2015 Men's Pan American Challenge

2015 Men's Pan American Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	Peru
City	Chiclayo
Dates	3–11 October
Teams	8
Venue(s)	San Jose National College
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runner-up	Venezuela
Third place	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	162 (8.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Cristian Vargas (11 goals)
Best player	José Oropeza
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The 2015 Men's Pan American Challenge was the second edition of the Men's Pan American Challenge. It was held between 3 and 11 October 2015 in Chiclayo, Peru, simultaneously with the women's tournament.

Brazil won the tournament for the first time after defeating Venezuela 1–0 in the final. Uruguay won the bronze medal by defeating Guyana 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw. The top two teams also qualified for the 2017 Pan American Cup.

Participating nations

A total of eight teams competed for the title:

• Brazil
• Ecuador
• Guyana
• Panama
• Peru
• Puerto Rico
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

Results

All times are local (UTC-5).

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	25	3	+22	7	Semi-finals
2	Guyana	3	1	2	0	18	4	+14	5
3	Puerto Rico	3	1	1	1	15	7	+8	4
4	Panama	3	0	0	3	0	44	−44	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

3 October 2015 09:00 Brazil 18–0 Panama Mendonça  1', 8', 34' Y. van der Heijden  2', 51' Paixão  4' Pasin  9', 42' Borges  17', 36', 45+', 48' Batista  21' Bitencourt  24', 43' Smith  25' Reus  52' Sousa  58' Report Umpires: Maximiliano Scala Devin Hooper

3 October 2015 11:00 Puerto Rico 2–2 Guyana Agosto  12' Monserrate  23' Report Branford  35', 40' Umpires: Gabriel Labate Manuel Sierra Centeno

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5 October 2015 09:00 Panama 0–14 Guyana Report Samuels  1' Branford  4', 35', 51', 60' Sargeant  13', 43' Assanah  20', 51' France  32', 38' Semple  36', 49' Xavier  40' Umpires: Granda Roger Manuel Sierra Centeno

5 October 2015 11:00 Puerto Rico 1–5 Brazil Torres Grilo  18' Report Smith  6', 9' Paixão  15' P. van der Heijden  33' Y. van der Heijden  45' Umpires: Marcial Nuñez Devin Hooper

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6 October 2015 12:00 Brazil 2–2 Guyana Smith  42' Paixão  43' Report Branford  12', 51' Umpires: Gabriel Labate Hugo Romero Chamorro

6 October 2015 14:00 Panama 0–12 Puerto Rico Report Monserrate  2', 21', 23', 42', 54' Feliciano  15' Colon  17', 21', 45', 56' Rodriguez  31' Agosto  39' Umpires: Rodrigo Rivadeneira Roger Granda

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Venezuela	3	3	0	0	28	1	+27	9	Semi-finals
2	Uruguay	3	1	1	1	25	7	+18	4
3	Peru (H)	3	1	1	1	15	8	+7	4
4	Ecuador	3	0	0	3	1	53	−52	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

4 October 2015 09:00 Uruguay 3-3 Peru Laborde  30+' Canessa  52' A. Lopez  53' Report Diaz Espinosa  5', 51' Rivera  39' Umpires: Shane Lewis Hugo Romero Chamorro

4 October 2015 11:00 Venezuela 20-0 Ecuador Vargas  9', 18', 22', 33', 38', 39', 43', 48' Laya  13', 14', 19' Bracamonte  17', 22' Rojas  24', 38' Ochoa  43' Simanca  44' Adrian  49', 58' Ramos  60' Report Umpires: Rodrigo Rivadeneira Vladimir Llopiz Crespo

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6 October 2015 08:00 Peru 11-0 Ecuador Corno  4', 12', 21', 24', 29' Dennison  12' Piazza  14' Diaz Espinosa  31' Rangel  36' de Martis  41' Vera  50' Report Umpires: Shane Lewis Vladimir Llopiz Crespo

