The opening day of the men’s Pan American Cup got started with victories for Chile and Canada. Both teams shutout their respective opponents, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, while later in the day will pit Brazil vs Mexico and hosts USA against Olympic champions Argentina.
MEN Pool A: Chile vs. Venezuela (6-0)
Three Chilean players got on the board twice today as Chile found their scoring strides late in the game to put away Venezuela 6-0 to open Pool A play. Chile’s Martin Rodriguez, Jose Hurtado and Franco Becerra each scored twice, while keeper Adrian Henriquez earned the shutout. Venezuela’s Wilber Bracamonte was the most effective despite the loss. Read more…
MEN Pool B: Canada vs. Trinidad and Tobago (4-0)
Canada shutout Trinidad and Tobago 4-0 in their opening match of the Pan American Cup, a fitting score line for Red Caribou keeper Carter who celebrates today with his 150th match. It was also the first big match for the returned Kwan Browne, who is the highest capped in the tournament at 308. Read more…
MEN POOL B: Brazil vs Mexico (3-1)
After hosting the Olympic Games this is the return of Brazil to the official competitions who had a valuable victory against Mexico 3-1 in the beginning of the 2017 Pan American in Lancaster, the United States. Joaquin López, Stephane Smith and Lucas Paixao scored for Brazil. Read more...
MEN Pool A: Argentina vs USA (6-0)
The Olympic champions showed their strength today with a dominating 6-0 win over hosts, United States. Matías Paredes and Gonzalo Merino each scored twice, while Gonzalo Peillat and Juan Gilardi also got on the board for the Argentinians. Read More...
Pan American Cup men’s pool-round play continues on Aug. 6 with Pool B match ups between Canada and Brazil (10:00), Trinidad and Tobago vs Mexico (12:00) and Pool A match ups Chile vs Argentina (17:00) and Usa vs Venezuela (19:00). Tomorrow, Aug. 5, the women’s matches begin with Canada vs Brazil (12:00), Argentina vs Chile (17:00) and USA vs Mexico (19:00).
All matches are streamed live via USA Field Hockey here and you can stay connected on facebook, Instagram and twitter @panamhockey or online at panamhockey.org.
