Day 2 summary from the XVIIth U.A.N.A. Pan American Junior Men's Championships

Game #11 MEX 4 USA 17

USA’s outside shooting, constant counter attack and tenacious defense was too much to handle by the Mexico team. After a fairly close half time (6-3), United States won the second half 10-1, especially in the fourth quarter when they scored seven goals to none for the Mexicans

United States scored consistently on the extra man and played strong but flawless defense. Daniel Stevens and Reid Chase led the way for USA with 3 goals each.

The USA team will do battle tomorrow against Peru, while Mexico will have a bye.

Referees:  Hugo PARADES (VEN) and Guillermo GRGICEVIC (ARG)
UANA Delegate:  Neil MUIR

Game #12 PUR 13 PER 6

Puerto Rico’s constant counter attacks and pressure zone defense was the key for the victory over Peru.  By halftime Puerto Rico was ahead by six goals (9-3) and they played a conservative but aggressive second half.

Luis Mojica (#5) from Puerto Rico was key to the victory with five goals.  Peru tried in the second half to make a comeback, but Puerto Rico kept matching them with strong defense. Peru plays the United States and Puerto Rico has a tough game against Colombia on tomorrow’s session.

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Referees: Borut CERNIC (CAN) and Natacha FLORESTANO (BRA)
UANA Delegate:  Jim CULLINGHAM

Game #13 ARG 7 VEN 12

Even though the score doesn’t show it, Venezuela and Argentina played a very physical and tight game. Venezuela had to fight for every goal while Argentina kept coming back since the beginning of the game. Venezuela relied mostly on their physical game and good centre post game, while Argentina played mostly from the perimeter

Hugo Velazquez (#4) for Venezuela was pure venom during the whole game. He scored as many goals (7) as did the whole Argentina team. Argentina had a more balanced attack with Tomas Galimbertis (#3) and Tomas Echenique (#6) with two goals apiece.

Referees:  Gene DEL VALLE (PUR) and Jose REYES (DOR)
UANA Delegate:  Neil MUIR

Game #14 BRA 11 CAN 11

What was most likely one of the medal games, Brazil and Canada played a strong game from the beginning. The first quarter ended on a counter attack from Canada, giving them a two goal lead.  During the second quarter Canada extended their lead to four goals with strong counter attack and extra man opportunities.

During the third quarter, Brazil mounted a strong comeback with strong zone defense and effective extra man scoring. At the end of the third quarter the game was tied at 8. For the fourth quarter both teams scored from extra man situations, with  Canada scoring at the end of the game to tie the game.

Brazil plays Trinidad and Tobago while Canada plays Venezuela in tomorrow.

Referees:  Humberto NAVARRO (USA) and Wilmer POZO (PER)
UANA Delegate:  Manuel DE JESUS