Puerto Rico beat Jamaica
Published:Friday | October 24, 2008 | 2:04 PM
Jamaica ended the preliminary round of the 9th Pan American Hockey Federation Junior Men’s Championship in Port of Spain, Trinidad last night without a point.
The Jamaicans were beaten 5-0 by Puerto Rico for their fourth straight defeat.
In the other Pool ‘A’ games, the USA beat Trinidad and Tobago 3-1.
Argentina finished the preliminary round with 12 points, three ahead of the USA on 9. Trinidad and Tobago finished in third place on six points, while Puerto Rico followed on three.
Chile, Canada and Mexico ended the preliminary round in Pool ‘B’ with 12 points each. However, Chile won the group over Canada as a result of a better goal difference.
The top two teams in each Pool will meet in crossover semifinals.
The teams are vying for places to the Junior World Cup to be jointly hosted by Malaysia and Singapore next year.