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GCC Hockey Ladies in losers’ row on day 2 of T&T League
The GCC ladies began their second competition day of three in a row with a hot midday clash against the Magnolias hockey club on Saturday. Despite another solid performance, the Guyanese suffered their first loss of the competition by 2 goals to one. The Guyanese started strong and applied a high defensive press from the opening whistle. This produced some good attacking play but their execution in the scoring area left a lot to be desired.
Kerensa Fernandes on the attack against the Magnolias.
After a scoreless first half, star striker Stacey Sui-Butt and the Magnolias got a favourable breakin the 35th minute when a lifted ball was tapped by Sui-Butt past advancing goalkeeper Briawna Gordon and rolled into the corner of the empty goal. GCC managed to draw even through a powerful penalty corner strike by Kerensa Fernandes but Sui-Butt would light up the Hockey pitch once again by capitalizing on a defence error by pouncing on the loose ball with a first time shot into the back of the GCC net.
In the second match of the day, GCC came up against league leaders Paragon who had just come off a few impressive victories earlier in the week. GCC however would take the early initiative through a Kerensa Fernandes penalty corner strike in the 5th minute. GCC would then double their lead three minutes later with a brilliant counterattack up the left wing by Aliyah Gordon feeding the ball to an open Shebiki Baptiste, who had run the length of the field, for the finish.
While GCC would hold the lead for 40 of the 60 minutes, a few lapses in concentration by the deep defence allowed Paragon back into the match as Trinidad national captain Allana Mclean converted a penalty stroke in the 34th minute and a Paragon deflection goal would draw the score with 20 minutes left. By this time the earlier match began to take a toll on the GCC side whose pace slowed and Paragon wrested control of the match.
A second tip in on the far post and a skilful penalty corner deflection took the score to 4-2 in favour of Paragon before a final Allana McClean penalty corner strike four minutes from the end would seal the score at 5-2 for Paragon.
GCC were to face Notre Dame and Checkers Hockey Club yesterday in their final two games before returning home to prepare for their second stint in a couple of weeks’ time.
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