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Old Fort scores upset win over 2nd ranked All Greys
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Following the weekend’s hockey action, Old Fort took on and defeated 2nd ranked team in the
Damon Woodroffe
tournament, All Greys, to advance in the John Fernandes Second Division League.
From the onset, both teams mounted attacks as they seemed determined to secure a victory.
It was Old Fort, however, who finally entered the scoring book with a roaring goal by Troy Leitch in the 13th minute to take a 1-0 lead.
Nevertheless, the All Greys never looked as though they were going to easily give up and responded with an all out attack.
After some strong back and forth attacks, a careless tackle by Old Fort resulted in a penalty corner for the veterans which was scored by Damon Woodroffe in the 18th minute to tie the score.
The All Greys fought to go ahead, but some good defensive work by Old Fort Goal Keeper, Aderemi Simon prevented the veterans from pouring in more goals.
Onassis Fraser, who netted in the 29th minute allowed Old Fort to regain the lead by a 2-1 margin.
The pressure by the Veterans bottled Old Fort in their half and Woodroffe scored on a penalty stroke to tie the score at 2-2 in the 32nd minute.
Old Fort bounced back and applied tremendous pressure on the All Greys defense and edged into a 3-2 lead through crafty stick work from Terry Shaw in the 39th minute, slipping one past the hapless Ryan Whitehead stationed between the uprights.
Minutes later, the persistent veteran Alan Fernandes in the 41st minute finally answered with a field goal which soared past goalkeeper Simon to tie the game.
However, another decisive shot by Old Fort’s Omar Hopkinson in the 46th minute took his team forward once more to 4-3. They stretched their advantage further when Leitch added another goal in the 58th minute for his team after dribbling past the All Greys
Alan Fernandes
defense, deceived the goalkeeper, before hammering a shot into the goal to make it 5-3. The relentless forays orchestrated by All Grey’s Sheldon Corlette resulted in a goal in the 60th minute to pull the veterans within one, down 5-4.
This, however, was not enough to stop Old Fort from earning a hard fought victory.
Action continues on Friday when G.C.C. takes on the All Greys, at the G.C.C. ground from 16:45 hrs.
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