LUCOZADE’s Hockey Tournament continued Tuesday with thrilling inter-club bouts at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue. Old Fort ‘A’ defeated Old Fort ‘B’ in what some spectators called a clash of sheer skill.
Two minutes into play Jael Gaskin of the B-team scored a stunning field Goal (FG) which seemed to rile up the
Lucozade hockey action at the National Gymnasium
A-team. Jason De Santos of Old Fort ‘A’ scored a Penalty Corner (PC) in the 7th minute of play and his teammate Dwight Sullivan scored two more FG’s in the 18th and 20th minute respectively to end the half with a 3-1 lead.
The second half would prove to be more exciting as both teams made many attempts to add to their account. Old Fort ‘B’ team’s Dehron Wilkinson scored a FG in the 22nd minute but that was quickly answered by Askofu Simon of Old Fort ‘A’ with a FG of his own one minute later. John Abrams of the ‘B’ team made a successful PC in the 27th minute and it was then that Old Fort ‘A’ unleashed their relentless skill. Dwight Sullivan (2 FG’s), Aderemi Simon (1 FG) and Jason Clarke (1 FG) all sealed their team’s victory bringing the final score to 8-3.
The second inter-club match featured Bounty’s GCC against the GCC Pitbulls. A fast-paced first half saw a goal apiece as Kevin Spencer of Bounty’s GCC scored a 14th minute PC and Mark Sergeant of the Pitbulls scored a 16th minute FG. The last half was much more productive as Spencer again opened the scoring 26th minute for Bounty’s GCC courtesy of a PC.
Meshach Sergeant would join his brother Mark on the score sheet to level the match 2–2 with the swiftest of response with a FG of his own a minute later. Kareem Mc Kenzie and Michael Craig of the Bounty squad added two more FG’s before Keon Mc Kenzie of the Pitbulls edged in a FG for his team bring the score to 4-3 in favour of Bounty’s GCC.
At this point a win seemed likely for either side but Steven Xavier of Bounty’s GCC stole that hope for the Pitbulls with a FG and a PC just three minutes before the buzzer sounded. Meshach Sergeant tried valiantly to even the odds but only managed to squeeze in one FG in the 39th minute for a final score of 4 goals to 6 in favour of Bounty’s GCC.
Lucozade hockey action continues today at the National Gymnasium at 17:00hrs.
