After watching their counterparts on the women’s side come up with a convincing win in their first game of the 2014 Indoor Pan American Cup, the Canadian men’s indoor national team did their best to give an encore performance defeating host team Uruguay (0-0-2) 4-0 Tuesday in Montevideo, Uruguay.
From the moment Canada (1-0-0) stepped on to the court they controlled possession and the play.
After some difficulty getting passed the Uruguayan defense, Canada finally broke through in the thirteenth minute on a shot from Jonathan Roberts (Toronto, Ont.), who ripped one passed goalkeeper Mariano Mallo from the top right corner of the circle.
Canada maintained control throughout the first half, but Uruguay had a chance to tie on a penalty corner late in the half and Canadian keeper Shankar Premakanthan (Ottawa, Ont.) stormed out to make a big glove save.
With momentum on their side, Roberts notched his second of the game after sending a bullet passed the Uruguay defense on a penalty corner. The teams went into half with Canada leading 2-0.
The second half fell comfortably in Canada’s hands with Micah Teixeira netting a goal in the twenty-sixth minute of play, also on a penalty corner, and Scott Sandison added the team’s final goal on a penalty shot.
The final score was 4-0. View the match sheet here.
The men take on Guyana in their second game of the tournament on Wednesday at 2:15pm PST/5:15pm EST.
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Written with files from Carla Johl
Photo: Blair Shier
