FG Polo Team clinches Battle Axe Polo Cup
FG Polo Team clinched the Battle Axe Polo Cup after defeating Diamond Paints by 8-6 in the final played at Lahore Polo and Country Club.
FG Polo Team clinched the Battle Axe Polo Cup after defeating Diamond Paints by 8-6 in the final played at LP&CC ground.
Tom Brodie emerged as the hero of the day after firing in four goals for FG Polo while Maj (R) Haseeb Minhas hammered a hat-trick and Mian Abbas Mukhtar struck one for their side.
From Diamond Paints, Hissam Ali Hyder cracked a quartet while Raja Arslan Najeeb and Jalal Arslan hit one goal apiece in a losing effort.
The first and second chukkers of the match were evenly poised as Abbas Mukhtar started the final with a field goal to provide FG Polo 1-0 lead but Diamond Paints soon equalised the score at 1-1. In the second chukker, both the sides struck one goal each to make it 2-all.
Diamond Paints played comparatively better polo in the third chukker as they converted three goals against two by FG Polo as by they enjoyed a 5-4 lead. In the fourth chukker, Tom Brodie of FG Polo took over and single-handedly led FG Polo to impressive title triumph as he fired in four goals while Diamond Paints could convert just one goal as FG Polo won the match by 8-6.
General Officer Commanding 10 Division Maj. Gen Aneequr Rehman Malik graced the occasion as chief guest and distributed shields and prizes among the winners. Other notables present on the occasion were Lahore Polo & Country Club (LP&CC) Col (R) Shoaib Aftab, Secretary Maj (R) Babar Mehboob, players and their families and polo enthusiasts.
In subsidiary final, BN Polo Team outscored Newage by 7-4. From BN Polo, Eulogio Celestino struck four goals while Babar Naseem, Ahmed Zubair Butt and Saqib Khan Khakwani hit one goal apiece. From Newage, Edward Banner Eve hammered a hat-trick while Adnan Jalil Azam converted one.
