Old Fort pulled off the first upset victory of the competition in their opener on Saturday against defending champs the Sequel. The pace of the youthful Old Fort gave the aging Sequel no end of trouble in the first half of the match which resulted in Old Fort scoring four unanswered goals.
Young striker Warren Williams scored the opener for Old Fort just two minutes in, as a long pass beat the Sequel deep defence and gifted Williams an easy one on one with goalkeeper Dwayne Scott. Old Fort’s most prolific midfielder, junior national Omar Hopkinson added a second six minutes later en route to a first half hattrick with two more goals in the 15th and 16th minutes.
With the Sequel facing a 0-4 deficit at the half, Scott opted to remove his goalkeeping gear and play as a kicking back. The tactic proved to be on the money as the Sequel turned the game on its head by denying any further goals while producing two of their own. It was overlapping right back, Damon Woodroffe, who opened the GCC account with a well-placed strike to the far post three minutes into the second half and striker Devin Hooper added a second 9 minutes later.
