WJPA: Pan American Junior Championships (W) - Report Day 1
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March 17, 2005
Pan American Hockey Federation
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5th Women's Pan American Junior Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico - March 16 to 27, 2005
Report by Sherlan Cabralis, PAHF Media Officer
A shower of goals on the first day of the 5th Pan-American Junior Championship set the pace for the remainder of the tournament with usual suspects making an early impact on the competition.
South American representatives, Chile, outscored Jamaica 6-0 in the opener thanks to a dominant display of superb skill by Chilean midfielder Carolina Garcia. In response, Jamaica showed a high level of poise and control in the defensive third but eventually could not withstand a barrage of Chilean attacks.
It was a similar story in the third game as tournament favourites, Argentina, overran Trinidad and Tobago 8-0 despite a brave performance from T&T goalkeeper Jennie Carrington, who pulled off a remarkable 15 blocked attempts.
Mexico enjoyed the day's most lopsided score line as they trounced the Dominican Republic 15-0. The Dominican Republic, a recent addition to the Pan-American hockey fraternity, gave a spirited performance which offers encouragement for their future but still have a long way to go.
There was less difference between Barbados and Bermuda in game four, which Barbados won 2-0 by capitalizing better on the chances that came their way.
Game five was tight too as the United States held out for a 2-0 win over Uruguay although both teams showed solid structure, control and excellent basic skills. Uruguay would regret their ineffective use of ball possession, though, as they failed to win a single penalty corner in the match.
The day ended as started with Canada dominating their host Puerto Rico 15 – 0. The Puerto Rico fans continuously cheered on their during the few things they were able to cross the half line. Tomorrow we look out for more exciting games.
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The Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) is recognized by the FIH as the governing continental federation for all field hockey in the Pan American region. There are 21 member Nations of the PAHF. For more information please contact info@panamhockey.org
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