Canada bathe TT with goals

In the opening match of the tournament, Brazil took on Argentina and it was the samba nation who emerged 9-3 victors, over their South American rivals.

As crowds gathered for the second game on the night, the Canadians overpowered the local team to lead convincingly 20-0 at the half.

The partisan crowd did have a moment to celebrate in the third quarter when Gregorio Felician found the back of the net from a long distance attempt to put the host nation on the scoreboard.

However, the night was all in favour of the foreigners as they blew away their opponents 35-1.

Wendell Lai Hing, president of the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT ), however, remains confident in the national team despite the bleak showing.

“They are still a very young team and the only way from here is up. I am sure they would be able to bounce back and use this defeat as a form of motivation,” he said. The excitement continues at the Aquatic Centre every day till Saturday morning when the final will splash off.

The UANA Water Polo Cup is a qualifier for the World Aquatic Championships to be held in Budapest, Hungary later this year.