NORCECA Men’s Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Interzonal Tournament - Top place battle in Nicaragua

Costa Rica’s Jonathan Guevara (source photo : FIVB)

Montelimar, Nicaragua, February 18, 2012 - Guatemala and Costa Rica are set to play for top place in the NORCECA Men’s Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Interzonal Tournament between Central America and the Caribbean, while El Salvador and Nicaragua will face off for third place at Montelimar Beach on Sunday.

In Saturday’s action, Guatemala and El Salvador engaged in a tough semifinal battle finally won by the Guatemalans with the tandem of Andy Leonardo and Erick Garrido claiming a 15-11 golden-set victory over the Salvadoran duo of Carlos Leiva and David Vargas. Costa Rica, meanwhile, blanked Nicaragua 4-0 in their best-of-five series.

The four Central American countries have already qualified for the final stage of the tournament to be held in Nayarit, Mexico, from June 19 to 23, where they will be challenging the top four qualifiers from the Central Zone – Cuba, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico – for a place at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Saturday's results

Jamaica 2, Trinidad and Tobago 1
JAM-B d. TRI-A 2-0 (22-20, 21-15), TRI-B d. JAM-A 2-0 (21-12, 21-15). GS: JAM-B d. TRI-B (16-14)
Panama 2, St. Kitts and Nevis 1
SKN-A d. PAN-B 2-0 (21-8, 21-14), PAN-A d. SKN-B 2-0 (21-19, 21-11). GS: PAN-A d. SKN-A (15-9)
Guatemala 3, El Salvador 2
GUA-A d. ESA-B 2-0 (21-18, 21-14), ESA-A d. GUA-B 2-0 (21-15, 21-15), GUA-A d. ESA-A 2-1 (18-21, 21-16, 15-12), ESA-B d. GUA-B 2-0 (21-19, 21-18). GS: GUA-A d. ESA-A (15-11)
Costa Rica 4, Nicaragua 0
CRC-B d. NCA-A 2-0 (21-11, 21-13), CRC-A d. NCA-B 2-0 (21-11, 21-16), CRC-A d. NCA-A 2-0 (21-11, 21-17), CRC-B d. NCA-B 2-0 (21-7, 21-15)
El Salvador 2, Panama 0
ESA-B d. PAN-A 2-0 (22-20, 21-10), ESA-A d. PAN-B (21-10, 21-14)
Nicaragua 2, Jamaica 1
NCA-B d. JAM-A 2-0 (21-13, 22-20), JAM-B d. NCA-A 2-1 (19-21, 21-18, 15-7). GS: NCA-A d. JAM-B (15-8)


Source : fivb.org