The Trophy + Handball SCA U20 Men, had its first day of competition in Managua and it was full of emotions. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Uruguay and Venezuela are looking for one of the three places for the World Cup in Poland and the Pan American Games.
GROUP A
At the National Handball Gymnasium, Chile and Guatemala were in charge of opening the continental tournament. The red team had no complications in its debut and was able to take advantage of the large number of exclusions of its rival. This allowed them to play with numerical superiority during some stretches of the match.
Javier Jovino, Juan Aracena and Denny González scored 4 goals each for the Chilean team. Finally, the Chilean team won 29-11.
In the second match of the first round, Argentina faced Venezuela. The Albiceleste, with a great defensive performance, stood out for their ball steals that allowed them to quickly go on the counterattack. The team coached by Guillermo Milano was very effective in their shots, while Venezuela was unable to score in the opponent’s goal.
Nicolás Rodríguez was the top scorer with 6 goals. The final score was 36 to 17 in favor of Argentina.
GROUP B
In the second round, Uruguay defeated Colombia. The team coached by Gastón Lewi knew how to take advantage of every mistake made by the rival and converted it into a goal. The sky-blue team was effective in their attacks and in this way won 43 to 22.
Juan Larrosa and Santiago Castro, of Uruguay, were the scorers of the match with 8 goals each.
In the final match of the day, Brazil took on Nicaragua. The green and yellow team was not intimidated by the locals and was able to show all its offensive power. From the beginning of the game they were able to make a difference and always remained ahead on the scoreboard. As the minutes went by, they managed to stretch their lead even further.
Lucas da Silva was the scorer of the team with 7 goals. Brazil won 41 to 26.
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By Rocío Mariel García Sigüenza.
