Belgium Settles For Bronze

July 7th, 2003   Belgium finished their last match of the tournament with a 6-2 loss to Great Britain this afternoon. Great Britain will play Canada on Wednesday, July 9th in the last match of the Men's tournament.


Canada will meet Scotland in a battle for the Gold Medal on the Women's side. Andrea Rushton scored3 goals to lead Canada into the final with a 7-3 win over Chile. Scotland defeated Wales

2-0 to put them in first place at the end of the round-robin.

Play continues Wednesday with the Women's bronze and gold medal matches, as well as Canada vs Great Britain men.

Women's Draw Looks Crowded at the Top

July 6th, 2003  Today's matches saw Chile outlast Wales 2-0. This was Chile's first win of the tournament and opened the door for Canada to take over first place outright if they could manage a win against Scotland. In what may have been the most exciting match of the tournament Scotland came back from a 2-0 deficit in the second half to defeat the Canadian women 4-3. This game saw 5 goals scored in the last 12 minutes of play with Scotland scoring the winner just before the sound of the horn.

On the Men's side Canada and Belgium played once again to a 1-1 tie. Ken Pereira scored the lone goal for Canada, while Jerome Toussaint of Belgium jumped to the top of the Men's scoring list with his third goal of the tournament.

 


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