The Canadian Men’s National Field Hockey Team secured second place in Pool B on Tuesday with a 3-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in both teams’ final pool-stage match at World League 2 in Chula Vista, California.
With the victory, Canada will face the third place team from Pool A in a cross-over quarter-final match on Thursday, March 5th.
Canada controlled play through the majority of Tuesday’s match, generating chances throughout and eventually converting three times.
The first of Canada’s three goals came in the eighteenth minute from veteran Mark Pearson on a penalty corner. Canada led 1-0 heading to the half.
The second half looked very much like the first, with Canada creating many scoring opportunities and eventually putting two by the Trinidadian keeper.
In the the fifty-third minute Iain Smythe netted his second of the tournament and two minutes later Matthew Sarmento potted his third of the tournament.
The 3-0 lead is all Canada needed to secure the victory.
The win gives Canada six points through pool play and secures second place in the group. Russia finishes in first, with the United States and Trinidad and Tobago rounding out the bottom two.
Each team moves on to the elimination round which begins Thursday. Canada will play in the second quarterfinal at 10:45am on Thursday.
