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Junior Pan American Championships …National Junior Men loose 1-7 to Chile in their opening match
The Guyana National Junior Men’s Hockey Team opened their account at the Junior Pan American Championships in Toronto, Canada with a hard fought 1-7 loss to Chile. The Guyanese started well executing a high press against the tournament’s third seed, which led to several goal scoring opportunities.
With Chile enjoying the lion’s share of possession the Guyanese defence had to work overtime to turn back the rampant Chilean strikers. Goalkeeper Medroy Scotland made some key saves to keep the game scoreless until the 20th minute when Franco Becerra unleashed a powerful tomahawk shot into the bottom left corner. Juan Amoroso then made it 2-0 through a penalty corner in the 33rd minute. As the Guyanese tired in the second half their defensive shape began to unravel and Chile was able to score in the 44th & 46th minutes to make it 4-0.
Aroydy Branford restored some pride to his team with a moment of individual brilliance as he weaved his way through 3 defenders before dispatching the ball past the Chilean goalkeeper. Chile would pile on the misery late in the game, scoring three more unanswered goals for a final score of 1-7.
In an invited comment on the team’s performance, coach Robert Fernandes stated, “The result is a bit disappointing, we were in the game for most of the first half but trying to get back into the game in the second forced just to take some risks which we ended up paying for. The work rate and the effort was there but we were beaten by a more experienced team today. A 1-7 score line may seem like a bad loss to the average person but I try to keep things in perspective, the last time Guyana competed at the Junior Pan Ams was in 2008 and we lost to Chile 0-19 on that occasion. The signs of progress are there, we just need to keep learning and improving with every game.”
In other results from the first day:
Argentina defeated Trinidad & Tobago 5-0
USA defeated Puerto Rico 8-0
Mexico defeated Canada 3-2
Guyana were to face Mexico yesterday before they play Canada tomorrow, Monday at 5:30pm. Local fans will be able to stream the matches live on the www.panamhockey.org website.
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