Paarl Gim maintains perfect record at Guschkie Tournament
After two dominating victories on the opening day of the Guschkie Top Schools Hockey Tournament, at Grey College, in Bloemfontein, Paarl Gimnasium showed no signs of slowing down on Friday, and they finished the day having maintained their sparkling, clean record.
Day one brought Gim 15 goals and two conceded. On day two, they kept two clean sheets while adding another eight goals to their tally.
In their first outing of the day, they cruised to a 4-0 win over Hoërskool Eldoraigne. Later, they repeated that score in a victory over Hoërskool Jim Fouché (JF), which left them firmly in control of Pool B.
In Pool A, Hoërskool Garsfontein brought Grey College’s perfect start to a halt, holding them to a 1-1 draw. Then, in a Bloemfontein derby, Grey edged out St Andrew’s School, scoring a tight 2-1 victory.
The first chukka was goalless, but Saints broke the deadlock in the second from a penalty corner. Grey replied with a well-taken field goal in the third chukka and added another in the fourth to add another win to their record.
After their draw with Grey, Garsfontein stayed in contention with a 2-0 defeat of Hoërskool DF Malan.
The day’s action began with Saints and Worcester Gimnasium sharing a goalless draw. The Boland boys had to settle for another draw in their second outing, although this time it ended 2-2 against DF Malan.
The chasing pack in Pool B endured a day of mixed fortunes. Die Hoërskool Menlopark and JF, who were level in the standings, began with a 1-1 draw, while Eldoraigne bounced back from their morning defeat to Paarl Gim with a 2-0 win over Somerset College.
Menlopark also beat Somerset College, wrapping up the day with a 2-0 win.
Day Two Results
Pool A
St Andrew’s School 0-0 Worcester Gim
Grey College 1-1 Garsfontein
Worcester Gim 2-2 DF Malan
DF Malan 0-2 Garsfontein
St Andrew’s School 1-2 Grey College
Pool B
Paarl Gim 4-0 Eldoraigne
Menlopark 1-1 Jim Fouché
Eldoraigne 2–0 Somerset
Jim Fouché 0-4 Paarl Gim
Somerset 0-2 Menlopark
