# 2018 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier (boys' field hockey)

The 2018 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier for boys' field hockey, also known as 2018 Youth Pan American Championship, was an international field hockey competition which served as a qualification for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. The event was held from 12 – 17 March 2018 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The winner and runner-up of this tournament will qualify for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Argentina and Mexico became the winner and runner-up. However, since Argentina had already qualified at the host nation, the third placed team (Canada) has also qualified.

## Participating nations

Alongside the host nation, 7 teams competed in the tournament.
* Argentina
* Brazil
* Canada
* Dominican Republic
* Guatemala
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Paraguay

## Results

All times are local (UTC-6). Each game lasts for 20 minutes

### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 7 |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 7 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | −29 | 0 |
* 12 March 2018 10:45
| Argentina | 14–0 | Guatemala |
| Zago 1' Sarto 1', 15', 19' Ibarra 3', 8', 16' Marcucci 5', 5', 14', 17' Fernández 9' Inaudi 13', 18' | Report | |
* Umpires: Reinier Diaz Garcia (CUB) Airey Kimani (JAM)
* 12 March 2018 11:30
| Mexico | 2–1 | Paraguay |
| Pérez 16' Hernández 18' | Report | Pereira 15' |
* Umpires: Donovan Simmons (BER) Austin Paquette (CAN)
* 12 March 2018 16:15
| Guatemala | 0–5 | Paraguay |
| | Report | Vera 3', 10' Chamorro 9' Monges 12' Ruetalo 16' |
* Umpires: Oliver Höck (BRA) Airey Kimani (JAM)
* 12 March 2018 17:00
| Mexico | 3–3 | Argentina |
| Hernández 9' Villegas 14' Palma 18' | Report | Pérez 3', 13' Ibarra 17' |
* Umpires: Donovan Simmons (BER) Reinier Diaz Garcia (CUB)
* 13 March 2018 11:15
| Argentina | 6–0 | Paraguay |
| Micaz 4' Inaudi 14', 15', 16' Fernández 15' Zago 20' | Report | |
* Umpires: Austin Paquette (CAN) Oliver Höck (BRA)
* 13 March 2018 13:00
| Guatemala | 1–11 | Mexico |
| Villatoro 12' | Report | Estrada 2', 10', 18' Sosa 5', 6' Villegas 6', 13', 14', 15' Palma 19' Hernández 20' |
* Umpires: Andres Ledesma (ARG) Airey Kimani (JAM)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 |
* 12 March 2018 12:15
| Canada | 6–1 | Dominican Republic |
| Butt 1', 9' Childs 5' Guraliuk 12' Hothi 19' Farion 20' | Report | de Mora 15' |
* Umpires: Hugo Romero Chamorro (PRY) Blake Mhor (USA)
* 12 March 2018 13:00
| Brazil | 4–2 | Jamaica |
| Vaz 5', 12' Martins 9' Oliveira 17' | Report | Smalling 16' Harding 17' |
* Umpires: Andres Ledesma (ARG) Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)
* 12 March 2018 17:45
| Dominican Republic | 3–5 | Jamaica |
| Dominguez 1' Mora 8' Quezada 13' | Report | Smalling 4', 14' Gordon 5' Stephenson 10' Harding 19' |
* Umpires: Luis Cardona (GUA) Oliver Höck (BRA)
* 12 March 2018 18:30
| Brazil | 0–3 | Canada |
| | Report | Dhillion 12' Singh 16' Guraliuk 20' |
* Umpires: Hugo Romero Chamorro (PRY) Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)
* 13 March 2018 13:45
| Canada | 3–0 | Jamaica |
| Farion 14' Singh 17' Childs 18' | Report | |
* Umpires: Blake Mohr (USA) Luis Cardona (GUA)
* 13 March 2018 14:30
| Dominican Republic | 0–4 | Brazil |
| | Report | Oliveira 6' Lemos 8' Vaz 12' Monsores 20' |
* Umpires: Reinier Diaz Garcia (CUB) Andres Ledesma (ARG)

### Second round

| Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dominican Republic | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 0 | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 | | | | |
| | | | Brazil | Brazil | 8 | | | | | Paraguay | Paraguay | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Brazil | 2 (2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Paraguay (p.s.o) | Paraguay (p.s.o) | | | 2 (3) | | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 7 | | | | | | | | Argentina | Argentina | | | | 3 |
| Jamaica | Jamaica | 2 | | | | | | | | Argentina | | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 2 |
| | | | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jamaica | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Jamaica | Jamaica | 4 | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place | | |
| | | | Guatemala | Guatemala | 2 | | | | | Canada | Canada | 0 | | | | | |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 3 | | | | Canada | Canada | | | 7 | | | | Paraguay | Paraguay | 0 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | 2 | | | | Guatemala | Guatemala | 0 | | | | | | | Canada | Canada | 6 |

