WALNUT, Calif. – June 26 – The U.S. Men’s National Team lost the first game of a three-game series against Spain on Wednesday night, 26-25 after four rounds of penalty shootouts. Johnny Hooper He is one of five players to score a hat trick for the United States. Drew Holland He made five saves inside the cage. Teams USA and Spain will meet again on Friday night at 9pm ET/6pm PST at the University of California, Berkeley. Live streaming is available on Overnght with live stats from 6-8 Sports.
Spain started the match right away by taking a 2-0 lead with goals from Miguel de Toro and Roger Tuffel, but the Americans responded with a goal from Hooper. Max Irvingand Luca Cupid They scored three consecutive goals to take the lead. Tafur tied the score for Europe, but Hannes Daube A penalty shot goal ended the first quarter, 4-3.
In the second phase, Ryder Dodd and Alex Bowen Consecutive goals from Alberto Munarriz and Felipe Perroni put the U.S. lead at three points. Spain pulled within one point, but Hooper scored one to make it 7-5 at the half.
Ben Hallock They won a penalty after the break and Bowen smashed it in from five metres, before Spain conceded two more goals midway through the quarter to Mark Lalumbe and Sergi Cabanas. Hooper emerged from the water with 1 minute 49 seconds left to complete his hat trick with a beautiful skip shot, before Spain’s final attack of the period saw Tafur pull within one at 9-8.
With team captain Felipe Perrone Ben Hallock The two sides traded points early in the final frame, with De Toro and Taful scoring two each to give Spain the lead. Chase Dodd Daub scored on a counterattack to tie the score, and Spain took the lead late in the game with a goal from Munarriz, but Irving scored a deflection with 1 minute, 14 seconds left in the game to send the teams into a shootout.
Perone scored in the penalty shootout. Chase DoddMunariz, Marko VavichBernat Sanafja, and Dylan Woodhead Everyone tried their best to score the five-metre try. Goalkeeper Adrian Weinberg He entered the game as a substitute and immediately made a save on a shot by Lalumbe. The teams traded blows, but Spain’s goalkeeper made both saves to secure a 26-25 victory.
The U.S. was 2-for-6 on the power play and 2-for-2 in the shootout before the shootout, while Spain was 1-for-8 on the power play and 1-for-1 in the shootout before the shootout.
Scores – Statistics
USA 25 (4, 3, 2, 3, 13) C. Dodd 3, J. Hooper 3, A. Obert 3, M. Vavick 3, D. Woodhead 3, A. Bowen 2, H. Dove 2, B. Hallock 2, M. Irving 2, L. Cupido 1, R. Dodd 1
ESP 26 (3, 2, 3, 4, 14) F. Perrone 5, A. Munarriz 5, R. Tafur 4, M. Larumbe 3, B. Sanafja 3, F. Varela 3, M. de Toro 2, S. Cabanas 1
6×5 – USA – 2/6 – ESP – 1/8
Penalties – USA – 2/2 – ESP 1/1 (before the shootout)
Save – USA – D. Holland 5, A. Weinberg 1 – ESP – U. Aguirre 3, E. Lorio 2
