Sports Bulletin
Lausanne, Switzerland: Argentina men and women continued their dominance at the Pan Am Cup where both teams won their respective finals. Victories for both teams means the men's team has won four of six titles and the women remain unbeaten since the competition began in 2002.
The 2022 Pan Am Cup will be remembered for the history-making performances of Chile men and women after they both finished runners-up to Argentina and secured qualification spots at the next edition of the FIH Men’s and Women’s World Cups.
The gold medal match in the women’s competition saw Argentina beat Chile 4-2, with two goals from Maria Granatto – who was also voted Player of the Tournament – plus goals from Agustina Albertarrio and Agustina Gorzelany.
Denise Krimerman answered with two goals for Chile.
In the bronze medal match, and for the third qualification spot, Canada beat USA 1-0. This was a tense, closely fought game, with both sides highly conscious of what was at stake. In the end, a goal at the end of the first quarter, scored by Amanda Woodcroft, was all that separated the teams. The result means Canada will join Argentina and Chile at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup, Spain and Netherlands 2022.
The tournament’s top scorer was USA’s Erin Matson with 10 goals.
Final standings:
Argentina
Chile
Canada
USA
Uruguay
Trinidad and Tobago
Peru
In the men’s competition, Argentina put in a dominant display to beat Chile 5-1. The goals all came in the second half after Chile and put up a resolute defence for the first 30 minutes. Santiago Tarazona opened the scoring for Los Leones; Maico Casella scored twice with two opportunistic goals; Jose Tolini continued to show his ability from penalty corners; and Martin Ferreiro also got on the scoresheet.
Chile responded with a goal from Felipe Renz.
In the bronze medal match, Canada bounced back from their defeat at the hands of Argentina to beat USA 3-1. The USA team took the lead through Jack Heldens but Canada responded well. Fin Boothroyd opened the scoring for the Wolfpack before captain Gordon Johnston and Matthew Barnett added to the scoreline.
The results mean Argentina and Chile men will be the PAHF representatives at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar and Rourkela 2023.
The tournament’s top scorer was Canada’s Gordon Johnston with 10 goals.
Final standings:
Argentina
Chile
Canada
USA
Mexico
Brazil
Trinidad and Tobago
