Chile gets its first points in the SCA Senior. The tournament that awards 3 places for the World Cup Germany Countries/Belgium 2025 started its second day of competition with the victory of Chile against El Salvador by 38-13.
Chile takes control in the first half
Chile dominated the first half of the match, opening the score quickly. However, the Salvadorans equalized after a good shot by Martha Saz penetrated the defense. The Chileans showed great effectiveness (71%) and took advantage of quick counterattacks to establish a solid lead. In contrast, the Salvadoran defense was weak, with only 13% effectiveness in their attempts to stop Osvaldo Menendez’s team. Chile went to the break with a comfortable 8-20 lead. The first half reflected the clear dominance of the “Lobas”, who took advantage of El Salvador’s mistakes to take absolute control of the match.
Chile secures a resounding victory
The second half had a complicated start for El Salvador, while Chile imposed an aggressive rhythm in attack. During the first ten minutes, they achieved a partial of 10-0 showing an absolute dominance in both defense and offense.
Despite their intensity, Chile missed several key shots in the final minutes, but nevertheless managed to win 38-13.
With this victory, Chile has its first two points in the competition, while El Salvador will be looking for a point against Brazil on Thursday.
Gabriela Müller of Chile was the scorer of the match with 8 goals and MVP of the match.
STATEMENTS
Gabriela Müller, player of the Chilean National Team:
“We came from a loss against Paraguay and that’s why we were a little discouraged. But we tried to pull it off, there were many mistakes in the second half in the effectiveness of our shots. However, this victory motivates us and we want to continue in this championship better than yesterday and today and finish it in the best way on Saturday”.
Samantha Rodríguez, player of the El Salvador National Team:
“It was quite a difficult match, plus the heat. However, we set goals and some of them were achieved. Chile is a very fast team, in the first half we made many mistakes and in the second half we went for the equalizer, but it was not possible. We are very happy to be here.
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By Camila Miranda Torres.