2010 South American Championship / Campeonato Sudamericano

2010 South American Championship
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
April 3-11
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Reports by Giselle Ouchana, Media Officer

This morning, the team Chilean male entered into the field against the Paraguayans. Players Chileans arrived with full strength and soon in the third minute of the first time, the shirt 19, Jan Richter, opened the scoreboard. The team scored 4 goals by Thomas Krussig, Sebastian Kapsch, Martin Rodriguez and Alexis Berczely. and closed the scoreboard for the first time in 5-0.

In the second time, the Paraguayan tried to decrease the difference, but could not. Some replacements were carried out by part of the team of Paraguay. Players entered into the field with determination but failed to reverse the scoreboard. The Chileans scored 8 goals, closing the departure in 13x0. Only 11 shirt, Alexis Berczely scored 5 goals in the second time.

In the second game of the day, the women's team of Chile faced the Venezuelan. Denise Infante opened the scoreboard. Francisca Flowers followed the pace and scored then a penalty corner. Finalizing the first time, Manuela Urroz scored the team's room.

In the last departure time, plus seven goals were scored by Chilean: two per penalty corner and five per Field Goal. The scoreboard was terminated in 11x0.

Then urguayos and venezolanos Union appeared. It was a departure difficult for both teams. At the beginning, the Uruguayans have managed to open the scoreboard, but the defence of Venezuelan could act well in other moves. Despite having been a game well played, Juan Manuel Canessa was able to increase the difference in the scoreboard. For the master of time uruguayo, Patricio Craper was not an easy, but the tactic used by staff assured the end result of 5 x 0.

The result of the game between Uruguay and Argentina outperformed expectations of those who attended. It was a difficult game in which the team argentina dominated the field opponent, but could defend uruguaya almost all balls, leaving escape only 4, with a penalty corner. The match ended with 4 for Argentina and 1 for Uruguay, this single marked by Lucia Maria minutes late second half.

Even playing at home, the Brazilians were not able to open the scoreboard in the game against Argentina. Despite the Brazilian team already be far more mature than in the last game against Argentina in 2007 Pan, “Los Hermanos” succeeded fellow Brazilians. Already in the first time, 4 argentinos have goal, all by Field Goal. The Brazilians began the second time with determination, but the Argentinian managed to increase the difference in the scoreboard. During the last 35 minutes, Argentina won more 8 goals: 3 by penalty corner, 4 per Field goal, and 1 for penalty stroke. The scoreboard closed in BRA 0x12 ARG.

The last game was a lot of tension for the Brazilians that attended the game. The female team of Brazil lost many chances of goal and was unable to add any point on the scoreboard. Already the paraguayas scored a point for 18 minutes the first time, through player Cecilia Catebra, shirt number 16. The excitement of the two teams was great the scoreboard died in PAR 1x0 BRA.