Caribbean queens beat Puerto Rico and qualify Pan American Games

The Dominican will face the semi-finals against Brazil on Friday, starting at 8 pm

Today, Puerto Ricans will face Peru, Costa Rica-Argentina (2 pm), Trinidad and Tobago. Tobago-Mexico (16h00) and Cuba-Colombia (6h00)

The Puerto Ricans, with the motivation to have Daly Santana on the field for the first time in the tournament, have reached the first technical time in advantage 8- 5, which later increased from 14 to 9.

"Queens of the Caribbean" began to gradually reduce and with a strong end of the salidora Brayelin Martinez went from before 18-17, advantage that Gina Mambru increased to three (20-17) With two attacks followed by zone 2.

Finally, they won the set 25-21, with six points contributed by Martinez, four by Mambrú and equal by Yonkaira Peña, which this time was used by departures by Marcos. Kweik instead of captain Bethania de la Cruz.

The second part, "Las Nenas" they won again the first two technical periods (12-6 and 16-12) and temporarily left behind the inconsistency that persecuted them for years against the local and they could maintain the advantage.

They left with the momentum and imposed themselves in the third 25-21. In the quarter they were 22-20, but again they were inconsistent and fell 25-22 to extend the game to a fifth set, which the Dominicans won with relative ease.

Priscila Rivera was punctual in the fifth and decisive 4 point period, "at the moment of truth."

Puerto Rico does not beat "Queens of the Caribbean" since the Grand Prix "Japan 2012", and succumbed to the victory for the first time in twelve clashes that supported In the Pan American Cup

Yonkaira Peña and Brayelin Martinez led the Dominican attack with respectively 20 and 18.

Santana, with a memorable performance and worthy of a better chance, was the best for Puerto Rico with 24 points.

After Colimdo