Lucozade Indoor Hockey Tournament: Old Fort, Saints S7N, Conquerors dominate Night 2 action

Night 2 of the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Tournament saw YMCA Old Fort boys and men capturing a solid 9-goal victory over their opponents, GCC War Dogs, and the Spartans continuing their winning stride from the previous night by recording a 3-0 victory over the GCC Torna-does.
The first six of the nine matches of the night showcased the junior category of players, with the opening match pitting GCC Spartans against the GCC Torna-does.

The YMCA Old Fort boys team, which comprised under-21 national players, raided the goal space of the game’s newcomers, GCC War Dogs, and young Old Fort captain Shaquan Favorite secured 4 goals for his team, while Simeon Moore and Warren Williams each recorded a double, and a lone goal came from Daniel Woolford, giving Old Fort a 9-0 victory over the GCC War Dogs.
And just like the Old Fort boys, Saints S7N, comprising young national players, also made light work of the inexperienced GCC Bull Dogs, administering them a 16-0 drubbing, with Shakeem Fausette leading the scoresheet for his team with 5 goals.
The Saints Club junior girls, Saints Conquerors, showed dominance like their junior boys by defeating YMCA Old Fort Scouts 10-0.
In the last 2 junior category matches of the night, Saints Aces girls lost to YMCA Old Fort Samurais 0-2, while Saints Superstars defeated Saints Scorpions 3-0.
In the lone ladies’ match, contested between GBTI GCC Tigers and YMCA Old Fort Igniters, the nippy Sonia Jardine led her team to victory with 3 goals, in the process, giving them the highest margin of victory so far recorded in the ladies’ division: 7-0.
In the night’s most competitive game in the men’s category, Saints Splinters pulled off a massive victory over GCC The Sequel. Devin Hooper opened the score sheet with a penalty-corner goal in the 5th minute, but 2 minutes later, Joshua Joseph answered for his team with a raiding field goal in the 7th minute.
A minute later, Dwayne Scott kept his team ahead on the scoresheet by shooting a ball past goalkeeper Alleyne. With the game deadlocked, with both teams fighting for possession of the ball, and with GCC showing great composure and skill, the speedy Splinters kept up the rapid pace of the game, resulting in GCC being outnumbered on several runs.
Edmond Chinian caused the Saints fans to erupt in spontaneous applause when he found the back of the GCC net in the 39th minute. And in the 40 minute, with seconds left in the game and with GCC scrambling for a draw, Chinian again received a pass and flicked it over the keeper from the far right of the goal. Thus the Saints Splinters were able to celebrate a 4-2 win of the match.
The last match of the night saw the young national boys of YMCA Old Fort whipping the Hikers Cadets 9-3. Warren Williams, who secured 2 goals for his team in the junior category, led his team’s scoresheet with 6 goals.
The tournament continues nightly and from 10am this weekend, with the semifinals and finals set for Sunday, September 4.