{"id":14055,"date":"2023-11-14T18:34:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T18:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14055"},"modified":"2023-11-14T18:34:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T18:34:35","slug":"ymca-old-fort-clinches-farfan-and-mendes-mens-1st-division-hockey-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ymca-old-fort-clinches-farfan-and-mendes-mens-1st-division-hockey-title\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA Old Fort Clinches Farfan and Mendes Men\u2019s 1st Division Hockey Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a thrilling final showdown at the National Stadium in Providence, YMCA Old Fort secured a remarkable come-from-behind victory against defending champions Bounty GCC in the Farfan and Mendes Men\u2019s 1st Division Outdoor Hockey League. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YMCA Old Fort, despite a challenging run in the league stage, displayed resilience and determination in the final. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having overcome Saints in a penalty shootout in the previous match, Old Fort entered the final with high spirits, ready to face a formidable opponent that had defeated them twice in the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first half, Bounty GCC, despite being overwhelmed by Old Fort&#8217;s offense, showcased clinical precision with Shaquille Leung scoring the opening goal, securing a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the break, Nandalall Persaud of Old Fort found the equalizer in the 40th minute of the third quarter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The talented Omar Hopkinson then contributed a crucial goal four minutes later, propelling Old Fort to a 2-1 lead in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the advantage of youth, Old Fort&#8217;s decision to slow down the tempo proved costly, allowing Bounty GCC to make a comeback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meshach Sergeant scored a field goal, leveling the scores 2-2 in the fourth period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With no deciding goal in regulation time, the match went to a penalty shootout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National goalkeepers Anthony Cole of Old Fort and Midroy Scotland of GCC displayed exceptional skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cole&#8217;s two crucial saves against Mark Sergeant and Steven Xavier set the stage for Jason De Santos to seal the victory with a calm and precise strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final score of the penalty shootout was in favor of Old Fort, securing a come-from-behind victory and the 2023 hockey board outdoor title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Woodpecker Women First Division final, GBTI GCC dominated against Woodpecker Hikers with a commanding 8-0 win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Princessa Wilkie secured a hat-trick, while Ashley De Groot, Makeda Harding, Karensa Fernandes, Sandy Roopnarine, and Tricia Fiedtkou also contributed goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a thrilling final showdown at the National Stadium in Providence, YMCA Old Fort secured a remarkable come-from-behind victory against defending champions Bounty GCC in the Farfan and Mendes Men\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14055"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14057,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14055\/revisions\/14057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}