Younger goal-scorers shine on day one in Montevideo
Robin Thind and Nicole Poulakis each scored hat tips of their senior worldwide debuts as Canada goes on to kick off the Pan American Cup with a pair of wins.
Males’s Nationwide Crew cruise to opening day win over Mexico
On a cold, windy morning in Montevideo, Uruguay, Canada’s males’s nationwide workforce opened their Pan American Cup marketing campaign with an intensive 8–1 win over Mexico. After a scoreless opening quarter, Mexico struck first in opposition to the run of play, scoring a penalty nook objective within the twentieth minute. Following that second, it was all Canada at some stage in the match.
Captain Matt Sarmento sparked the momentum change with a backhand equalizer solely three minutes after Mexico’s opening marker, setting the tone for the remainder of the match. Rowan Childs and Jude Nicholson added first-half targets, giving Canada a 3–1 lead on the break.
The second half belonged to Robin Thind. Making his senior debut, the younger attacker from Surrey, BC, netted a hat trick, displaying off the identical scoring contact that made him a standout eventually 12 months’s Junior Pan Ams at dwelling in Surrey. It was Canada’s current junior graduates that stuffed the web, as Nicholson and Thind mixed for 5 of Canada’s eight targets.
Mexico pressed sporadically all through the match, however Canada’s protection, anchored by keepers Ethan McTavish and Kiefer McNaughton, held agency. Trinidad and Tobago introduced this week that their delegation needed to pull out of the event. This implies when Canada faces Chile on Saturday, it will likely be Canada’s final pool match and certain the group decider.
Wolf Pack surge to 7-0 win over Paraguay
Crew Canada kicked off their 2025 Pan American Cup marketing campaign in Montevideo, Uruguay with a dominant 7–0 victory over event newcomers Paraguay. Trying to enhance on their 2022 bronze medal end, the Canadians wasted no time asserting themselves because the stronger workforce on this morning’s contest.
Dani Husar opened the scoring early, adopted by first-half targets from Chloe Walton and Mikayla Stelling to provide Canada a 3–0 lead on the break. The second half highlight belonged to debutant striker Nicole Poulakis of Ajax, Ontario. The College of New Hampshire standout, recognized for her scoring, netted a hat trick with targets within the thirty fourth, fortieth (penalty stroke), and 52nd minute.
Canada managed each aspect of the sport from possession, penalty corners, and the scoreboard, delivering an entire efficiency. Up subsequent: an important conflict with perennial event favorite, Argentina on Saturday. Canada will look to hold their attacking momentum into Saturday’s tilt.
