Both South American teams obtained their respective victories at the opening of the tournament. The Brazilian team defeated Panama 7-0 and the Peru defeated Puerto Rico 3-0. Tomorrow, both winners will meet.
First Brazil won and later Peru. Both national teams achieved their respective victories in the first day of the women’s competition of the Pan American Challenge Tournament, held at Chiclayo, north of Lima, starting today until Sunday October 11th.
Brazil, with an efficient scoring, defeated Panama 7-0, with three goals by Mayara Federizzi, two by Luciana Peralta and two by Tatiana Noronha and Anita Rodriguez respectively. This was a match were Brazil could rehearse different offensive plays, with good results and topping the women’s pools with a large difference due to their scoring compared to Peru.
“We are so happy with this beginning. We all know we must make a good tournament, and that’s our aim”, said Andrea Gomez, goalkeeper and captain of the squad.
Kersthy Montenegro, captain of the Peru, thinks the match was too complicated. “For most of our players, this has been their first match on an official pitch. We all knew it would be hard, especially because of the high level of our rival. But we are happy to be here, playing and learning from a unique experience”, she said.
HOST’S VICTORY
Peru made a good debut. Cheered by a crowd of fans, the team led by Claudia Ardiles, relaxed after the initial nerves of the debut, with their first goal by Male Mocagatta opening the scoreboard before the end of first half. Later, during the second half, Canela Devoto and Camila Méndez scored, and the match ended 3-0.
“We have worked so hard to be able to get to the end of the tournament; this victory encourages us further”, said Ardile.
Puerto Rico is a young team and did not have enough time for their preparation. These two reasons led to the defeat, explained Josefina Freaney, captain of the team.
PERU AGAINST BRAZIL TOMORROW
The main duel for Sunday will be the match played by Peru and Brazil, an attractive show, as both became winners of the first day of the competition. The match is scheduled at 3 PM (20:00 GMT). At 1: PM, Barbados will make their debut at the tournament playing against Panama.
