Guyana finish third, beat Argentina again

Apr 13, 2014 Sports

– Canada defeat USA, qualify for 2015 WC in Germany

Perhaps inspired by the outstanding performances of their female counterparts not so long ago, the Guyana men’s national hockey team made another emphatic statement to the administrators of sport here to get on with the development of the sector after beating powerhouse Argentina for a second time yesterday to finish third, at the Pan Am Cup in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Jamarj Assanah

The national stickmen beat the mighty Argentines 2-1 in a shootout after regulation time saw the two teams deadlocked at 2-2 with Aderemi Simon netting a field goal in the 28th minute, while Jamarj Assanah as he had done all tournament saved the day for the Guyanese, scoring a penalty corner on the stroke of full time to send the game into a penalty shootout.
Assanah then came back to net both penalties to hand the Guyanese a well deserved win and an impressive third place finish which ensured that they kept the Argentines and Uruguay behind them.
Earlier in the game, the Argentines seemed to be coasting along when Agustin Ceballos fired home a penalty corner in the 9th minute to give them a 1-0 lead at the half.
He returned after the break to slot in a field goal as the Argentines enjoyed a 2-0 cushion, before the Guyanese responded through Simon’s field goal attempt in the 28th minute of play.
Just when it seemed as if the mighty South Americans would have avenged the earlier loss, Assanah slammed in a penalty corner to send the game into a shootout and the rest is history as the skilful marksman netted twice.
In the final that followed, Canada coasted to a 4-2 triumph over the USA after enjoying a 2-0 lead at the break.
Jeewanjoth Bath opened the scoring for the Canadians with a field goal in the 6th minute and that was followed by a similar effort from Ken Perreira.
One minute after the resumption, Sebastian Scheurer netted for the USA, but Micah Teixeira ensured that the Canadians enjoyed some level of comfort as he hammered home a penalty corner in the 32nd minute for a 3-1 lead.

Aderemi Simon

Moritz Runzi made it a little uncomfortable for the Canadians as he scored a field goal, but Jonathan Roberts closed the deal for the Maple Leafs with a favourite strike, firing in a penalty corner one minute from full time which meant that they have now qualified for next year’s World Cup scheduled to be played from February 3-8 in Germany.