Ireland 14
Peru 9
SDSU
A strong third
quarter was enough for Ireland to see off Peru and finish top of their
group in San Diego.
It was Peru who opened the scoring 2 minutes into the tie.
Straight from the faceoff Ireland had levelled through Conor Foley. With five
minutes gone in the opening period Tadhg O’ Riordan gave Ireland the lead after
a period of sustained pressure .Tv time out. Peru levelled the tie again as
both attacks were causing damage. With four minutes left foley stepped up again
to give Ireland the advantage again, The game was levelled within a minute
again as Peru looked dangerous.. In the final play of the opening quarter Ireland took the lead when Aidan
Dempsey found the net. After a pass from Patrick Corbett.
Within four minutes of the restart the tie was level
again after this Ireland started to gain a bit more control with Corbett and
Dempsey both netting again in between a Peru effort . This left the minimum
between the sides at half time
The third quarter was all Ireland as Corbett finished
his hat trick inside three minutes. Conor Kelly then pulled off a fine save in
goal before Ireland gained complete control. After the timeout Ireland went on
a scoring spree scoring five goals with a solitary response from the
opposition. Thomas Burke netted his first of the day before O’ Riordan doubled
his account. Paddy Corbett was on fire firing in two more goals before Peru
responded down the other end. The final goal of the term came from Kevin
Sommerville who powered through to extend his sides lead.
The final quarter was nearly a carbon copy as after an
early Foley goal Peru mounted a mini comeback. They fired in three goals to
make a contest out of it with seven minutes left. This was until Corbett
stepped up with five minutes to go to finish the scoring and ensure his side
victory
Ireland:Conor
Kelly,Ruairi Dunbar,Tiernan Donovan ,Tadhg O'Riordan,Thomas Burke,Patrick McShane,Luke
Palmadesso,Sean Gibson,Kevin Somerville,Conor Foley,Luke Maloney ,Gearoid
Dunbar,Conor Shears,James Fennessy,Joe Walsh,Andy Meyers, Jack Galvin,Brady
Morin,Patrick Corbett,Brendan Boles,Brian Smyth,Pat Smyth,Aidan Dempsey
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