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Egypt Downs USA Field Hockey Men at China Four Nation Tournament
By Howard Thomas // U.S. Field Hockey Association // June 2, 2007
Colorado Springs, Colo. – Egypt downed the USA Field Hockey men's team 3-1 to keep the USA winless at the China Four Nation Tournament in Lanzhou City.
Shawn Hindy (Westlake Village, Calif.) scored the USA's only goal in the second half as the USA dropped to 0-3 at the tournament.
The two teams will meet again in a rematch for 3rd and 4th place at the tournament while Japan and host China will play for the tournament championship. China (1-0-2) and Japan (1-0-2) played to a 1-1 draw in the final game of round-robin play.
The world's No. 15-ranked team, Egypt has won three-straight tournament games over the USA including a pair of 2-1 losses at the 2001 World Cup Qualifying Tournament. The USA is currently ranked 27th in the international standings.
The tournament marks the final international competition for the U.S. men prior to the Pan American Games, July 15-29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The winner of the Pan Am Games earns the continent's automatic berth in the 2008 Olympic Games.
Egypt 3, USA 1
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