France leads Guyana’s 12-0 rout of Mexico

ROUSING cheers from the fans, coupled with some stylish play, ensured that the Guyana men’s team were back in the winners’ circle as the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) indoor tournament continued yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The locals were undoubtably better yesterday evening and looked more comfortable playing the Mexicans, the score line showing evidence of such with a 12-0 drubbing.
Back-to-back field goals from Robert France in the 3rd minute led the line as the Guyanese looked hungrier and more focused.
Jason De Santos added a field goal and after 10 minutes, the Guyanese were up three with the crowd on their side and a pep in their step.
France added two more quick-fire field goals in the 12th and 14th, one of which came off a stylish back-flick that caught the Mexicans off guard.
Jamarj Assanah joined the scoring frenzy in the 15th minute as the half ended 6-0 in favour of the Guyanese.

They returned with the same tenacity in the second half with France again slamming back-to-back field goals in the 24th and 25th minutes, his fifth and sixth of the night.
Andrew Stewart then joined the party one minute later, with France completing his seventh and eighth in the 27th and 29th before Hilton Chester closed off the proceedings in the 34th.
Earlier in the day, Trinidad and Tobago clobbered the Barbadians 8-2 in their game while Argentina beat Canada 5-3.
At the end of the third day yesterday, Trinidad and Tobago led the table with nine points from three games with Canada, Argentina and Guyana all on six points.
However, Canada sit second with a goal difference of 13, to third-place Argentina’s 11 and fourth-place Guyana’s 9.
Barbados are fifth and Mexico sixth. Matches continue today from 11:00hrs.