Old Fort upset Bounty GCC on Day 6 of action

OLD Fort Lamborghini handed Bounty GCC their second heart-breaking loss in as many matches with their winning goal on the buzzer in Friday evening’s men’s first division hockey match of the GTT National Indoor Hockey Championship.
The win all but guarantees Old Fort a top two spot in the pool and a semi-final berth. PEPSI Hikers retain their position as favourites in the men’s first division however, by destroying the challenge of Supernova by 11-2.

In the women’s first division tie, Woodpecker Hikers dispatched Old Fort 2.1.2 by 3-0 to secure their semi-final spot. Old Fort Mustangs got the better of Antonio’s Hickers once again in the Over-35 division while second division powerhouse Old Fort Top Form and the GCC Pitbulls confirmed their positions at the top of each pool with wins over Phoenix and Old Fort Rogue respectively.

An Omar Hopkinson goal just four minutes into the match between Old Fort Lamborghinis and Bounty GCC rocked the Bourda boys onto their back foot as the Lamborghinis raced to an early lead.
GCC were down but not out, however, and managed to draw even through a Kareem McKenzie direct penalty corner shot to take the score into halftime at 1-1.

The second half saw the teams trade shots and split a pair of penalty corners to take the match to 2-2 entering the final match. Jason DeSantos’ high and accurate penalty corner flick for Old Fort in the 24th minute was matched by a low hard Dwayne Scott shot in the 33rd minute.

With the clock winding down on what seemed like a certain draw, DeSantos pounced on a loose ball from a GCC defensive fumble and fed the ball into the GCC goal, literally, in the final second of play.
The jubilant Old Fort set themselves up to challenge the unbeaten PEPSI Hikers for the top spot in the pool as a result of their victory.

The PEPSI Hikers meanwhile crushed the feeble challenge of Supernova 11-2 in a match that never seemed to trouble the seasoned favourites.
The highly anticipated women’s first division matchup proved that the Old Fort 2.1.2 were not quite ready to upset the Woodpecker Hikers as the latter eased to a 3-0 victory.
National striker Nicole Eastman scored twice for Hikers while teammate Maria Munroe added a single.

PEPSI Hikers lead the men’s first division table with 9, Old Fort Lamborghini are second with 6, while Bounty GCC and Saints are in a tie for third spot on 3 points
GBTI GCC Ladies are tied in the top spot of the women’s first division table on 9 points with Old Fort 2.1.2 and Bingo Spartans following with 3 points each. Saints are yet to secure points.

In the two-pool men’s second division competition, Old Fort Top Form lead Pool A with 6 points while GCC Pitbulls top Pool B with 6. GBTI GCC Spice head the second division table with 9 points followed by Bingo GCC Spartans on 7, Woodpecker Hikers on 4 and Saints with 3. Old Fort Goal Chasers remain without points.

Results are as follows:
Men’s Division 1
Old Fort Lamborghini defeated Bounty GCC 3-2. Jason DeSantos 2, Omar Hopkinson 1; Bounty GCC – Kareem McKenzie 1, Dwayne Scott 1
PEPSI Hikers mauled Supernova 11–2. Shane Samuels 3, Randy Hope 3, Jamarj Assanah 2, Robert France 2, Aroydy Branford 1l Supernova – Nandalall Persaud 1, Shomere Garnett 1

WOMEN’s Division 1
Woodpecker Hikers blanked Old Fort 2.1.2 3–0. Nicole Eastman 2, Maria Munroe 1

MEN’s Division 2
GCC Pitbulls trounced Old Fort Rogue 4-1.
Kareem McKenzie 2, Shaquille Leung 2; Old Fort Rogue – Dwayne Allen 1
Old Fort Top Form thrashed Phoenix 9-2. Omar Hopkinson 4, Warren Williams 2, Dominic Allen 2, Nandalall Persaud 1 Phoenix – Steffan Simmons 1, Anthony Cole 1

WOMEN’s Division 2
Woodpecker Hikers got the better of Saints 1-0. Latoya Fordyce 1

OVER-35 Division
Old Fort Mustangs beat Antonio’s Hickers 5-3. Dwight Sullivan 3, Dwayne Allen 1, Askofu Simon 1; Antonio’s Hickers – Maria Munroe 2, Timothy Jonas 1