Pizza Hut GCC were crowned champions of the 2017 Woodpecker Products women’s field hockey outdoor league at the Guyana National stadium Providence, yesterday.
GCC, who were already assured championship honors despite having a game remaining, played to a 1-1 draw with arch-rivals Woodpecker Hikers in the final female match-up under cloudy skies at Guyana’s premier cricket venue.
Sonia Jardine opened the scoring for the champions in the 13th minute via a penalty corner to send the GCC up one and their supporters in a frenzy.
Hikers, however, fought hard and struck back 41 minutes later in the 54th minute to level the score when squash queen Nicolette Fernandes netted for Hikers to draw level. The score remained one-all for the balance of the game as GCC ended the league atop the points table with 16 points after scoring 46 goals and only conceding one.
