Sufi D Polo wins Shoe Planet Polo Cup

Defeat Wi-Tribe Rija’s 7-5 at the Lahore Club.

LAHORE: Sufi D Polo won the Shoe Planet Polo Cup 2013 defeating the Wi-Tribe Rija’s by 7 goals to 5 at the Lahore Polo Club.

Sufi D Polo got the initial lead when Ahmed Ali Tiwana scored the first goal through a spot penalty from near the goal post in the first chukker, which was leveled by Nafees Barry of Wi-Tribe Rija’s.

Sufi Muhammad Farooq scored a second field goal for Sufi D Polo through a cut shot. Before the end of chukker one Babar Monnoo took the lead to 4-1 through a field goal.

The second chukker saw a sterling show from Wi-Tribe Rija’s veteran player Taimur Mawaz Khan, who with his brilliant stick work converted the 30 yards penalty hit into a goal to reduce the lead. However, soon after Ahmed Ali Tiwana again scored the goal for Sufi D Polo.

Few minutes later Taimur scored a field goal after the long chase to take the score line at the end of chukker two to 5-3. At the beginning of third chukker, he further reduced the lead to 5-4 with some brilliant stick work.

Hamza Mawaz Khan scored the fifth goal for Wi-Tribe Rija’s after a long chase to level the scores but a few minutes later Ahmed Ali Tiwana again took the lead to 6-5 for Sufi D Polo through his impressive solo effort.

A close contest was witnessed in the fourth chukker as well, as Tiwana scored a final goal for Sufi D Polo to take his team to a 7-5 win.

Taimur Mawaz Khan was declared man of the match.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 2^nd, 2013.

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