Hikers edge GCC in men’s first division hockey

Hikers Devin Munroe (No. 14) on the attack against Old Fort in their veteran’s matchup

Hikers edged the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) 3-2 in their Men’s first divisional matchup when the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB)/Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) National Indoor Hockey Championships opened at the National Gymnasium on Monday.

Robert France opened the scoring for Hikers in the second minute, powering home his right sided strike down the center of the goal after intercepting a pass from Steven Xavier in the final third.

France would double his side’s lead 10 minutes later with left sided strike from just inside the shooting arc.

The Bourda based side would cut the deficit to one in the shape of Kevin Spencer as he found the back