Ireland 2-0 Canada
A pair of Shane O’Donoghue penalty corners around the 40-minute mark saw Ireland win through to the final of the Hockey World League round two in San Diego.
More importantly, the result means Ireland have earned one of the three tickets on offer from this tournament to World League round three in June when the Olympic qualifying places will be doled out.
That double broke wide open an otherwise tightly knit and intense battle as the hazards of pool-play pitted together the two pre-tournament top ranks in a huge tussle.
Ireland can now look forward to Sunday’s final against either Austria or Russia at 11.15pm Irish time.
