2023-10-25 02:27:06
Chile He started his participation in handball on the right foot in the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games clearly defeating 23-14 to Canada, in the duel valid for Group A, which was played at the Viña del Mar Sports Gymnasium.
Before nearly three thousand spectators who loudly supported, the “Lobas”, as the Chilean team is known, managed to beat the North Americans, despite facing a disputed first stage that ended tied 11-11.
With a Valeska Lovera inspired (scored seven goals), the Chileans managed to make a difference in the second period to close the score at 23-14. Local goalkeeper Madeleine Cortez also had an outstanding performance, who avoided several Canadian goal options.
“It was tough, we knew it was going to be a close game, we wanted to play well in the first minutes to make a difference in the second stage. We always try to be ahead, We managed to reach the break with a tie and in the second half we managed to win. We have been training for thousands of hours for this moment and it has finally arrived,” commented Valeska Lovera.
The Chilean goalscorer also referred to tomorrow’s match against Argentina (5:30 p.m. local time, in this same setting): “It will be a tough match, since Argentina is an Olympic team. It is still very motivating for us. The important thing is to leave with good feelings, they can have a bad game and we can do the best of our lives to win.”
Lovera also referred to the important support from the public: “Spectacular! I have played handball since I was little and I had never seen the gym full. It is the best gift we can have. It is very important for us to play with an audience and it also serves to motivate more children to want to play handball.”
Women’s beach volleyball also celebrated
The joys at the Pan American Games for Team Chile continued in women’s beach volleyball. With the presence of the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, in the stands of the Peñalolén Park, the local duo of María Francisca Rivas and Chris Vorpahl advanced to the quarterfinals .
The president’s enthusiasm seemed to help the local duo, who won 21-18 and 21-16 in 48 minutes of play against the Colombian couple composed by Diana Ríos and Margarita Guzmán.
For a place in the semifinals, the locals will face the Americans this Wednesday Sarah Murphy y Corine Quiggle, who went directly to the round of the eight best after winning their group.
The Argentines Ana Gallay and Fernanda Pereyra also achieved their place in the next phase, after defeating the Dominicans Julibeth Payano-Bethania Almanzar by 21-18 and 21-15 in 40 minutes. They will clash against the Mexicans Atenas Gutiérrez Guzmán and Abril Flores Castro.
Another quarterfinal clash will be cheered on by the Canadians Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson and the Puerto Ricans María González and Allanis Navaswho this Tuesday beat the Ecuadorian team of Ariana Vilela and Karelys Simisterra 21-17 and 21-14.
The last match in the women’s division will be that of the Peruvians Lisbeth Allcca and Claudia Gaona, who beat the Paraguayans Michel Valiente-Erika Mongelós by a double 21-19. They will play their way to the semifinals against the Brazilians Ana Silva and Eduarda Santos.
Among men, Canadians Jake MacNeil y Alexander Russell They beat the Uruguayans Hans Hannibal and Nicolás Llambías by 21-14 and 21-16, and this Wednesday they will face the local favorites, cousins Esteban and Marco Grimalt.
In addition, the Brazilians Andre Loyola and George Souto defeated the Paraguayans Giuliano Massare and Gonzalo Malgrejo by a double 21-14, after which they will now face the Argentine brothers Nicolás and Tomás Capogrosso.
The men’s quarterfinal brackets are completed by the Ecuadorians Marcos Tenorio and Dany León who only suffered difficulties in the first set against the Bolivians Luis Calvo and Ruddy Salvatierra, whom they defeated 23-21 and 21-10. In the quarterfinals they will face the Cubans Nielsen Díaz and Jorge Luis Alayo
The Mexicans José Ramón Virgen and Miguel Sarabia, meanwhile, defeated the Colombians Juan Carlos Noriega and Johan Murray by 23-21 and 21-19 and will face the Logan Webber-Hagen Smith couple.
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