Guyana fell agonizingly close to securing a berth in the final of the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Challenge, losing to Venezuela 4-5 in a sudden-death penalty shoot-out yesterday in Chicklayo, Peru.
Unable to be separated with the score locked at 3-3, Guyana got off to the perfect start as Aroydy Branford scored from their first attempt while custodian Medroy Scotland denied Cristian Vargas.
It then became 2-0 in favour of Guyana as Jamarj Assanah scored in their second attempt and Scotland denied Andy Adrian,
