John Fernandes Insurance Second Division Men’s League...All Greys lead at halfway stage

John Fernandes Insurance Second Division Men’s League…All Greys lead at halfway stage

May 08, 2015 Sports

The veteran side of ex national players All Greys, took the upstart defending champions Hikers to

Alan Fernandes

school on Sunday afternoon to remain unbeaten after the fifth round of matches in the John Fernandes Insurance Men’s Second Division League currently being played, at the St. Stanislaus College ground on Carifesta Avenue.
The action packed weekend started on Labour Day when All Greys struggled to get past an organised Saints side that played good disciplined hockey for the majority of the match, before a moment of brilliance from striker Sheldon Corlette gave All Greys the narrow 1-0 victory.
Corlette picked up the ball near the top of the scoring area and pulled left to give himself just enough room to unleash a reverse tomahawk shot that looped over the keeper and ended up in the top right hand corner of the goal.
GCC then made like work of Old Fort, running away 4-0 victors. On Saturday All Greys received a walkover from Old Fort, before Hikers came roaring back from a 0-1 deficit to edge Saints 2-1, thanks to a Leon Bacchus goal in the final minute of the match.
Sunday’s opener between GCC and Saints saw another tactical battle between an organised Saints defense and a creative GCC front six. It took an individual run from forward Stuart Gonsalves to unlock the Saints defense, before Patrick Edghill tapped in at the last post in the dying minutes of the game to earn the 1-0 victory for the Bourda side.
The feature match of the weekend between points leaders Hikers and second placed All Greys lived up to expectations. The game started as a cagey affair, before All Greys went out to an early lead through midfielder Alan Fernandes in the 5th minute.
Hikers responded three minutes later through a Leon Bacchus equalizer. The first quarter would end 2-1 in favour of All Grey after a spectacular Gavin Hope, overhead deflection which beat an advancing Jason Hoyte.
Attack after attack was turned back by a stout All Greys defence and, with Hikers growing increasingly desperate All Greys took advantage and counter attacked with great efficiency, sealing the match in fourth quarter through another Alan Fernandes goal.
With half of the league matches completed it’s All Greys who lead the way with 10 points, followed by Hikers on 9, GCC with 7, Saints with 3 and Old Fort yet to pick up a point. The League is set to resume tomorrow, at the same venue.