First match of the World League Round 2 in San Diego started under menacing clouds but without the forecasted rain. Russia quickly forced the first chance of the match by Igor Siniagin, surprising the Trinidadian defense to arrive alone in front of the goal-keeper, but Andrey Rocke stood tall and thwarted the attempt. Trinidad & Tobago defended well two penalty-corners, but Russia maintained their pressure and finally logically scored in the 10th minute by Anton Kornilov.

Russia had a complete grasp on the match and scored two more goals by Igor Siniagin before the end of the first quarter. Trinidad & Tobago could not find a way out of their end and Russia scored a fourth goal by Sergey Spichkovskiy on the follow-up of a penalty-corner, walking into the half-time break with a comfortable 4-goal cushion.

The Russians kept pushing relentlessly and things started to look very bleak for Trinidad & Tobago when Nikolay Yankun scored a superb penalty-corner immediately after the break. The Trinidadians had to play short on a yellow card, but still managed to create their first serious scoring chance on a penalty-corner, deflected in corner by a Russian defender.

Trinidad & Tobago became more entrepreneurial in third period, managing to penetrate the compact Russian midfield and defense. They were rewarded by a penalty-corner, followed by a stroke, and Tariq Marcano did not miss the chance to open the Trinidadian tally.

Russia made the most of their chances and scored one more goal before the end of third quarter. Play was more balanced in the last quarter, but Russia cruised steadily to a large win 6-1 over the Caribbean team.