CAN vs IRE Dream11 Hockey Preview and Prediction
Canada will be up against Ireland for the upcoming match of the Men’s Olympic Qualifiers on Sunday. Both the teams clashed against each other for the final game of Day 2 where the visitors won the game by 5-3. Now, road to Tokyo gets twisted for Canada as a loss today would shatter their Olympic 2020 dreams.
When and Where?
The match will be played at Ambleside Rutledge Field, West Vancouver on 26th October, 2019
When both the teams meet for today’s header, while the hosts Canada would aim to close the gap and stun their neighbours, Ireland would aim to defeat the hosts on their turf and snatch the ticket to Tokyo from them. Although Canda (WR:10) are better ranked than Ireland (WR:12), Ireland enjoys a better head-to-head record against them.
Head-to-Head
Total Played- 10
Canada won– 03
Ireland won– 07
Draws- 00
Team News CAN vs IRE
Canada Hockey Squad:
Scott Tupper (c), Fin Boothroyd, Matthew Sarmento, John Smythe, James Kirkpatrick, Floris van Son, Bard Logan, Balraj Panesar, Adam Froese, Gordon Johnston, Brenden Bissett, James Wallace, Gabriel Ho-Garcia, Oliver Scholfield, Keegan Pereira, Sukhi Panesar, David Carter, Antoni Kindler.
Ireland Hockey Squad:
Jonathan Bell (c), David Harte, David Fitzgerald, Lee Cole, Conor Harte, Stuart Loughrey, John Jackson, Tim Cross, Daragh Walsh, Sean Murray, Chris Cargo, Shane O’Donoghue, Michael Robson, Eugene Magee, John McKee, Matthew Nelson, Peter Caruth.
Goal-Keeper- D Fitzgerald
Defenders- C. Harte, S Loughrey, G Johnston, S Tupper
Mid-Fielders- S O’Donoghue (c), D Walsh, G. Ho-Garcia
Forward- S Murray, O Scholfield, K Pereira (vc)
Captain/Vice-Captain Picks
S O Donoghue, K Pereira