Canada 3 v Trinidad & Tobago 0
Canada opened day 3 looking to add to their two wins while Trinidad & Tobago looked for their first points. TTO earned a pair of Penalty Corners from Krizia Layne, but both attempts were rebuffed by Kathryn Williams in the Canadian goal. To the dismay of the TTO fans, Canada earned a late penalty corner and Kathleen Leahy buried the layoff to give her side a 1 goal lead at the half.
Trinidad surged at the beginning of the second half with multiple penalty corners but again the Canadian defence held. Canada picked up some momentum and scored 2 goals in 2 minutes. Leahy repeated her corner goal from the first half and Shannon Pereira tallied from the field. A frustrating match for TTO as they carried a lot of the play but end up on the losing side of a 3-0 score. Canada stays undefeated after three matches.
Argentina 2 v United States 4
In one of the highlight matches of the day undefeated teams Argentina and United States faced off. Argentina was thwarted on a penalty corner by an Ali Campbell save on the line. In transition the USA earned a penalty corner that was charged down well by Maria Pastor. A long pass found Carina Guzman in the circle but she couldn’t get the ball behind Samantha Carlino in the American goal. That was followed by a flurry of Argentinian shots that were kept out by the American defence.
The USA were on their heels and looking for a way to switch the momentum. They methodically built up their passing game and Mary Beth Barnham earned a penalty corner. A thrilling strike by Campbell into the top mesh gave USA the opener. Campbell repeated the feat into the other corner of the goal to give the USA a 2-0 lead. This lead held through a penalty stroke that Argentina’s Emma Yanzi sailed wide.
Campbell scored her third corner goal in the opening minutes of the first half and added a penalty stroke later to put the score out of reach. Late goals by Julieta Luna and Yanzi gave Argentina some consolation, but USA take full points with a 4-2 score.
Guyana 5 v Barbados 1
The Guyanese women entered the pitch to play Barbados just after their mens team registered a blistering 12-0 victory over Mexico. The Diwali holiday crowed in Cliff Anderson Sports Hall was hoping for a repeat performance.
Gabriella Xavier rose them to their feet with a slick deflection goal in the 5th minute. She was instrumental in defending a subsequent Bajan penalty corner to retain Guyana’s lead. Xavier converted another corner rebound to further make her mark on this match. Kerensa Fernandes scored from a pretty play in the circle to extend the lead to 3. Barbados were not going to roll over, a solo run by Cher King resulted in a Penalty Corner and King converted to bring them one closer at the half.
The second half was a delight for the crowed with goals from Marzana Feidtkou and Nicole Eastman. Barbados had a series of penalty corners to close out the match but they couldn’t solve the Guyanese defence. Guyana win their first game 5-1 while Barbados remain winless.
