Hikers Generals (+0) overcame a five-goal deficit to defeat Hikers U23 (+5) by an 11-7 margin in their Men’s ‘A’ division encounter as action in the Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Tournament continued at the National Gymnasium on Wednesday.
Generals would start the comeback in the second minute through a Devin Munroe conversion to the lower left hand corner of the goal. The deficit would be reduced further to three goals as George Melville found the back of the net with a ninth-minute strike to the bottom right-hand side.
However Hikers U23 would respond in the form of Yonnick Peters in the 11th minute. Peters upon receiving the ball in the shooting arc would evade the Generals keeper before striking his low effort into the middle of the empty goal.
With the deficit still standing at four goals, a double strike from Shane Samuels and Colonel Heywood in the 14th and 15th minutes respectively would pull the Generals within two of levelling proceedings.
Kevin Edwards would push the lead back up to three goals for the youthful Hikers side through an 18th minute strike to the bottom of the empty net.
Upon the resumption of the second period, Generals would level the score line within the space of three minutes with Munroe completing his hat trick in the 22nd and 23rd minutes and Heywood grabbing his double in the 24th minute.
With the scores locked at 7-7, Generals would take the lead for the first time in the encounter with Munroe registering his fourth goal in the 31st minute through a penalty corner strike.
The comeback would be effectively sealed with further goals by Robert France in the 31st and 37th and Heywood 40th minute respectively.
Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) (+1) led by a Trevon Smith double in the 28th and 34th minute defeated Old Fort (+3) 5-3 in their Men’s ‘A’ division fixture. Orland Semple and Dwayne Scott completed the score line with strikes in the third and 29th minutes respectively.
Continuing in the Men’s ‘A’ division, Jamarj Assanah’s helmet trick in the first, 13th, 22nd and 88th minutes could not prevent Hikers U19 (+3) from going down to veteran side Ol Skool (+6) 9-8.
On target for Ol Skool were Alan Fernandes, Ivor Thompson and Damon Woodroffe in the 21st, 26th and 29th minutes respectively. Aroydy Brandford netted in the 36th minute for the losing side.
In the solitary Ladies Divisional match-up, Hikers Divas (+2) through goals by Cora Towler, Daniella Collier and Maria Munroe in the ninth, 24th and 38th minutes respectively edged GCC Spartans (+2) five goals to four.
Registering goals for the Bourda-based side were Marzana Fiedtkou and Aaliyah Gordon in the second and fifth minute respectively.
Hikers Recruits (+4) defeated Saints Hockey Club (+2) 7-4 in their Men’s ‘B’ division encounter. Unzie Copeland, Shameer Bhagwandin and Robert Brummell netted for the victors in the sixth, 23rd and 24th minutes respectively.
Netting for the losing Saints unit was Seon Sookhai and Kwesi Lewis in the fifth and 28th minutes respectively.
