The Chilean female and male grass hockey selections closed on Sunday their participation in the maximum continental competition. Both elencos will be seen again in competition during the pre-world.
The Chilean female and male selections were protagonists on Sunday of the last day of the 2010 Pan American Cup. The Diablas they faced Uruguay with bronze, while the Shit. they defined the third place in the tournament against Canada.
The first team to jump to the Celeste Cancha in Montevideo was that of men. Produced by the technician Emiliano Monteleone, the national plantel fired from the tournament with a defeat for 2-1, where the Chilean conversion was the work of Juan Ignacio Amoroso.
East fourth place was realized after the 5-0 wins over Trinidad and Tobago, 2-0 to the Canadian cast itself, 7-0 to Mexico and the adjusted drop in shootouts against the United States in semi-finals (1-1 in regulatory time)..
The second shift was for the cast of ladies led by coach Cristóbal Rodríguez. Their rival were the Cimarronas, the team host of the competition that finally ended third after 2-0 against the national ones.
As a background, the Diablas finished fourth After the 5-0 against Trinidad and Tobago, the 5-2 defeat with the United States, the 1-0 triumph over Mexico and the 2-0 fall against Argentina.
What comes now for Diablas and Shit.?
The 2010 Uruguay Pan American Cup ended, Diablas and Shit. start looking at the last part of the year thinking about a new preparation and the possible classification to the next World Cup of the Netherlands and Belgium 2026.
While national selections failed to secure a ticket in Montevideo, their fourth position will allow them to fight a Preworld (grunts) which, for now, has no date or seat defined by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
"We have to prepare the Preworld well and get all the lessons that can be learned from this championship. We have to correct what went wrong, prepare more fixed games and turn the page. We have to go ahead," said Diablas coach Cristóbal Rodríguez.
