9-A-side Hockey Gets Underway

The three day,9-A-Side Shezan Hockey Gold Cup started here on Thursday as two matches were decided at the National Hockey Stadium

LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Feb, 2018 ) :The three day,9-A-Side Shezan Hockey Gold Cup started here on Thursday as two matches were decided at the National Hockey Stadium. Tanvir Dar , Munirs Dar and Afzal Manna teams fashioned out victories in their respective matches of speedy version of hockey.

Tanvir Dar side defeated Brigadier M.H.

Atif team 2-0 Scorers, Awaisur Rehman (25th minute ) and Babar Bashir (33rd minute) Munir Dar team defeated Afzal Manna side 1-0 Scorer, Asad (32nd minute on PC) Afzal Manna team defeated Tanvir side 1-0 Scorer, Zeeshan Bukhari (30th minute) Six teams, all named after Pakistan's former hockey greats, are competing.

Three matches of 35 minutes duration, comprising of two halves of 17 and half minutes each, are scheduled everyday. It is pertinent to mention that all the six sides have senior and junior internationals in their lineups.