USA beat Guyana, 3-0, in opening match

THE United States of America (USA) proved too much for the Guyanese lads, who they defeated, 3-0, in the opening group match of the 2023 Junior Pan Am Hockey Championship being played in Wildey, Barbados, yesterday.

On the scoresheet for USA were Katz Wyatt in the first minute, who converted a Penalty Corner (PC). Grewal Mehtab doubled the lead in the 16th minute with a field goal, before Wyatt completed his brace with another field goal in the 49th minute.

Meanwhile, in the other Group B match, Canada trounced Barbados 6-0.

This tournament, which serves as the qualifier for the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Junior World Cup, is being played in the group round-robin knockout format, and will see the top three teams making the cut for the global event later this year.

However, the Guyanese are in a tough group that also includes powerhouse Canada and host Barbados, so they will be digging deep to bounce back in their matches against the Canadians today at 11:00hrs, and Barbados at 15:00hrs.