DMW Hockey Festival GCC Vintage and GBTI maintain perfect record; T&T clubs make first appearances

Nov 30, 2018 Sports

By Calvin Chapman

Day two of the Diamond Mineral Water (DMW) International Hockey Festival saw some of the visiting clubs from Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) taking to the plastic-tile court at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) for the first time while the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) hockey teams of Vintage (Over-35) and GBTI (women) maintained their 100% record after winning their second consecutive matches.

GGC’s Vinatge Alan Fernandes who scored a brace in the team’s Over-35 division 6-0 win over Antonio’s Hickers last night.

Yesterday’s opening game was an Over-35 Veteran’s clash in which Old Fort defeated T&T’s Carib Hockey Club 4-0. John Abrahams led his side with a hat-trick while Dwain Chan scored the other goal during the rout.
The Shandy Carib sponsored Magnolia avenged the twin-island republic loss with a sound 6-1 thrashing of Saints Hockey Club (SHC). Savannah Defreitas netted a hat-trick for Magnolia while her teammates Britney Hingh, Chelsea Dey and Shaniah DeFreitas scored one goal each.
Reigning national champions, Woodpecker Hikers women, dismal form continued in this five-day tournament after losing to Old Fort 3-1 on the opening night, they went down 0-5 to GBTI GCC last night. GCC’s skipper Sonia Jardine and striker Gabriella Jardine both netted braces while current Sportswoman of the Year, Marzana Fiedtkou, added the fifth.
Alan Fernandes bagged a hat-trick in Vintage’s second Veteran’s

Old Fort’s Carolyn Dean blocks a powerful shot from Venture’s Ariel Williams during Venture’s 4-1 win last evening at the CASH.

group win where they got past Antonio’s Hickers 6-0. National Female Coach Dwayne Scott proved that he can both do the practical and theoretical with a brace in the win, Kevin Spencer added the sixth.
T&T’s Venture Hockey Club came from a goal down to defeat Old Fort Hockey Club (OFHC) 4-1. After going up early in the first half through Romichelle Brummel, OFHC defended resolutely with keeper Julia Gouviea pulling off some fantastic saves to keep the score at 1-0 at half-time.
However, Old Fort banged in four unanswered goals through Kristin Thompson with a brace, Amanda George and Jade Piper. In the Open Men’s division, Bounty GCC found success second time round after buckling to Hikers 5-4 in their opening clash on Wednesday.
Last evening, they needled the youthful unit of SHC through a Kareem MacKenzie field goal in the 10th minute. The tournament continues today and tomorrow with more round-robin matches; the semifinals and final are set for Sunday at the same venue.