Heated rivalries continue as ‘One Guyana’ Indoor Hockey Championship gears up for Finale today

Aug 03, 2025 Sports

GCC Outlaws Vladimir Woodroffe fires a penalty corner at Saints net

Kaieteur Sports – The action remained red-hot inside the National Gymnasium on Friday night as the ‘One Guyana’ Indoor Hockey Championship skated deeper into the final rounds. The GCC Spartans, SHC Sigma, OFHC Warriors, and SHC Snipers all notched crucial divisional victories to book their spots in the final day, while the Saints Women continued their unbeaten run, stunning tournament favourites GBTI GCC, and Bounty GCC bagged a vital win in the Men’s division to stay in the title hunt.

Friday’s slate had fans out of their seats, especially in the Girls’ Under-19 division, where Hannah Percival put on a clinic, leading the GCC Spartans to a commanding 7–0 rout over the Hikers Junior Jets. Percival, a strong MVP candidate, registered a hat trick, while Rebecca Bento added a brace with goals in the 18th and 20th minutes. Captain Rebecca Ferreira and Kadence Belony also got on the scoresheet in a dominant team performance.

In the Boys’ U19 category, SHC Sigma blanked the Hikers Hatchets 2–0, putting on a strong two-way performance. OFHC Warriors edged their clubmates OFHC Gladiators in a tight 2–1 showdown.

Young Grant Fernandes on the counterattack for GCC Outlaws

Meanwhile, SHC Snipers remained in contention for the U19 title with an offensive showcase, led by Jabari Lovell, who lit the lamp four times in a 5–2 victory over the GCC Outlaws. Navid Hussain added the fifth, capping off a dominant team effort.

In Senior Women’s play, GBTI GCC bounced back with a 2–1 win over early front-runners Saints, thanks to a captain’s performance from Sarah Klautly, who found the back of the net in the 9th and 26th minutes.

The Men’s division brought fireworks of its own, as Bounty GCC responded to a subpar showing the previous night with a gritty 3–2 comeback win over Old Fort. Trailing 1–0 at the half, Tariq Nelson and Mark Sargeant buried back-to-back goals in the 17th and 22nd minutes to level the match, before Dwayne Scott slammed home the game-winner in the 39th minute.

In a recap of Thursday, matches; U19 Boy’s GCC Outlaws held SHC Sigma’s 2-1, SHC Snipers commanded a six-nil thrashing of OFHC Warriors, while top performers Saints defeated Hikers Juniors 5-1 in the U19 Girl’s fixtures.

OFHC Inferno met with a tough Hikers unit, salvaging a 4-2 win in the Women’s division. While in the Men’s category; Pepsi Hikers clipped GCC Outlaws 3 goals to one, Old Fort proved their dominance against SHC S’Team with a 9-0 beating while Saints forced a 6-2 result against Bounty GCC.

The tournament wraps up today (Sunday) with much-anticipated divisional finals at the same venue. Saturday’s results, also packed with action, will be covered in the next edition.

The championship is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, and is coordinated by the Guyana Hockey Board.

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