6 October 2015 10:00 Venezuela 3-0 Uruguay Vargas  2' Adrian  7' Escobar  54' Report Umpires: Maximilliano Scala Marcial Nuñez

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7 October 2015 09:00 Uruguay 22-1 Ecuador Costas  5', 13', 15', 33', 51' Iglesias  6', 35', 53' Vasquez  9' Rivero  12', 55' Canessa  15' G. Lopez  18', 24' A. Lopez  20', 29', 53' Cantaro  26', 52', 57' Rodriguez  38' Romano  49' Report Soria  2' Umpires: Rodrigo Rivadeneira Vladimir Llopiz Crespo

7 October 2015 11:00 Peru 1-5 Venezuela Castro  1' Adrian  29', 36', 60' Vargas  52' Report Lopez  14' Umpires: Maximilliano Scala Gabriel Labate

Second round

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth place
	9 October 2015
	Puerto Rico	8
					10 October 2015
	Ecuador	1
					Puerto Rico	1 (1)
	9 October 2015
					Peru (p.s.o.)	1 (2)
	Peru	6
	Panama	0
					Seventh place
					10 October 2015
					Ecuador	1
					Panama	2

Crossover

9 October 2015 08:30 Puerto Rico 8-1 Ecuador Agosto  8' Motta  13', 54' Colon  38', 59' Monserrate  46' Feliciano  49' Rivera  58' Report Lopez  52' Umpires: Shane Lewis Marcial Nuñez

9 October 2015 15:15 Peru 6-0 Panama Rivera  4', 41', 56' Morales  23' Corno  38' Dennison  48' Report Umpires: Devin Hooper Manuel Sierra Centeno

Seventh and eighth place

10 October 2015 13:30 Ecuador 1-2 Panama Vasquez  9' Report Correa  21' Boodie  34' Umpires: Manuel Sierra Centeno Rodrigo Rivadeneira

Fifth and sixth place

10 October 2015 15:45 Puerto Rico 1-1 Peru Feliciano  27' Report Dennison  20' Penalties J. Rodriguez K. Rodriguez Feliciano Motta Colon 1-2 Dennison Rivera Corno de Martis Umpires: Marcial Nuñez Devin Hooper

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	9 October 2015
	Brazil	4
					11 October 2015
	Uruguay	0
					Brazil	1
	9 October 2015
					Venezuela	0
	Venezuela (p.s.o.)	3 (5)
	Guyana	3 (4)
					Third place
					11 October 2015
					Uruguay (p.s.o.)	2 (3)
					Guyana	2 (2)

Semi-finals

9 October 2015 10:45 Brazil 4–0 Uruguay Paixão  27' Borges  21', 56' Patrocínio  50' Report Umpires: Maximilliano Scala Rodrigo Rivadeneira

9 October 2015 13:00 Venezuela 3–3 Guyana Adrian  2' Vargas  21' Simanca  54' Report France  9', 31' Branford  35' Penalties Vargas Adrian Bracamonte Oropeza Abreu Vargas Oropeza 5–4 Branford Assanah McKenzie Semple Dannett Branford Assanah Umpires: Gabriel Labate Hugo Romero Chamorro

Third and fourth place

11 October 2015 09:00 Uruguay 2–2 Guyana Canessa  22' Rodríguez  23' Report Dannett  5' France  40' Penalties Canessa Martinoni Laborde A. Lopez Costas 3–2 Branford France Dannett Assanah Stewart Umpires: Shane Lewis Hugo Romero Chamorro

Final

11 October 2015 15:45 Brazil 1–0 Venezuela Borges  15' Report Umpires: Maximilliano Scala Gabriel Labate

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Brazil
	Venezuela
	Uruguay
4	Guyana
5	Peru
6	Puerto Rico
7	Panama
8	Ecuador

See also

• 2015 Women's Pan American Challenge