ExxonMobil National Indoor Championships

Dec 01, 2021 Sports

– Exciting opening night at CASH

Kaieteur News – Teams shared the spoils on the opening night of the ExxonMobil National Indoor Championships as hockey had its long-anticipated return to local competition after almost a two-year hiatus when play hit off at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) on Monday night.

Devin Munroe 01: Former national Captain Devin Munroe on the attack for the Guyana 40s

The Pepsi Hikers were their usual dominant selves as they amassed the largest victory margin of the entire tournament over ‘50 Not Out’ with their 10 – 3 win in the men’s first division competition. The Guyana 40s surprised the speedy YMCA Old Fort with a 3-0 victory, while Saints made it hard work for Bounty GCC in the early going but faded to lose 3-1, completing the night of first division matches.
The Hikers looked the coolest on show and their victory was never in doubt as national strike trio of Jamarj Assanah, Captain Robert France and the diminutive Aroydy Branford raided the 50 Not Out goal continuously. National women’s goalkeeper Alysa Xavier however, the only female in the men’s competition due to her quality, managed to make several fine saves to keep what could have been a much higher score line against 50 Not Out.

Alysa Xavier 01: Alysa Xavier makes a diving save against the Pepsi Hikers.

In the women’s competition, Tekeisha Deleon seemed to be everywhere on the court as the inspirational team leader and captain led from the front by scoring two of her teams three goals to pull off a 3-0 win over Misfits. National striker Nicole Eastman managed the third to see Saints to a comfortable victory.
The men’s second division saw more success for Saints as their Saints sensations outclassed the newcomers GCC War Dogs by 5-0. Sean Sookhai and Naresh Mahadeo each scored doubles to lead the scoresheet for the match. GCC had a tough night in the second division as the Hikers Cadets came from behind to edge the GCC Pitbulls 2-1 in their second division clash.

Jamarj Assanah 01: National midfielder Jamarj Assanah controlled the game for the Pepsi Hikers.

Full Results are as follows:
MALE Division
Pepsi Hikers defeats 50 Not Out by 10 – 3
Goals:
Pepsi Hikers (10) – Aroydy Branford 4, Robert France 2, Jamarj Assanah 1, Orlando Machado 1, Randy Hope 1, Shane Samuels 1
50 Not Out (3) – Philip Fernandes 2, Orson Ferguson 1
Guyana 40s defeated YMCA Old Fort by 3 – 0
Goals:
Guyana 40s (3) – Chris Low-Koan 1, Devin Munroe 1, Dwayne Scott 1
Bounty GCC defeated Saints by 3 – 1
Goals:

Tekeisha Deleon 01: Saints Captain Tekeisha Deleon on the counterattack.

Bounty GCC – Kevin Spencer (3)
Saints – Hilmar Chester 1
FEMALE Division
Saints defeated MisFits by 3 – 0
Goals:
Saints (3) – Tekeisha Deleon 2, Nicole Eastman 1
MALE Second Division
Saints Sensations defeated GCC War Dogs by 5 – 0
Goals:
Saints Sensations (5) – Sean Sookhai 2, Naresh Mahadeo 2, Jabari Lovell 1
Hikers Cadets defeated GCC Pitbulls by 2 – 1

Bushani Kaladeen 01: Misfits midfielder Bushani Kaladeen being guarded by the Saints defence.

Goals:
Hikers Cadets (2) – Orlando Machado 1, Edmund Chinian 1
GCC Pitbulls (1) – Samuel Woodroffe 1
Games continue all week in the evenings from 17:00hrs and concludes this weekend.

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