AFTER mixed results in their debut trip to compete in the Trinidad and Tobago women’s hockey outdoor season, the Georgetown Cricket Club ladies leave Guyana today for their second of three visits to the island. On their first visit, the Guyanese ladies won two of their matches against Ventures 1-0 and Notre Dame 3-2.
They, however, squandered a 2-0 lead against Paragon to lose 5-2 and fell by one-goal margins to Magnolias 1-2 and Checkers by 0-1.
On this occasion, the team will face Paragon in their opening match this morning at 11:00hrs and return later in the evening to face Magnolias.
The GCC ladies have agreed to the rigorous schedule which includes two matches each day in order to manage costs by reducing the amount of flights to the host island.
Tomorrow, the local lasses will face Malvern for the first time in the competition at 11:00hrs and then return to the field at 17:00hrs to oppose Notre Dame.
Team coach and president of the Guyana Hockey Board, Philip Fernandes, had indicated that he is cautiously optimistic of his team’s chances.
He cited that on the last visit the team showed that they had the quality to compete with all of the teams they faced, but, being the only team required to play twice in one day proved a challenge during the evening matches.
The team’s conditioning has not let them down, however, and he is hopeful that the few adjustments made over the past two weeks will make a positive difference in the final score line.