Despite the heavy rain, the second day began in Rio de Janeiro. All of the matches were played in a timely manner thanks to the collaboration of everyone involved in the organization.
The first game played was between the women's teams of Barbados and Peru. The Caribbean team dominated the match even though Peru had a few opportunities that ultimately did no damage to the scoreboard of their rivals.
Barbados scored two goals in the first half of the game at the hands of the players Patrina Brathwaite and Keisha Boyce, who broke the defense and scored on the net with a backhand shot at the first post. More goals by Boyce, Prescod and Greaves came at minutes 33, 49 and 56 to seal the scoreboard. The last minutes of the game were intense for the Peruvian team's goalie, who was able to effectively deflect shots by Cher King and avoided increasing the lead even more. The end result: 5-0 in favor of Barbados.
The second game was played at 1 p.m. (-2GTM) between Trinidad and Tobago and Chile. The last time the two teams met was in the Pan American Games in Toronto this year. Chile dominated the first quarter but with no goals, after plays led by Rodrigo Martín. Trinidad and Tobago showed a strong and secure defense with their steals, preventing their opponents from advancing. A game with many inaccuracies that was becoming more physical resulted in 5 green cards in the second quarter. With 7 minutes to go in the first half, the team from Trinidad earned a short corner but their shot was cleared in the air by the Chilean goalie, leaving the scoreboard empty. After a counter attack it was none other than Sven Richter who was responsible for scoring the first goal of the game after a deflection off the second post. The partial score would be 1-0.
In the second half, even though Trinidad and Tobago could not find the opportunity for a goal, they never surrendered to their rival. A yellow card for player #18 Mickell Pierre left him out for 5 minutes; an important absence for the team from Trinidad that left a flank open for the Chilean attack. Finally, Chile managed to increase the lead after a combined play and a center by Rodrigo Martin that deflected directly into the goal of José Maldonado. It would be a 2-0 victory for Chile over Trinidad and Tobago.
The heavy rain would not prevent kicking off the last two games to be played by the local teams, who faced Paraguay and Mexico respectively. On the second field of the stadium, Brazil and Paraguay would play an evenly matched game for these teams that had not faced each other since the ODESUR games. Brazil quickly surprised Paraguay by scoring the first goal at 3 minutes after the conversion by Anita Rodriguez. The teams focused on a very even game of attack and counter attack and they would go to halftime with Brazil up 1-0. In the second half the team from Paraguay was more consistent, making more assertive plays when it came to breaking their rival's defense. However, it wasn't until minute 52 when Lilian Acuna scored for Paraguay. The last minutes would be extremely tiring for the players, who committed some serious infractions due to physical fatigue. A penalty awarded to Brazil with 30 seconds to go would give them the opportunity to increase the lead, but the goalie from Paraguay, Claudia Flores, managed to block it and with a salute to the heavens the game finally ended in a 1-1 tie between Paraguay and Brazil.
Meanwhile, on the main field, the team led by Claudio Rocha played a game against Mexico that had begun just 30 minutes after the women's game. The Mexican team has young players seeking to gain a foothold in international field hockey before the Junior Panamerican Championship to be played in Toronto next year. It was a very tight game during the first quarters for both teams, until Brazil scored at minutes 19 and 20 with Bruno Mendoça and Stéphane Verhle Smith to definitively seal the outcome of the first half. The last two quarters of the game returned to a concentration-based game for both teams, who could not gain an advantage. However, Mexico was unable to connect with the goal, despite the great plays by their forwards. Finally, Daniel Rangel received a yellow card at minute 51, but Brazil failed to take advantage of their superiority in number. The horn sounded the end of the game and it would be a 2-0 victory for Brazil over Mexico.
