Hockey: Army trounce FATA in hockey clash

LAHORE: Army thrashed a hapless Fata side 20-0 on the third day of the 31st under-21 National Hockey Championship. Army dominated the match right from the start, with Muhammad Zahid scoring a double hat-trick, while Abdul Majeed scored five goals. In other matches, SSGC outclassed PHF Academy 7-2, Wapda defeated HEC 2-0 and Punjab Colours and Pakistan Board played out an entertaining 3-3 draw. The championship continues today with three matches to be decided, which will see Wapda take on Balochistan, Sindh playing against PHF Academy and NBP squaring off against  Islamabad.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 13^th, 2012.