Baseball

Industriales beat Pinar del Rio 7 to 3 on Monday and took a 2-1 lead in the semifinal playoffs of the 53rd Cuban Baseball Championship.   More than 50,000 fans crowded into the Latinoamericano stadium to enjoy the game.

The main protagonist of Los Azules was lefty, Pedro Durán, 19 years old, with excellent and extensive relay where he only allowed 3 hits, struck out 1 and gave 1 ticket, without tolerating any runs in 7 innings, and supported by Raiko Olivares, 2 singles and 1 double in 3 turns at bat, and Alexander Malleta, 4-2.

In the other semifinal, the Villa Clara team finally won its 1st game against the leader Matanzas, after suffering 3 straight losses, but it needs to win the remaining 3 duels or it will be deleted from further options to advance.

The reigning champions prevailed with 4-2 thanks to the excellent relief of lefty Robelio Carrillo and timely homer of center fielder Yordanis Linares, who drove in 3 of the 4 runs scored by his team.

Football

The Cuban soccer team beat 1-0 to Indonesia thanks to an own goal by Indonesian defense Muhamad Roby after 30 minutes, corresponding to the 1st warm-up game that takes the Cuban team in a tour through Spain.

The Cuban team is mostly made up of players under 21 years old and others older than. The 2nd game of the tour will be held on April 2nd against an Iberian team yet to be defined, said the national commissioner, René Pérez.
 
Boxing
Cuba took the 2nd place by countries with 3 titles at the Rudy Zapata 2nd International Boxing Cup, based in Monte Plata, Dominican Republic.
The Cubans, who dominated the previous edition, had this time as monarchs Osvary Morrel (70 kg), Dairon Arioza (75) and Leonard Perez (80).

The 1st place by teams went to Dominican Republic with 3 gold and 5 silver medals, followed by Cuba with 3-2-0 and Puerto Rico closed it with 2-1-0.

In the event for gladiators of 16 and 17 years old, also compete casts of Haiti, the National District and the local team.

And as for boxing, Russia's team defeated 4-1 to Ukraine in the same group Otamans where Cuba's Los Domadores will face to USA Knockouts on Friday in the quarterfinals of the World Series of Boxing.