Old Fort Top Form inflicted a 6-1 defeat on Saints Scorpions on day two of the Bounty Supermarkets National Indoor Hockey tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The youthful and talented Simeon Moore showed great energy and scored three field goals, two in the 22nd minute and the other three minutes later.
Moore’s teammate Shaquan Favourite opened the scoresheet with the first goal followed by Daniel and Nandalall. Ezekiel Springer was the lone scorer for the Scorpions.
The Ladies division matches proved competitive as both winners defeated their opponents to a slim 3-2 margin.
The first Ladies match, Old Fort Igniters vs GBTI GCC Tigers, was exciting as captain Gabriella Xavier marked her name on the scoresheet in the third minute, however, Igniters’ Kayla Duncan levelled for her team with a field goal.
Captain Xavier wanted to ensure her team’s victory and placed another shot pass goal keeper Keziah to keep her team ahead.
Sarah Klautky braced Gabby with a goal off a penalty corner, however three minutes later in the same penalty corner opportunity, Minosodia Culpepper sent the ball pass the goalkeeper.
Both teams continued to fight for ball possession with the Igniters having a chance in the last minute to score, but the ball went wide giving the Tigers the victory.
In the other Ladies match-up with Woodpecker Hikers and GBTI GCC Spice, Ashley Khalil scored the first goal of the match on a rebound short corner, but minutes before the halftime, Maria Munroe answered for her team with a shot that beat goalkeeper Empress Charles.
The second half started with Spice having more ball possession as Hikers played a more defensive structure.
The last six minutes of the game saw most of the action as Munroe would intercept a ball in the right back and race towards the circle earning her team a short corner and an eventual stroke.
This stroke was taken and scored by said Munroe. Three minutes later, Kenisha Wills would dribble the baseline of the circle and reverse pass into the goal giving her team a 3-1 lead.
The Spice ladies kept their heads up and played to the end of the whistle securing a goal in the 39th minute. The game ended 3-2 to Woodpecker Hikers.
In the Men’s division, Bounty GCC edged Saints Splinters 5-4. Mark Sargeant and Kareem McKenzie scored a double, but it was Kevin Spencer who sealed the victory in the final minute of the game.
In the other match, GCC The Sequel and YMCA played a similar game to the earlier Men’s match as GCC edged Saints 4-3. Goals came of the stick of Devin Hooper (double) and Dwayne Scott and Seth Jeffory for the winning team.
The lone veterans match and what can be deemed the match of the night was between YMCA Old Fort and Bounty GCC who played the same type of game with the same results as the men and women.
The GCC men barely got pass the Old Fort men 3-2. Kevin Spencer scored a double, while Devin Hooper confidently scored on a penalty stroke to secure his team’s victory.
