PIZZA Hut GCC demolished Hikers ladies when the Guyana Hockey Board’s (GHB) inaugural Woodpecker Products Trophy and Sports Women’s hockey league resumed over the weekend at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC).According to a GHB release, the tournament commenced last year but remained incomplete and was resumed over the weekend with a clash between arch-rivals the Hikers and Pizza Hut GCC.
The GCC team who have been dominant over the past several years went into the match leading on points and being heavily favoured to win.
Hikers began the match short in numbers and it was clear from the outset that they were in for a tough afternoon.
From the start of the match, GCC pressured the Hikers defence in the opening minutes and kept goalkeeper Sanasha Corlette busy between the uprights.
Despite the brave effort of Corlette, GCC and national striker Kerensa Fernandes drilled in the opening goal for the Pizza Hut ladies in the 7th minute of play with a powerful penalty corner strike from the top of the scoring circle.
Fernandes, en route to a hat-trick, unleashed a reverse shot three minutes later to take the GCC lead to 2-0.
The Hikers defence spent most of their time taking the ball out of the net as GCC steamrolled them, to an easy 10-0 victory at full time.
In addition to the hat-trick by Fernandes, Sonia Jardine and Sandy Roopnarine scored doubles while Gabriella Xavier, Aliyah Gordon and Ulrica Sutherland scored one each.
The victory has further secured the Pizza Hut GCC ladies in the lead of the tournament with 12 points, while the Hikers sit in second place with six points.
Under-21s are currently third with three points while the Old Fort Shooting Stars are yet to secure a point.
Matches were scheduled to continue yesterday at the at St Stanislaus College ground.