Hockey action continued on Tuesday evening in the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB)/Lucozade indoor league at the National Gymnasium.In game 1, Old Fort Stallions beat off their teammates Old Fort Knockers 9-1. Terry Shaw opened the scoring for the Stallions in the 7th minute before adding the second in the 10th. Aderemi Simon picked up where his teammate left off, scoring in the 15th and 16th to end the half 4-0.
Upon the return, Stephon Sprosta in the 25th netted his team’s first before Jason DeSantos (33rd minute) made it 5-1. Simon returned in the 35th minute to seal his hat-trick before Omar Hopkinson netted his strike in the 37th. Simon scored on the end of the 37th and returned in the 39th to compile 5 goals in the game.
Game two saw the Bounty GCC side swatted aside by the Pepsi Hikers 3-6. Hikers Devin Munroe opened the scoring in the 6th minute to which Peter DeGroot responded for the GCC side one minute later with Steven Xaiver in the 14th minute giving the GCC side the lead.
That lead would be a short accord, as Aroydy Branford in the 15th minute levelled the score again and in the 17th minute put the Hikers ahead 3-2 before the half.
On the return, he completed his hat-trick in the 25th minute thanks to a penalty corner before Colonel Heywood’s 27th strike made it 5-2.
Kevin Spencer (32nd) gave GCC some hope at 5-3 but Rayon Branford (32nd) quashed that hope instantly.