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Juan Swanepoel scored for his side in their Hibbert Shield opener against Grey High School in Gqebehra. Photo: Irma Ferreira SPORT & EVENT photography<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong>‘s first-team hockey captain, Juan Swanepoel<\/strong>, praised his side after they made an impressive start at the Hibbert Shield<\/a><\/strong>, scoring an eye-opening 5-0 victory over the hosts, Grey High School,<\/strong> in Gqeberha, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

In their opening match of the tournament, Gim put on a masterclass, dismantling the home side and restricting them from scoring at the Rectory AstroTurf<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It was their third outing in quick succession after they beat Grey College 4-2<\/strong><\/a> and St Andrew\u2019s School 4-1<\/strong>, in Bloemfontein, over the past weekend.<\/p>\n

“It was a really good game. We set a couple of goals before the game, and we achieved them,” Swanepoel told SuperSport Schools Plus<\/a>, <\/strong>in Gqeberha.<\/p>\n

“There’s a lot we still need to work on, but it’s always hard coming to Grey and playing them at home, so I think we did exceptionally well today.”<\/p>\n

Like they’ve done all season, Gim sealed the win by capitalising on their opportunities at penalty corner time, while their creative players pulled the strings in the midfield.<\/p>\n