Guyana stuns Brazil to finish a record fifth at Junior Pan-Am Hockey

More so, the team’s management expressed they are elated with the performance, given that yet again, Guyana defeats top opponents despite not having an artificial surface to conduct training.

It was highlighted that in the three group matches, Guyana only conceded eight goals – three against the USA and five against Canada – while they defeated the host 1-0.

“In the past, we would suffer some massive defeats, sometimes, 15-1 and such score lines. It was very pleasing to see how we managed truly hold our own against the best”, the management staff expressed.

Meanwhile, the girls at their first outing had returns of 0-12 (vs Canada), 3-0 (vs Barbados), and 0-8 (vs Chile) while in their fifth-place play-off on Tuesday, they went down 0-14 to Uruguay.

The championships served as a qualifier for the 2023 Junior World Cup being held in Santiago, Chile, in December.