At the Saint Stanislaus College Ground on Carifesta Avenue last Sunday, the Guyana Hockey Board’s (GHB) Under-18 and second division outdoor league continued with some impressive low scoring contests and a sound thrashing to Old Fort at the hands of the GCC U-18 boys.
St Joseph High U-18 boys defeated Hikers 2-0
GCC raced to a whopping nine goal assault on a hapless Old Fort who failed to secure a goal in the 40-minute contest. Surprisingly, regular goalkeeper, Rahim Oliver was the shepherd, leading GCC with a brilliant hat trick thanks to some tactical plays. Oliver scored in the 7th minute before scoring again in the 13th and the 24th.
Oliver was well assisted by arguably the best player in the U-18 Boys category, Kareem McKenzie who scored yet another double. McKenzie scored in the 2nd minute of play as well as the 10th. John Phang and Tariq Nelson were the architects of the second half of play as they further added to the woes of Old Fort. The pair scored twin goals within 10 minutes to complete the 9-0 clobbering.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph High School’s (SJH) Hockey team took the fight to Hikers to come out on top in a 2-0 contest. The match looked to be evenly poised under the intense afternoon sun but the battle was based on stamina with Hikers looking tired late in the second half and opened the door for Warren Williams to score in the 37th minute and Lavane Braithwaite to add the second goal in the last minute of play.
SJH then completed a perfect day with their second straight win in the U-18 category when the boys snatched another 2-0 victory this time over Old Fort. Theodore Terrance was the hero of that match up scoring both goals in the 23rd and 35th minutes.
In the second division category, Old Fort found better luck with their men’s team beating Hikers 2-1. Jason Chander and Ronaldo Simmonds scored in the 21st and 38th minute respectively while George Melville was the only scorer for Hikers.
In another men’s second division clash, Saints and GCC A played to a 2-2 draw. Taise Seepal (21st) and Parmanand Dindial (29th) scored for Saints as Kareem McKenzie (15th) and Eric Hing (40th) penetrated the net for GCC A.
Additionally, in the women’s second division matches, Saints also recorded a draw against Old Fort with Cherub Autar (39th) and Romichelle Brumell (15th) scoring for Saints and Old Fort Respectfully.
GCC women recorded a 3-2 win over Hikers in a thrilling contest that seemed to have the possibility of going in any of the team’s favour. Jessica Mittelhoizer was the first to record her name on the score board in the 3rd minute before Tricia Fiedtkou made it two goals for GCC one minute later. Kenisha Wills (12th) and squash champion, Nicolette Fernandes (16th) then brought the game back and leveled the scoreboard but it was Corina Moller’s goal in the 26th minute that decided the game in favour of GCC.
