# 2012 Men's Pan-Am Junior Championship

The 2012 Men's Pan American Junior Championship was the tenth edition of the men's Pan American Junior Championship. The tournament was held between 10 and 23 September 2012 at the Pan American Hockey Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2013 Junior World Cup, held in New Delhi, India in December 2013.
Argentina won the tournament for the 10th time, defeating Canada 3–2 in the final. Chile won the bronze medal by defeating the United States 3–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.

## Participating nations

A total of thirteen teams competed in the tournament:
* Argentina (defending champions)
* Barbados
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Guatemala
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | +46 | 12 | Medal Round |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 9 | Medal Round |
| 3 | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Jamaica | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | |
| 5 | Guatemala | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 57 | −55 | 0 | |
* 10 September 2012 09:00
| Argentina | 24–0 | Guatemala |
| Peillat 2', 4', 46', 65' Martinez 9', 38', 57', 58', 69', 69' Díaz 12', 49', 56' Coelho 17', 37', 40' Ibarra 21', 35' Monja 30' Paz 39' Menini 44', 48', 50' Sachetti 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Donovan Simmons (BER) Arturo Vasquez Serrano (MEX)
* 11 September 2012 12:30
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8–1 | Jamaica |
| Vieira 7', 14', 64' Grant 10', 35' Daniel 31', 70' Marcano 50' | Report | Mitchell 49' |
* Umpires: Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU) Gavin Caldecott (CAN)
* 12 September 2012 12:30
| Argentina | 8–0 | Jamaica |
| Peillat 9', 11', 63' Díaz 21' Paz 47' Menini 49' Fernández 62' Ruíz 67' | Report | |
* Umpires: Etma Cerpa (VEN) Donny Gobinsingh (TTO)
* 12 September 2012 14:15
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5–0 | Brazil |
| Campbell 6' Clarke 17' Butler 26' Jaikaransingh 44' Joseph 48' | Report | |
* Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Federico Garcia (URU)
* 13 September 2012 17:45
| Brazil | 7–1 | Guatemala |
| Paes 2' Espindola 12' Borges 15', 69' Rickenbach 46', 63' Souza 70' | Report | Velasquez Letona 43' |
* Umpires: Nku Davis (TTO) Ben Peters (USA)
* 14 September 2012 14:15
| Argentina | 9–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Sachetti 3', 19' Peillat 7', 10', 16' Menini 21' Fernández 41', 70' Díaz 67' | Report | |
* Umpires: Constantine Soteriades (USA) Gavin Caldecott (CAN)
* 15 September 2012 16:00
| Brazil | 0–0 | Jamaica |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Arturo Vasquez Serrano (MEX) Ben Peters (USA)
* 16 September 2012 09:00
| Trinidad and Tobago | 17–0 | Guatemala |
| Joseph 7' Campbell 8', 32' Daniel 9', 20', 64', 66' Clarke 11', 41' Vieira 14', 24', 45', 67' Marcano 42', 68' Grant 48' Pedro 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Etmar Cerpa (VEN) Daniel Basto Rivero (MEX)
* 16 September 2012 14:15
| Argentina | 5–0 | Brazil |
| Fernández 3' Peillat 16', 34' Coelho 56' Menini 64' | Report | |
* Umpires: Duvaughan Henlon (JAM) Gavin Caldecott (CAN)
* 17 September 2012 09:00
| Jamaica | 9–1 | Guatemala |
| Mitchell 3', 15', 18', 37' Waugh 10', 22' Dawson 29', 57' Douglas 43' | Report | Paiz Borrayo 44' |
* Umpires: Etmar Cerpa (VEN) Nku Davis (TTO)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 9 | Medal Round |
| 2 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 6 | Medal Round |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | −29 | 0 | |
* 10 September 2012 14:15
| Canada | 12–0 | Puerto Rico |
| Pereira 8', 20', 29' M. Bissett 12' Kanerva 14' Johnston 26' Ho-Garcia 41', 54' B. Bissett 55' Sarmento 59', 66' Kirkpatrick 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Andres Ledesma (ARG)
* 11 September 2012 14:15
| Mexico | 4–0 | Uruguay |
| Rangel 7' Silva 10', 60' Pedraza 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TTO) Ben Peters (USA)
* 12 September 2012 16:00
| Canada | 6–0 | Uruguay |
| Pereira 4' B. Bissett 14' Sarmento 37', 49', 67' Froese 44' | Report | |
* Umpires: Duvaughan Henlon (JAM) Diego Barbas (ARG)
* 13 September 2012 09:00
| Mexico | 15–0 | Puerto Rico |
| Rangel 5', 10', 58', 63' Islas 6' Silva 16' Trillas 23' Díaz 24', 34', 59' Ramírez 27' Pérez 33' Pedraza 62', 64', 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Duvaughan Henlon (JAM) Donovan Simmons (BER)
* 14 September 2012 12:30
| Canada | 3–1 | Mexico |
| Jones 5' Ho-Garcia 47' M. Bissett 57' | Report | Monraz 64' |
* Umpires: Nku Davis (TTO) Diego Barbas (ARG)
* 14 September 2012 12:30
| Uruguay | 3–1 | Puerto Rico |
| Matí. Pereiro 19', 32' Rojas 37' | Report | Nina 56' |
* Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TTO) Andres Ledesma (ARG)

