Schedule of Games:
Day Three – Sunday March 3
(Remember that Auckland is nearly a day ahead of EST)
Time in Auckland, New Zealand
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17 11.00am Mexico Vs Canada II B
18 12.00pm South Africa Vs United States I A
19 1.30pm Indonesia Vs Samoa II A
20 2.30pm New Zealand Vs Japan I B
21 4.00pm Philippines Vs Argentina II B
22 5.00pm Great Britain Vs Australia I A
23 6.30pm Colombia Vs Netherlands II B
24 7.30pm Czech Republic Vs Venezuela I A
Editor’s pick for Game(s) of the Day:
Pool B – New Zealand v. Japan – two of the top four contenders in pool B. (Canada and Argentina figuring to be the other two). Japan is coming off a tough 3-1 loss to Argentina last night, and looking for a win to keep from falling off the bubble (top four make the playoffs) New Zealand is playing solidly so far and will have the home town crowd behind them.
Pool A – Czech Republic and Venezuela square off in a battle of so-far unbeatens (2-0). At present, the top three look to be defending Gold medalists Australia, Venezuela (runner-up at the Pan-Ams), upstart Samoa, who knocked off a rusty-and-still-struggling Team USA yesterday. The top four teams advance to the playoff round.
Here’s the standings after Day 2
(Top four in each pool advance to playoff/medal round)
Pool A
Australia (2-0)
Samoa (2-0)
Venezuela (2-0)
Czech Republic (2-0)
Great Britain (0-2)
USA (0-2)
Indonesia (0-2)
South Africa (0-2)
Pool B
New Zealand (2-0)
Canada (2-0)
Argentina (1-1)
Japan (1-1)
Mexico (1-1)
Colombia (1-1)
Netherlands (0-2)
Philippines (0-2)