– Men to play Guatemala at CAC Hockey Qualifiers

GUYANA’s men and women hockey players will return to action today at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games Hockey qualifiers, at the Jamaican hockey pitch on the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus.

Both teams are so far unbeaten in the tournament that will give the two finalists an automatic berth for the 2018 CAC Hockey Championships in Colombia.
The women, who opened their campaign with a 6 – 0 win over Panama, and then played to a scoreless draw against Puerto Rico in their second game, will face the home side (Jamaica) at 13:30 hours.

The Guyanese side is on four points (one win, one draw) while the Jamaicans were able to secure full points from their two outings, with wins over Guatemala (6 – 0) and Panama (3 – 0).
Meanwhile, for the men, who opened the tournament with a 4 – 1 win over Puerto Rico, their second taste of the competition will come at 16:30 hrs against Guatemala.

Guatemala will also be playing their second game of the tournament, having walked away 6 – 0 winners in their encounter with Panama.

Jamaica also leads the men’s side of the qualifiers with two wins from as many matches played. Guatemala, though having three points as Guyana, sits second with their superior goal difference (+6) over the Guyanese (+3).