#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | Medal Round |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | Medal Round |
| 3 | Barbados | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | |
* 10 September 2012 19:30
| United States | 5–1 | Venezuela |
| Käppeler 5' Groeneveld 21', 50' Sundeen 45' Linney 62' | Report | Castro 66' |
* Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Nku Davis (TTO)
* 11 September 2012 16:00
| Barbados | 1–6 | Chile |
| Catlin 14' | Report | I. Contardo 16' Berczely 31', 66' Dummer 39' F. Renz 57' Purcell 70' |
* Umpires: Constantine Soteriades (USA) Daniel Bastó Rivera (MEX)
* 13 September 2012 10:45
| United States | 5–4 | Barbados |
| Käppeler 9', 48' Kundi 12' Barminski 22' Groeneveld 30' | Report | Rudder 6' Warner 43', 49' Catlin 70' |
* Umpires: Andrés Ledesma (ARG) Daniel Bastó Rivera (MEX)
* 13 September 2012 16:00
| Chile | 2–2 | Venezuela |
| Tapia 32' F. Renz 68' | Report | Álvarez 7' C. Vargas 67' |
* Umpires: Arturo Vásquez Serrano (MEX) Federico García (URU)
* 14 September 2012 16:00
| Chile | 0–2 | United States |
| | Report | Linney 32' Pruijs 59' |
* Umpires: Daniel López Ramos (URU) David Sweetman (SCO)
* 15 September 2012 14:15
| Barbados | 4–1 | Venezuela |
| Walcott 44' Rudder 47' Warner 54' Catlin 59' | Report | C. Vargas 7' |
* Umpires: Donovan Simmons (BER) Federico García (URU)

### Medal round
#### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | Third place game |
| 3 | Mexico (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | Fifth place game |
* 18 September 2012 09:00
| Argentina | 10–1 | Mexico |
| Ibarra 22', 42' Sacchetti 38', 39', 42', 55' Coelho 43', 66' Peillat 58' Menini 67' | Report | Monraz 51' |
* Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TTO) Nku Davis (TTO)
* 19 September 2012 09:00
| Mexico | 2–6 | United States |
| Pérez 28' Rangel 48' | Report | Linney 9', 12' Groeneveld 18' Kentwell 43' Kaeppeler 57' Orozco 70+' |
* Umpires: Federico Garcia (URU) Daniel Lopez Ramos (MEX)
* 20 September 2012 12:45
| Argentina | 8–1 | United States |
| Menini 8', 43' Coelho 10', 60' Ibarra 24' Peillat 30' Fernández 41' Monja 69' | Report | Käppeler 49' |
* Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Gavin Caldecott (CAN)

#### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Chile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | Third place game |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | Fifth place game |
* 18 September 2012 10:45
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–5 | Canada |
| | Report | Pereira 12', 22' Kanerva 30', 65' Johnston 42' |
* Umpires: Daniel Basto Rivera (MEX) Andres Ledesma (ARG)
* 19 September 2012 14:45
| Canada | 8–1 | Chile |
| Johnston 27', 57', 59' M. Bissett 40' Kanerva 41', 48' Bissett 47' Froese 58' | Report | Purcell 5' |
* Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Diego Barbas (ARG)
* 20 September 2012 14:30
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | Chile |
| Vieira 57' | Report | Purcell 34', 65' |
* Umpires: Constantine Soteriades (SCO) Arturo Vazquez Serrano (MEX)

### Non-medal round
#### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Barbados | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 3 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
* 17 September 2012 16:00
| Puerto Rico | 2–6 | Barbados |
| G. Rodríguez 37' Márquez 59' | Report | Rudder 3', 44' Warner 45', 52', 56', 67' |
* Umpires: Donovan Simmons (BER) Diego Barbas (ARG)
* 19 September 2012 18:15
| Brazil | 8–1 | Puerto Rico |
| Borges 10', 12', 20', 35', 51', 65' Rickenbach 41' Roberto Jr. 47' | Report | G. Rodríguez 19' |
* Umpires: Donovan Simmons (BER) Duvaughan Henlon (JAM)
* 20 September 2012 16:15
| Brazil | 3–4 | Barbados |
| Espindola 11' Borges 41', 70' | Report | Rudder 8' Bovell 28', 52' Wharton 54' |
* Umpires: Benjamin Peters (USA) Daniel Basto Rivero (MEX)

#### Pool G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 4 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 4 |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 0 |
* 17 September 2012 17:45
| Uruguay | 4–1 | Venezuela |
| A. López 16', 42', 51' Rodríguez 58' | Report | Álvarez 63' |
* Umpires: Constantine Soteriades (USA) Duvaughan Henlon (JAM)
* 18 September 2012 17:45
| Jamaica | 4–4 | Venezuela |
| Mitchell 30', 46', 59' Clarke 32' | Report | C. Vargas 27', 60' Oropeza 33' Bracamonte 67' |
* Umpires: Arturo Vázquez Serrano (MEX) Gavin Caldecott (CAN)
* 18 September 2012 19:30
| Uruguay | 6–0 | Guatemala |
| Matí. Pereiro 2', 30', 38', 60' A. López 7' Maz 69' | Report | |
* Umpires: Benjamin Peters (USA) Donovan Simmons (BER)
* 19 September 2012 16:30
| Jamaica | 6–1 | Guatemala |
| Mitchell 15', 23', 65' Waugh 17' Hendricks 55' Thomas 57' | Report | Ávila 69' |
* Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TTO) Arturo Vázquez Serrano (MEX)
* 21 September 2012 14:45
| Jamaica | 1–3 | Uruguay |
| Campbell 55' | Report | A. López 19' Mate. Pereiro 62', 64' |
* Umpires: Donovan Simmons (BER) Nku Davis (TTO)
* 21 September 2012 16:30
| Venezuela | 14–0 | Guatemala |
| Álvarez 2', 29', 48', 61' Bracamonte 5', 12', 15' C. Vargas 20', 39', 62' Oropeza 34', 44' Perdomo 47' Simanca 49' | Report | |
* Umpires: Arturo Vázquez Serrano (MEX) Gavin Caldecott (CAN)

### Classification matches
#### Eleventh and twelfth place

* 22 September 2012 09:00
| Puerto Rico | 1–3 | Jamaica |
| G. Rodríguez 45' | Report | Mitchell 14', 50' Campbell 37' |
* Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Nku Davis (TTO)

#### Ninth and tenth place

* 22 September 2012 11:00
| Brazil | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Venezuela |
| Paes 18' Guest 60' Paixão 73' | Report | Castro 49', 66' |
* Umpires: Constantine Soteriades (USA) Benjamin Peters (USA)

#### Seventh and eighth place

* 22 September 2012 13:00
| Barbados | 3–3 | Uruguay |
| Warner 34', 42' Bovell 47' | Report | A. López 2', 35' Mate. Pereiro 51' |
| Penalties |||
| Rudder Catlin Taylor Callender Warner | 3–2 | Canessa Matí. Pereiro Mate. Pereiro A. Lopez Rodríguez |
* Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TTO) Duvaughan Henlon (JAM)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 22 September 2012 15:00
| Mexico | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Rangel 21', 61' Pedraza 44' | Report | Daniel 6', 66' Clarke 14' Vieira 72' |
* Umpires: Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU) Andres Ledesma (ARG)

