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Argentinean men’s hockey team marched into the final of the men’s Pan American Cup hockey tournament, whipping Trinidad & Tobago 8-0 in a one-sided match played in the Canadian city of Brampton.
The Las Leonas were kept at bay for the first twenty-eight minutes of play before talented drag-flicker Gonzallo Peillat made the most of a penalty corner in the 29th minute. He extended Argentina’s lead a minute before the half-time hooter profiting from another short corner.
Trinidad & Tobago, who showed a lot of fight for most part of the first half before conceding two late in the half, were further pushed on the backfoot as captain Lucas Rey buttressed the lead early in the second half before Lucas Rey made it 4-0 in the 45th minute.
The wind went out of Trinidad & Tobago’s sails when two goals in two minutes by Guillermo Schickendanz and Juan Agulleiro set the stage for a crushing win for the blue-and-white brigade.
Tolini Leandro made it 7-0 in the 55th minute before Gonzallo Peillat completed a superb hat-trick, with seven minutes remaining on the clock.
Argentina will now face hosts Canada in the final – the home side sneaked past USA by a solitary goal.
Sukhi Panesar scored the all-important goal in the 10th minute of play.
The Pan American Cup is of vital significance as the winner earns a berth to the 2014 World Cup to be held in The Hague, Netherlands.
Earlier, Argentina created a record of sorts clobbering 47th ranked Uruguay 29-0 to go into the semifinals of the Pan American Cup tournament on a real high.
Argentina’s 29-0 win is the biggest in international hockey after India’s famous 24-1 win over USA in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
Earlier, Argentina crushing USA 8-0 in their second game.
They had smashed 34th ranked Mexico 13-2 in their tournament opener.
World number 14 Canada earlier overcame Trinidad & Tobago 3-1 to enter the last-four stage.
They were earlier held to a 2-2 draw by 25th ranked Chile after humbling 32nd ranked Brazil 3-1.
