Five more matches decided in 66th National Hockey Championship 2020
Five more matches were decided on the fourth day of the 66th edition of National Hockey Championship 2020 at MPCL Stadium in Rawalpindi.
On the fourth day of the 66th edition of National Hockey Championship 2020, five matches were decided at the MPCL Stadium in Rawalpindi.
In the opening encounter of the day Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) edged out powerful Army by 2-1. For the winning side Umair Sattar found himself in the right positions to score both the goals while for Army Mohammad Arsalan fired lone goal in the 38th minute from to reduce the margin to 2-1.
Ahmad Nadeem performed a hat-trick as Sui Southern Gas Corporation (SSGC) overwhelmed Police 9-0 in a one-sided outing. Mubashir Ali and Ali Shan netted two goals each with Zeeshan Khan and Mohammad Rizwan are completing the tally for SSGC.
In the third match of the day, National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) register convincing 2-1 win over Punjab. Punjab was the one that broke the ice, netting their only goal through Hanan Shahid in the 13th minute. NBP equalized through Kashif in the 18th minute with Abu Bakar scoring the winner in the 34th minute.
WAPDA struck six past Port Qasim without a reply in a day’s fourth match with Aleem Bilal scoring a hat-trick.
Two of his goals came on penalty corners while the third was a penalty stroke goal. Amjad Ali, Rana Waheed and Sohail Anjum banged home one each field goal to see WAPDA picking up yet another impressive win.
Navy blanked PAF 3-0 in the last match of the day with goals coming from Babar Hussain, Hammad Ali and Noman Janjua. Navy scored all their goals in the first three quarters. PAF always fought a losing battle against a Navy team that looked solid, having good defence to deter PAF forwards’ attacks.
