Captain Sydney Manyan scored a double, while Omar Brown and Craig  Nelson got the other goals for Jamaica, who had already lost twice to the  previously unbeaten Hungary team at these Pyeongchang 2013 Winter Games.

Rayan Farquharson was on the scoresheet twice, while Andrew Hinds  and Andre Folks notched the other goals for the Jamaicans in a win that mirrored  the final scoreline they had over their Caribbean rivals the day before.

Head coach of the floor hockey team Yolanda Reid was openly elated  with the victories.

“I thank God for winning (those games),” she told the Jamaica  Observer. “I feel great we beat Hungary, because we planned for it and played  hard for it… we knew it was coming. As soon as the guys got settled, I knew they  would pull out their best.

“It was also important to beat Trinidad. We built up the strength  in our defence, and I’m pleased we scored the four goals in both matches,” she  added.

Defender Omar Brown, who sat out the Trinidad & Tobago game,  due to a slight ankle injury suffered against Hungary, undoubtedly felt the  performance in the day’s opener was the Jamaicans’ finest of the competition so  far.

“Today (yesterday) the guys came out and played their ‘A’ game  against Hungary. I think we surprised them with the 4-2 victory, and it was good  for us. We played really hard and passed around the puck really well,” he  said.

As Jamaica intensify their march for a gold medal repeat of 2009,  Reid urged her players to remain focused on replicating those high standards for  the rest of the tournament.

“I think we are sending our message that we are heading for gold.  We want to perform in a similar way, or even better, come tomorrow (today) and  for the remainder of our time here,” she said.

Jamaica will today challenge both T&T and Hungary yet again,  as the teams continue in the Special Olympics’ uniquely arranged play-off  battles for a place in the gold medal match.

In Special Olympics floor hockey, countries of similar strength  and ability are placed in one division with the aim of giving each team a good  chance of beating the other. The division consisting of Jamaica, Trinidad &  Tobago and Hungary is the toughest at these games.

At the January 29 to February 5 Games, Jamaica are also competing  in ice figureskating for the first in their history.

The skating duo of Tamra Mitchell and Nigel Davis, who were in  action on Thursday and were down to compete again yesterday until last-minute  changes by organisers, are slated to dance on the ice rink at the Yongpyong  Dome