Wapda continued their domination in the tournament by defeating Army 3-1. PHOTO: APP
As expected, defending champions and the pre-event favourites Wapda continued their domination in the tournament by defeating Army 3-1.
The winners, who have been on the driving seat against their counterparts from the beginning, took an early lead to build pressure.
They started attacking Army’s defence soon after the whistle blew, with Nazia Rehmat striking on the second attempt. Her field goal came in just the fourth minute.
Army attempted to level but were not good enough to surpass Wapda’s defenders. Instead, the defending champions doubled their lead with Ambreen Arshad excelling in the 17th minute.
Wapda were leading 2-0 at the breather.
Army staged a fightback in the second session, with Aisha Rafiq reducing the lead in the 44th minute. But Marium Sabir made it 3-1, with Wapda persisting with the lead until the final whistle.
The other semi-final saw Railways overcoming Punjab Colour with a similar margin of 3-1, courtesy a brace from Hina Kanwal.
Aqsa Mumtaz struck the first goal in the 27th minute on a field effort. Sidra Ayub then levelled for Punjab Colour just after three minutes.
Hina scored the first of her two goals in the 33rd minute as Railways led 2-1 at half-time. She scored another goal in the 53rd minute to seal the win.
The final will be played today after Punjab Colour and Army will meet for the bronze medal.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 3rd, 2014.
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