Staff USA claimed the gold medal on the FINA Males’s World League Intercontinental Cup in Lima.
The Individuals beat Australia 7:6 within the ultimate. Bronze went to Brazil, which scored 4 straight objectives within the final three minutes of the Third-place match to defeat Canada 11:8.
All 4 groups have certified for the World League Tremendous Last in Strasbourg by advancing to the semifinals. As well as, Brazil and Canada secured their World Championships berths.
Gamers of the 2 greatest groups obtained all particular person awards. Luke Pavillard (Australia) was voted the MVP of the match. His teammate Blake Edwards was the most effective scorer (20 objectives). Drew Holland (USA) was the most effective goalkeeper of the Intercontinental Cup.
FINA Males’s Intercontinental Cup, Lima, Day 7
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USA – Australia 7:6 (2:2, 1:0, 3:2, 1:2)
USA: Dodd 3, Gruwell 2, Abramson 1, Rhodes 1.
Australia: Pavillard 3, Edwards 1, Energy 1, Grgurevic 1.
Australia’s Luke Pavillard opened the scoring within the 4th minute. The USA responded with two objectives, however Nathan Energy leveled at 2:2 earlier than the primary break. Chase Dodd scored the one purpose within the second interval and gave Staff USA a 3:2 lead. From that time on, the Individuals had been all the time in entrance. Halfway via the third interval, Dodd added yet one more purpose. Shortly after, Tyler Abramson discovered the web, and the USA went to five:2. The “Sharks” reduce the deficit (4:5). Nonetheless, within the twenty fourth minute, Chase Dodd scored his third purpose and the USA entered the fourth interval with a 6:4 benefit.
The Individuals regained a 3-goal early within the fourth – Thomas Gruwell transformed a man-up for 7:4. The Australians scored two power-play objectives inside 43 seconds and got here shut once more (6:7) with 06:12 minutes left on the clock. Defenses did their job properly within the final six minutes. The USA took the gold medal and revenge for an 11:12 defeat to Australia suffered within the group section.
It must be talked about that each groups performed with out a few of their key gamers as a result of membership commitments in Europe. Australia arrived in Peru with out its ace Aaron Youthful, who received the Italian Cup with Professional Recco yesterday. Ben Hallock (Professional Recco), Alex Bowen (Partizan), Max Irving (Telimar Palermo), and so on had been lacking from Staff USA.
Bronze medal match
Canada – Brazil 8:11 (1:3, 3:2, 3:2, 1:4)
Canada : D’Souza 3, Gonzalez 1, Spooner 1, Gardijan 1, Soleimanipak 1, Schapowal 1.
Brazil: Guimaraes 3, Chappini 2, R.Actual 2, Coutinho 1, De Freitas 1, Rocha 1, Gomez 1.
Canada beat Brazil narrowly (11:10) within the match of the group stage. The second encounter between these groups was stuffed with twists and turns.Brazil secured a 3-goal win because of a wonderful end.
The primary quarter belonged to the Brazilians, who stretched the margin to 3 after Gustavo Freitas Guimaraes scored from a penalty for 4:1. A couple of minutes after, the Canadians began coming again, and produced a 6:1 collection. They netted two objectives within the first minute of the third interval. Gardijan leveled at 5:5 and Rauel D’Souza put Canada in entrance (6:5). Within the twenty second minute, D’Souza scored from a 6 on 5 – Canada gained a 2-goal lead (7:5). Nonetheless, Brazil caught up the rival earlier than the top of the third quarter, scoring two power-play objectives (Rocha and Actual)
Rauel D’ Souza gave Canada an 8:7 lead (twenty ninth minute), however the Brazilians scored 4 unanswered objectives within the final three minutes (Chappini 2, Coutinho and R.Actual) for an 11:8 victory.
Since Brazil received 1st place among the many groups that battled within the American {qualifications} for the World Championships, will probably be within the Third line of the draw for the match in Budapest. Canada will likely be positioned within the 4th pot.
Last standings: 1. USA, 2. Canada, 3. Brazil, 4. Canada, 5. Argentina, 6. Colombia.
