A round up of matches outside the Blue Division
Korea 10 Mexico 9 – Lee Hunyoung (4g) got the
game-winner on a Park Wonjae (2g, 2a) assist in the final minute to
boost Korea to its first win of the tournament.
Scotland 17 Netherlands 14 – Scotland’s Jordan
McBride scored a sock trick (6g) in this attack-packed affair. McBride
leads the team with 17g and 5a overall.
Austria 15 France 4 – After a closely contested
first quarter, Austria went on a nine-goal run that put the game out of
reach. Attacker Valentin Bombosch led the way with 4g.
New Zealand 11 Switzerland 3 — It was another proud
day for Mrs. Clayton, as her three sons – attackers Andrew and Richard
and midfielder Mike – combined for seven of the Kiwis’ 11 goals.
Latvia 12 Hong Kong 10 – This
closely contested match had two ties and two lead changes in the first
half, but after the break Latvia slowly pulled away from a determined
Hong Kong team.
The win sets the Latvians up for a rematch with New Zealand, which
defeated Latvia 11-5 earlier in the tournament.
Wales 9 Finland 7 – Finland’s John Snellman scored
three straight goals in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to
topple Wales, which built a 4-0 lead early on.
Netherlands 16 Spain 1 – Scott Janssen put up 2g
and 2a in the rout of Spain. Janssen is currently the tournament-wide
points leader, with 11g and 12a total.
Slovakia 14 Norway 4 – Slovakia dominated face offs,
15-5, to race to an easy victory over Norway.
Italy 13 Argentina 9 – The Italians recorded their
second straight win in FIL competition thanks to 6g from attacker Steve
Whitford. Former Virginia Cavalier Tim Fuchs chipped in 3g and 3a in the
victory.
Poland 14 Bermuda 10 – Justin Rychlicki led Polska
with 5g. The Polish-American midfielder played his college ball at
Canisius (N.Y.) College in the States, where his coach was current Team
Canada assistant Randy Mearns.
Canadian defender Matt Vinc and goalie Angus Dineley are also
Canisius alums. Go Griffs!
Ireland 12 Sweden 7 – Irish American attacker Matt
Walsh led the way for Eire with 6g.
Matt played for Siena College as an undergraduate and is currently
working towards a master’s degree in international relations at the
University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Date published : 20 Jul 2010 - 09:11:49
