Mixed fortunes for Sindh teams in hockey

Colour defeat K-P, White lose to Balochistan in national event.

KARACHI:

Sindh Colour crushed Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) 4-0 in the 28th National Women Hockey Championship Pool A match in Karachi on Tuesday, registering their first victory of the tournament.

Sanam scored the opening goal in the fifth minute of the match, while Nain Tara doubled the lead five minutes later. Sumaiya then scored one in the 45th minute whereas Bushra sealed the victory for Sindh Colours in the 56th minute.

Sindh Colour stand third in Pool A after playing four matches, while K-P have failed to win any match in the tournament so far.

In Pool B match, Balochistan defeated Sindh White 2-0. Both teams played a goalless first-half, but Nasreen scored the opening goal in the 43rd minute and Fatima secured her team’s first win of the event in the 59th minute.

Currently Wapda is leading Pool A with 12 points while Pakistan Railways are at the top in Pool B.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 2^nd, 2014.

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