By Michelangelo Jacobus
This year’s edition of the Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival got off to a banger, with lots of goals, as GCC Vintage, GBTI GCC, and Hikers recorded respective divisional wins at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Opening proceedings were GCC Vintage, who faced Old Fort Generals in the Value4U Masters O-45 category. The gentlemen from Bourda found themselves on the back early on when Old Fort bundled in two goals in the opening five minutes.
Paul Gonsalves scored a field goal in the very first minute of the game, while Dexter Wyles took advantage of a penalty corner to put Old Fort 2-0 up. As if awakened from slumber, the GCC Vintage players responded in fine fashion on either side of halftime to run out 6-2 winners.