Peru completes South American U17 championships

Peru just ended the 14th South American U17 championship held in Cuenca, Ecuador. The aim to qualify to the 2008 Americas U17 championship however was not reached. Peru did not manage to celebrate a win and finished at the bottom of the ladder.
In the opening game of the tournament Peru faced Brazil and suffered a 46:96 loss. Maria Bellatin led Peru with 24 points. In the second game Peru were rallied over by Venezuela 43:96. Daniela Porras chipped in 14 points for Peru. In one of the closest encounters in the tournament Peru were narrowly beaten by Chile 50:59 in Round 3.
Later Peru could not match Ecuador as they fell short 54:77. In the final clash of the competition Peru were defeated by Argentina 34:69.
Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil qualified winning the top three spots.