Islamabad Club thrashes Lahore Club 6-2½ to claim Annual Under-19 Polo Cup
Islamabad Club Polo Team easily won the Annual Under-19 Polo Cup played at the Lahore Garrsion Polo Club.
Islamabad Club Polo Team handily won the Annual Under-19 Polo Cup sponsored by Gobis Paints after toppling Lahore Polo Club by 6-2½ in the final played at the Lahore Garrsion Polo club.
From Islamabad Club Polo Team, Raja Mikael Sami smashed in a quartet while Muhammad Ali and Ismail scored one goal each. From Lahore Polo Club, which had half goal handicap advantage, Mustafa Aziz and Nazar Deen Muhammad converted one goal each.
Both the teams started the final in a great style and fought for each and every goal as by the end of the third chukker, Islamabad Club had a slight edge of 3-2.
In the fourth and last chukker, Islamabad Club played aggressive polo and succeeded in converting a hat-trick of goals to win the match by 6-2½ due LPC's half goal handicap advantage.
Former Pakistan Polo Association President Maj. Gen (R) Asfandyar Khan Patodi and Lahore Polo & Country Club (LP&CC) Patron Maj. Gen Muhammad Yousaf Majoka graced the concluding ceremony as chief guests and distributed shields and prizes among the winners and top performers.
Other notables present on the occasion were LP&CC President Col (R) Shoaib Aftab, Maj. Gen (R) Minhas, Irfan Ali Hyder, Maj Babar Mehboob, Maj Haseeb Minhas, Captain Shoukat Ali Malik, Agha Murtaza Ali Khan, players and their families.
