Men's National Team vs Canada

Saturday, February 21

Canada 1, USA 0

SCORING RECAP:
CAN - 40' - Wayne Fernandes, PC

The game was largely dominated by the USA as reflected in the game statistics:

Goal Shots: USA 8 - Canada 4
Circle Penetrations: USA 21 - Canada 14
Penalty Corners: USA 4 - Canada 2

There was a highly disputed USA equalizing goal in the 68th minute where a goal was awarded and subsequently taken away following protests from Canadian players.

"All-in-all a positive performance from the USA team," said Nick Conway, "but unfortunately we were unable to turn a dominant performance into victory."

Wednesday, February 18

Club an der Alster 3, USA 1

SCORING RECAP:
USA - 16' - Pat Harris, PC
Alster - 49' - Georg Schacht, FG
Alster - 57' - Georg Schacht, FG
Alster - 62' - Oliver Hentschel, PC

“This could be classified as a bump in the road,” said Nick Conway, Men's National Team Head Coach.  “We were not consistent enough throughout the match to provide a favorable outcome, but this is still a good building block leading up to the upcoming series with Argentina.”  

The series with Club an Der Alster leads to a four-game series with Argentina in Chula Vista next week. Both the USA and Argentina will travel to Santiago, Chile in March to participate in the 2009 Pan American Cup.

"We recognize that the important play lies ahead of us in Chile and are remaining focused on our goals for that tournament," said Conway. 

Man of the Match: Ian Scally

Sunday, February 15

Canada 2, USA 1

SCORING RECAP:
CAN - 26' - Connor Grimes (PC)
USA - 46' - Pat Harris (PC)
CAN - 50' - Wayne Fernades (PC)

The USA started the match with an intensity that allowed them to control the ball within Canada’s 25 for a majority of the first half, but Canada put the first goal on the board late in the half on a penalty corner. Pat Harries knotted the contest in the second half, but Canada pulled away just five minutes later.

“This was a lost opportunity for us, we played hard enough to get a result, created the opportunities, but was not able to execute when necessary,” says head coach Nick Conway. “I am still very encouraged by our team.” 

Man of the Match: Ian Scally

Come cheer on the USA as they take on Germany's Club an der Alster on Wednesday, February 18, 3:00 pm at the Olympic Training Center.

Saturday, February 14

USA v Club an der Alster  3-3 Final

Video Highlights of the First Half >>

Video Highlights of the Second Half >>

SCORING RECAP:

Alster 11min  PC  #9 Oliver Hentschel
Alster 24min  FG  #19 Georg Schacht
USA 28 min   PC   #5  Patrick Harris
Alster 55min  PS  #19 Georg Schacht
USA 62min    PC  #1  Jonathan Ginolfi
USA 66min    PC  #24 Rob Schilling

"This is a very positive start for this group and gives us a lot to build on," said coach Nick Conway. Saturday's conetst was the first game for the Men's National Team as a full squad in almost a year. 

Alster controlled the ball for most of the first half on the USA side, but the USA started the second half with a lot of intensity and seemed to have a much more calm control over the game.  

"The belief in themselves was obvious with the beginning of the second half," reflected Conway.  All agreed on the USA side that this is a great group that has a lot of opportunity looking into the future.  

Man of the Match:  Kevin Barber

Next game USA v Canada, Sunday Feb. 15 1pm at the Olympic Training Center.  Come and cheer on the USA!

The USA will play host to a very competitive club team from Germany, Club an der Alster, the Canadian Men's National Team, and the Argentinean Men's National Team. This is world class-competition, with the Canadians returning from Beijing this past summer.

All games are being held at the Olympic Training Center at 2800 Olympic Pkwy, Chula Vista, CA 91915. Admission is FREE for everyone!

Competition Schedule

Friday February 13: Canada v Club an der Alster @ 3PM
Saturday February 14: USA v Club an der Alster @ 1.30PM
Sunday February 15: USA v Canada @ 1PM
Monday February 16: Canada v Club an der Alster @ 3PM
Wednesday February 18: USA v Club an der Alster @ 3PM
Thursday, February 19: Canada v Alster @ 3PM
Friday February 20: Canada v Alster @ 3PM
Saturday February 21: USA v Argentina @ 1PM
Sunday February 22: USA v Argentina @ 1PM
Tuesday February 24: USA v Argentina @ 1PM
Wednesday February 25: USA v Argentina @ 1PM