#### Third and fourth place

* 23 September 2012 09:00
| United States | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Chile |
| Käppeler 57' Sundeen 68' | Report | Purcell 39', 60' Martín 76' |
* Umpires: Gavin Caldecott (CAN) Arturo Vazquez Serrano (MEX)

#### Final

* 23 September 2012 11:00
| Argentina | 3–2 | Canada |
| Menini 35' Peillat 45' Coelho 50' | Report | Johnston 15' Kirkpatrick 36' |
* Umpires: Federico Garcia (URU) Daniel Basto Rivero (MEX)

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | Argentina | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 4 | +63 | 21 | 2013 FIH Junior World Cup |
| | Canada | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 5 | +31 | 15 | 2013 FIH Junior World Cup |
| | Chile | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 10 | |
| 4 | United States | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 12 | |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 12 | |
| 6 | Mexico (H) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 6 | |
| 7 | Barbados | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 10 | |
| 8 | Uruguay | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 13 | |
| 9 | Brazil | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 10 | |
| 10 | Venezuela | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 5 | |
| 11 | Jamaica | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 11 | |
| 12 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 47 | −42 | 0 | |
| 13 | Guatemala | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 83 | −80 | 0 | |

## Goalscorers

There were 318 goals scored in 43 matches, for an average of 7.4 goals per match.
15 goals
* Gonzalo Peillat
13 goals
* Kemar Mitchell
10 goals
* Joaquín Menini
* Matheus Borges
9 goals
* Joaquín Coelho
* Ché Warner
* Andrew Vieira
8 goals
* Andrés Rangel
* Shaquille Daniel
7 goals
* Nicolás Sachetti
* Alexis López
* Christian Vargas
6 goals
* Lucas Martínez
* Gordon Johnston
* Keegan Pereira
* Pablo Purcell
* Hans Käppeler
* Matías Pereiro
* Nelson Álvarez
5 goals
* Lautaro Díaz
* Federico Fernández
* Isidoro Ibarra
* Akeem Rudder
* Andrew Kanerva
* Matthew Sarmento
* Guillermo Pedraza
4 goals
* Quinn Clarke
* Austin Groeneveld
* Christian Linney
* Wilber Bracamonté
3 goals
* Kamar Bovell
* Justin Catlin
* Fabien Rickenbach
* Matthew Bissett
* Gabriel Ho-Garcia
* Leon Waugh
* José Díaz
* Jesús Silva
* Gabriel Rodríguez
* Ishmael Campbell
* Nicholas Grant
* Tariq Marcano
* Mateo Pereiro
* Yordano Castro
* José Oropeza
2 goals
* Federico Monja
* Diego Paz
* Ralf Espindola
* Bruno Paes
* Brenden Bissett
* Adam Froese
* James Kirkpatrick
* Jan Berczely
* Fernando Renz
* Giovanne Campbell
* Phillip Dawson
* Roberto Monraz
* Jaime Pérez
* Shakiel Joseph
* Tyler Sundeen
1 goal
* Federico Ruíz
* Jabari Walcott
* Shonkeel Wharton
* Matthew Guest
* Lucas Paixão
* Paulo Roberto Jr.
* Murilo Souza
* Stephen Bissett
* Samuel Jones
* Ignacio Contardo
* Mathias Drummer
* Vicente Martín
* Felipé Tapia
* Erik Ávila
* Kristhian Velásquez
* César Paíz
* Brandon Clarke
* Clive Douglas
* Xavier Hendricks
* Oshane Thomas
* José Islas
* Luis Ramírez
* Luis Trillas
* Bryan Márquez
* Fitzgerald Niña
* Cogie Butler
* Dominic Jaikaransingh
* Chad Pedro
* Michael Barminski Jr.
* Jaja Kentwell
* Ranveer Kundi
* Jonathan Orozco
* Rutger Pruijs
* Gabriel Maz
* Joaquín Rodríguez
* Gonzalo Rojas
* Darwin Perdomo
* Raudin Simanca
Source: PAHF