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Bermuda record impressive win over Puerto Rico at CAC Games

Jubilation: Bermuda players celebrate one of the goals in the win over Puerto Rico at East Park Hockey Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Photograph by Rodrigo Jaramillo/WorldSportPics)

Yvonna Osborne, Maha Clarke, Georgia Harris and Alyssa DeSilva delivered the goals that handed Bermuda’s women hockey team their first win at the Central American and Caribbean Games on Saturday

, a remarkable 4-0 triumph over Puerto Rico in their last preliminary round pool B fixture at East Park Hockey Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

A 4-0 win over Puerto Rico at East Park Hockey Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, means Bermuda finish third in pool B and will face Jamaica in a fifth-eighth classification encounter to determine their final placing at the tournament on Monday.

No way out: Keishae Robinson closes in on an opponent in Bermuda's match against Puerto Rico at East Park Hockey Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Photograph by Rodrigo Jaramillo/WorldSportPics)

Osborne, one of the scorers in Bermuda’s 3-2 loss to Barbados on Tuesday, found the target from a penalty corner just before the half-time break before Clarke added a second with a field goal in the third quarter.

Harris joined in the scoring at the start of the last quarter with DeSilva also getting on the scoresheet in that period after scoring from a penalty corner.

Harris did not finish the match after being shown a yellow card, which resulted in her receiving a temporary suspension in the final quarter.

Jennifer Chisnall in action against Puerto Rico at East Park Hockey Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Photograph by Rodrigo Jaramillo/WorldSportPics)

Kovin Moodley’s side had 54 per cent possession and won seven penalty corners while Puerto Rico had three. Bermuda entered the attacking circle ten times while the opposition did so on 15 occasions.

Dominican Republic and Barbados are heading into the semi-finals after finishing first and second in pool B with Cuba and Mexico progressng from pool A.

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Published July 01, 2023 at 8:12 pm (Updated July 02, 2023 at 9:50 am)

Bermuda record impressive win over Puerto Rico at CAC Games

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