category.