# 2010 Pan American Youth Championship (boys' field hockey)

The 2010 Pan American Youth Championship was the first edition of the Pan American Youth Championship, an international under–18 field hockey competition. The boys' tournament was held in Hermosillo, Mexico, from 7–13 February.
The tournament also served as a direct qualifier for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. Argentina defeated the United States 2–1 in the final to become champions, while Chile won the third-place playoff against Canada 5–1.

## Qualified teams

* Argentina
* Canada
* Chile
* Mexico
* United States

## Umpires

The following umpires were appointed by the Pan American Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Albert Marcano (TTO)
* Arturo Vázquez (MEX)
* Daniel Basto (MEX)
* Gavin Caldecott (CAN)
* Jamar Springer (BAR)
* Javier Loza (ARG)
* Lance Sarabia (USA)

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 12 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Chile | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 1 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 | |

#### Fixtures

* 7 February 2010 12:00
| Chile | 1–3 | United States |
| Purcell 48' | Report | Linney 28' Kundi 56' Beatty 62' |
* Umpires: Arturo Vázquez (MEX) Jamar Springer (BAR)
* 7 February 2010 15:00
| Canada | 1–0 | Mexico |
| Dhaliwal 66' | Report | |
* Umpires: Albert Marcano (TTO) Lance Sarabia (USA)
* 8 February 2010 14:00
| Mexico | 0–6 | Argentina |
| | Report | Pérez 12' Fernández 28', 30' Cicileo 34', 69' Trezza 50' |
* Umpires: Gavin Caldecott (CAN) Albert Marcano (TTO)
* 8 February 2010 16:30
| Canada | 3–1 | Chile |
| Roydhouse 39' Ho-García 41', 47' | Report | Martín 68' |
* Umpires: Daniel Basto (MEX) Javier Loza (ARG)
* 9 February 2010 14:00
| Chile | 4–4 | Mexico |
| Martín 1' Purcell 37' Köster 60' Hamilton 70' | Report | Campillo 11', 52' Trillas 35' Figueroa 68' |
* Umpires: Jamar Springer (BAR) Lance Sarabia (USA)
* 9 February 2010 16:30
| United States | 1–3 | Argentina |
| Linney 64' | Report | Sueiro 18' Serrano 26' Casini 45' |
* Umpires: Gavin Caldecott (CAN) Arturo Vázquez (MEX)
* 11 February 2010 10:00
| Argentina | 4–1 | Canada |
| Castronovo 1', 33' Cicileo 6', 64' | Report | Johnston 26' |
* Umpires: Albert Marcano (TTO) Daniel Basto (MEX)
* 11 February 2010 12:30
| Mexico | 1–2 | United States |
| Chávez 28' | Report | Ajaypal 38' Linney 47' |
* Umpires: Jamar Springer (BAR) Javier Loza (ARG)
* 12 February 2010 10:00
| Argentina | 2–0 | Chile |
| Sueiro 38' Serrano 39' | Report | |
* Umpires: Lance Sarabia (USA) Gavin Caldecott (CAN)
* 12 February 2010 12:30
| United States | 2–1 | Canada |
| Orozco 26' Zepeda 55' | Report | Curran 45' |
* Umpires: Javier Loza (ARG) Arturo Vázquez (MEX)

### Classification round
#### Third and fourth place

* 13 February 2010 11:00
| Canada | 1–5 | Chile |
| Johnston 29' | Report | I. Contardo 17' Köster 22' Martín 44', 52' Purcell 68' |
* Umpires: Arturo Vázquez (MEX) Daniel Basto (MEX)

#### Final

* 13 February 2010 13:30
| Argentina | 2–1 | United States |
| Sacchetti 43' Sueiro 69' | Report | Kundi 62' |
* Umpires: Albert Marcano (TTO) Gavin Caldecott (CAN)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| | Argentina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 15 |
| | United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 |
| | Chile | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 4 |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 |
| 5 | Mexico | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 |

### Goalscorers

There were 49 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4.9 goals per match.
4 goals
* Nicolás Cicileo
* Vicente Martín
3 goals
* Christian Linney
* Felipe Sueiro
* Pablo Purcell
2 goals
* Alexis Campillo
* Gabriel Ho-García
* Gordon Johnston
* Leonardo Castronovo
* Matías Fernández
* Matías Köster
* Ranveer Kundi
* Santiago Serrano
1 goal
* Ajaypal Singh
* Alan Hamilton
* Amrit Beatty
* Christopher Roydhouse
* Ignacio Contardo
* Joaquín Trezza
* Jonathan Orozco
* Jordy Chávez
* Justin Dhaliwal
* Lucas Pérez
* Luís Trillas
* Nicolás Sacchetti
* Pedro Zepeda
* Ricardo Figueroa
* Sebastián Casini
* Spencer Curran