Mann scored three of USA’s first five goals, two on extra off a post position and the third from two metres. The match progressed to 9-1 and he grabbed the 10th and 15th goals for five from the match and seven for the championship.

Big Ryan Bell scored two of South Africa’s goals and Nicholas Molyneux’s counter goal was one of the best in the match. Chancellor Ramirez, along with Matthew De Trane, is one of the team’s youngest members and looked well suited to the higher level of game — a far cry from playing the Youth World Championships in Perth, Australia last December. He scored twice from the top.

USA will now play Canada on Friday for second in the group.

Match 9, 09:30, Group B, SOUTH AFRICA 3 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16
Quarters: 0-4, 1-5, 2-5, 0-2
Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Shi Wei Ni (CHN).
Extra Man: RSA: 0/2. USA: 2/7.
Pens: Nil

Teams:
SOUTH
AFRICA: Dwayne Flatscher, Etienne Le Roux, Devon Card, Ignardus
Badenhorst, Nicholas Rodda, Jason Kyte, Richard Downes, Ryan Bell (2),
Dean Whyte, Pierre Le Roux, Nicholas Molyneux (1), Adam Kajee, Donn
Stewart. Head Coach: Paul Martin.
USA: Merrill Moses, Janson Wigo
(2), Alexander Obert, Alexander Bowen (3), Matthew De Trane, Chancellor
Ramirez (2), James Krumpholz (1), Tony Azevedo (2), Shea Buckner,
Timothy Hutten (1), Michael Rosenthal, John Mann (5), Andrew Stevens. 
Head Coach: Dejan Udovicic.

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