SHANGHAI, China, May 30. THE USA Men’s Senior National Team completed group play at the FINA Intercontinental Tournament undefeated after an 11-10 victory over Brazil. Bret Bonanni(Huntington Beach, CA\/Stanford\/Stanford) scored three goals to pace the offense and McQuin Baron (North Tustin, CA\/Mater Dei HS\/United) stopped five shots in goal. Team USA now moves on to the quarterfinal round where they will take on Japan at 7pm local time\/4am pacific time. <\/p>\n
Team USA got off to a strong start in this match posting a 3-1 lead after the first. Brazil respond with a 3-1 advantage in the second period to tie the game at 4-4 at halftime. Brazil scored four more goals in the third quarter and held a 8-7 lead going to the fourth. Team USA was able to rebound, outscoring Brazil 4-2, to take the match by one goal.<\/p>\n
In an exclusion heavy match, Team USA went 9\/18 on power plays while Brazil was 5\/12. Neither team attempted a penalty shot.<\/p>\n
At the conclusion of the tournament, Team USA will head to Northern California where they will host Serbia in a four game exhibition series from June 4-8. Tickets for all four matches are currently on sale and can be purchased by clicking here. <\/p>\n
Scoring
\nUSA 11 (3, 1, 3, 4) B. Bonanni 3, A. Bowen 2, J. Samuels 2, M. Rosenthal 2, A. Daboub 1, A. Obert 1
\nBRA 10 (1, 3, 4, 2)
\nSaves – USA – M. Baron – 5
\n6×5 – USA – 9\/18 – BRA – 5\/12
\nPenalties – USA 0\/0 – BRA – 0\/0 <\/p>\n
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