… to play Trinidad and Tobago today

TEAM Guyana thrashed Barbados 5-1 last evening to keep their hopes alive to play for a ‘podium finish’ in this year’s Pan American Indoor Hockey Championships.
Having lost their three earlier games, coach Dwayne Scott had told Chronicle Sport that his ladies might be down, but certainly not out of the tournament, and their showing against the Women from the ‘Land of the Flying Fish’ at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall suggested that the home side are going all-out to win their remaining games.
Gabriella Xavier scored back-to-back goals from a penalty corner (5th and 14th minutes) to send the home crowd into frenzy.

Kerensa Fernandes scored a field goal just after Xavier’s strike, to put the ‘GT’ women up 3-0, but Barbados, through Cher King, pulled one back just before halftime to give the Bajans a glimmer of hope in their fightback bid.

In the second stanza, Guyana continued to dominate possession and after coming up short on several promising plays, Nicole Eastman scored in the 24th minute – a field goal which gave the home side a three-goal cushion (4-1).
Marzana Fiedtkou’s scored a penalty in the 32nd minute to put the icing on the cake for Guyana and also ensured that Barbados remain win-less after three outings.
Guyana will play Trinidad and Tobago today from 14:00hrs and based on the Trinis’ current form in the tournament, a win is on the horizon for Guyana as they attempt the herculean task of coming out victorious in their remaining games to contest for a spot on the podium on Saturday.

At the conclusion of yesterday’s matches in the female pool of the tournament, Argentina sit on top of the group with a superior goal difference (16), despite picking up a loss and having the same number of points (nine), with second-place USA (nine) and Canada (nine).
Uruguay, with wins against Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, sit fourth (six points), followed by Guyana (three points).
The top two teams will play in the gold medal game, while third- and fourth-placers will play each other in the bronze medal game.