Canada: Pan American Cup – Day 2 Summary

Canadians drop games to Argentina women, Chile Men on day 2

Montevideo, Uruguray-de Canadian women today delivered a 4-0 decision to the already qualified Argentina women, while the men put on a brave battle, but eventually fell 2-0 in Chile.

Defense doubles if Wolfpack no. 2-ranged Leonas keeps up to four

After their Shutout victory against Paraguay, just two days earlier, the Canadian women had to trust experience and patience to keep the powerhouse Argentina a 4-0 margin. Although the game was played a lot in the end of Canada, the Leonas had to be persistent to find their way.

Argentina scoring specialist Agustina Gorzelany made the game 2-0 in the opening quarter and buried a re-conscious penalty corner and a penalty stroke in the 13th in the seventh minute. Besides those moments, Canada quickly learned to see patience in the first half when defending and hard work to keep the Leonas out of their circle. The commander voice of Rowan Harris organized her defense of Elise Wong, Sara Goodman, Anna Mollenhauer, Kathleen Leahy and Libby Hogg who were nothing but pressure on all game.

A pointless second quarter was a lot in honor of their defensive efforts. Midfielders Grace Delmotte, Kenzie Girgis and Brooke McCusker exerted pressure from behind as soon as their line was broken, but despite causing turnover, Canada could not collect much property.

In the third quarter, Zoe Diaz got the last touch to a counterattack that jumped the stylish Majo Granatto on a run and her sweep from the right side made a way through traffic to triple the Argentinian lead. On his own counterattack, Girgis wore the ball in the middle of the field and made some room for Tora Rae, who threw the ball at the goal. The deflection of Dani Husar looked good, but Leonas keeper Mercedes Artola looked sharp to make the stop on the goal line.

Argentina made it four after a penalty corner film went from the face mask of post player Leahy, and Gorzelany completed her hat trick with an expert penalty stroke to the top corner. Despite giving up four, Canada showed a lot of improvement and it was a good test for the youth in the team to see the gaps they need to help.

Canadian men fall 2-0 to have Chile in physical struggle

In their second game of the tournament, the Canadian men dropped a 2-0 decision to Chile, who played in their first game of the tournament. The more opener of the game came up in the seventh minute, which started as a penalty corner. The film by Juan Amoroso was blocked by a brave Thomson Harris, but the ball fell perfectly for José Maldonado whose shot hit the Canadian defender Gavin Bains on the goal line. The resulting fine was buried by Maldonado for the 1-0 Chile lead.

From there, the game was 38 minutes scoreless, because both parties turned out to be physical to break past. Both teams had a fine angle opportunities with a defender less, the first for Chile when the pads of Ethan McTavish Amoroso re -denied, while Robin Thind was pulling what was three penalties in a row. Nils Strabucchi all ran down with large different blocks for the Chileans.

In the 41^star Minute, Canada went to 10 players with Taylor McCulloch and grabbed a yellow card. While he was cut off a player, a wandering turnover of the Chilean backfield led to the best attack of Canada of the game. Sean Davis stormed on the center of the field and set up a shot and two rebound attempts, all denied by the experience of keeper Adrián Henriquez.

In the last minutes of the third quarter, Chile pressed a second and was rewarded. The Flare van Raimundo Valenzuela on the right led to a different chance of penalty corner. Mctavish again denied the low film by Amoroso, but Andres Pizarro was there to tap the rebound and make 2-0.

Canada made it interesting in the last minute of the game and earned a penalty corner, but the film by Brendan Guraliuk was refused by the Chilean defense. Canada pressed hard, but could not find the back of the net to leave Chile on the top 2-0.

Subsequently, the men have a five days after the standard setting by Trinidad and Tobago, originally booked for July 28. The women play hosts Uruguay in the last game on July 28 and the men are waiting for their game in the semi -final on August 1.