Old Fort and the National Under-21 selection battled to a nil-all stalemate on Wednesday when play in the Guyana Hockey Board’s (GHB) 2014 Annual Farfan and Mendes first division League continued at the GCC ground, Bourda in the penultimate match of the season. While pool leaders GCC with 12 points remain out of reach of all opposition, bragging rights remain as the National under-21’s, which has been improving as the tournament progresses, has been putting pressure on their senior clubs.

Old Fort began the match with a depleted side as some team members were late for the 17:00hrs start.
While the Under-21 made several raids through the midfield, defensive stalwart Dwight Sullivan and former international Ivor Thompson stifled their attacks before any real threat on the Old Fort net.
The arrival of Aderemi ‘Dove’ Simon for Old Fort brought new life to the team and `Dove’ wasted no time in making his presence felt.
Mid-way through the first half, Dove made a fine solo run from the left across the under-21 scoring circle only to be brought down by the under-21 deep defence earning his side a penalty stroke.
`Dove’s’ heroics were short-lived however as he failed to convert the stroke which was easily batted away by competent goalkeeper Medroy Scotland.
While Mark Sargeant and Leon Bacchus put in a solid midfield performance for the under-21, their efforts were matched by Simon and Jason DeSantos of Old Fort. Despite several close shaves, the match ended with a nil-all draw seeing both team receive a point each for their efforts.
Meanwhile, GCC will oppose the national Under-21 today from 16:45hrs at the same venue in the final match to conclude the 2014 season.
GCC having played unbeaten throughout the tournament have only dropped points to the under-21 in their first round clash.
In their previous encounter, the Under-21’s had surprised the veteran Bourda selection with two early goals before GCC clawed their way back to a 2-2 draw.