#### Quarterfinals

* 14 March 2018 09:00
| Argentina | 12–0 | Dominican Republic |
| Zago 1' Inaudi 2', 8' Sarto 3', 7', 18' Fernández 9', 17' Marcucci 11' Ibarra 13', 19' Micaz 15' | Report | |
* Umpires: Donovan Simmons (BER) Hugo Romero Chamorro (PRY)
* 14 March 2018 10:00
| Brazil | 2–2 | Paraguay |
| Martins 5' Vaz 19' | Report | Chamorro 6', 6' |
| Penalties |||
| Monsores Costa Froelich Froelich | 2–3 | Monges Chamorro Ruetalo Ruetalo |
* Umpires: Andres Ledesma (ARG) Austin Paquette (CAN)
* 14 March 2018 11:00
| Mexico | 7–1 | Jamaica |
| Villegas 9', 9', 17' Sosa 10' Gomez 12' Hernández 13' Estrada 16' | Report | Gordon 12' |
* Umpires: Reinier Diaz Garcia (CUB) Blake Mohr (USA)
* 14 March 2018 13:00
| Canada | 7–0 | Guatemala |
| Childs 4', 18' Dhillion 9', 14', 17' Butt 11', 15' | Report | |
* Umpires: Oliver Höck (BRA) Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)

#### Fifth to eighth place classification
##### Crossover

* 16 March 2018 10:00
| Dominican Republic | 0–8 | Brazil |
| | Report | Froelich 1', 13' Martins 4' Lemos 10' Oliveira 12', 16' Vaz 19', 20' |
* Umpires: Luis Cardona (GUA) Airey Kimani (JAM)
* 16 March 2018 11:00
| Jamaica | 4–2 | Guatemala |
| Gordon 5', 6' Stephenson 10', 19' | Report | Borrayo 8' Villatorro 17' |
* Umpires: Oliver Höck (BRA) Hugo Romero Chamorro (PRY)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 17 March 2018 10:00
| Dominican Republic | 3–2 | Guatemala |
| Quezada 7' Medina 11', 20' | Report | Pineda 10+' Carderón 16' |
* Umpires: Oliver Höck (BRA) Hugo Romero Chamorro (PRY)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 17 March 2018 13:00
| Brazil | 7–2 | Jamaica |
| Lemos 3', 15' Vaz 3', 13', 20' Martins 4', 17' | Report | Reid 10' Smalling 16' |
* Umpires: Austin Paquette (CAN) Blake Mohr (USA)

#### First to fourth place classification
##### Semi-finals

* 16 March 2018 13:00
| Argentina | 5–0 | Paraguay |
| Sarto 8', 15', 20' Ibarra 10' Fernández 17' | Report | |
* Umpires: Donovan Simmons (BER) Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)
* 16 March 2018 14:00
| Mexico | 3–0 | Canada |
| Gomez 9' Villegas 15' Hernández 16' | Report | |
* Umpires: Reinier Diaz Garcia (CUB) Andres Ledesma (ARG)

##### Third and fourth place

* 17 March 2018 15:00
| Paraguay | 0–6 | Canada |
| | Report | Guraliuk 5', 17' Dhillion 7' Farion 14' Childs 15' Butt 19' |
* Umpires: Andres Ledesma (ARG) Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)

##### Final

* 17 March 2018 17:00
| Argentina | 3–2 | Mexico |
| Marcucci 5' Micaz 8' Zago 20' | Report | Gomez 15' Hernández 15' |
* Umpires: Donovan Simmons (BER) Reinier Diaz Garcia (CUB)

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Argentina |
| | Mexico |
| | Canada |
| 4 | Paraguay |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 | Jamaica |
| 7 | Dominican Republic |
| 8 | Guatemala |

## Goalscorers
### 9 goals

* Facundo Sarto
* Vinicius Vaz
* Luis Villegas

### 7 goals

* Ignacio Ibarra
* Pedro Inaudi

### 6 goals

* Tadeo Marcucci
* Erik Hernández

### 5 goals

* Martin Fernández
* Gabriel Martins
* Shazab Butt
* Rowan Childs
* Amraaz Dhillion

### 4 goals

* Lisandro Zago
* Lucas Lemos
* Matheus Oliveira
* Isaac Farion
* Brendan Guraliuk
* Shemar Gordon
* Deandre Smalling
* Jorge Estrada

### 3 goals

* Nickoy Stephenson
* Jorge Gomez
* Juan Sosa
* Santiago Chamorro

### 2 goals

* Santiago Micaz
* Brayan Pérez
* Bryan Froelich
* Ganga Singh
* Alexander Medina
* Daneudi de Mora
* Anyelo Quezada
* Carlos Villatoro
* Gifford Harding
* Alexander Palma
* Elias Vera

### 1 goal

* Paulo Monsores
* Arjun Hothi
* Ramon Dominguez
* Kevin Borrayo
* Abel Calderón
* Jason Pineda
* Christopher Reid
* Brayan Pérez
* Aram Monges
* Alexis Pereira
* Federico Ruetalo