2010 South American Championship / Campeonato Sudamericano

2010 South American Championship
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
April 3-11

Reports by Giselle Ouchana, Media Officer

�Las Leonas� overwhelm Chile in final female South American Hockey (ARG 4-0 CHI)

Joy, excitement and happiness. The final female South American Hockey left the colored Deodoro sports complex joy. The Argentine team, which already was one of the Favorites from the start of the Championship, won another South American. During the game that gold medal, Argentine and Chilean were confident. Technicians? Nor speaks ... The scoreboard was opened already to 11 minutes of the first time with a goal of capitain Argentinean, Claudia Burkart. Seven minutes later it was rather Macarena Abente, who scored another to 26. In the second time, the Argentine only managed to score one more through shirt 19, Marine Russo. The match ended in ARG 4x0 Chi. All goals of this game were marked by Field Goal.

Throughout the season, each team had a goal, a story. Most of them, Venezuela, Paraguay and even Brazil, Hekmatyar experience. The Venezuela, for example, had never attended an event of this size, after all, the group only had 6 months of training. The Brazilian have a training pace since the PAN 2007. Coach Jorge Querejeta, an Argentinian, fits all its technical every Brazilian.

The Paraguayan Union appeared with the Venezuelan and won 2-1. For the coach, N�stor Dellamea, training and skill of athletes. For N�stor, the main difficulty of the team is not having a synthetic field for training in Paraguay. Nevertheless, the entire technical team was excited with the outcome of the game. All technicians and athletes felt satisfied with the Organization of the event, organised by the Brazilian Hochey Confederation. Although a lot of rain, the organizing team failed to meet the wishes of all who were there. Aliens have thanked each help from "home". Tomorrow, all teams are field, however, with men. Venezuela and Paraguay will dispute 4 place; Brazil and Uruguay to bronze medal. Already the gold will be hosted once again by Chile and Argentina.