PIA pull kill switch against Customs
NBP, WAPDA, Punjab (C) also grab semi-final spots.
PIA through to semi-final after defeating Customs 7-2. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
KARACHI:
PIA were guided to a 7-2 victory over Customs and a semi-final spot by Rana Sohail and Saif Ali, who scored a brace apiece in the quarter-final of the ongoing 33rd National Junior Hockey Championship at the Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium on Wednesday.
In another quarter-final of the championship, lady luck did not shower blessings over Railways as they lost their first match of the tournament and were sent packing by Punjab (C) with a scoreline of 3-0. Mohammad Asif, Hannan Anwar and Mohammad Asif Jr contributed with a goal apiece in Punjab’s quarter-final conquest.
Meanwhile, Aqeeb scored a brace for Wapda against Pakistan Education Board to lead his team to a 2-0 victory.
Elsewhere, NBP won their quarter-final 6-1 against Army courtesy Shan Irshad’s hat-trick and a brace by Mubashar.
After a day’s rest, NBP and Punjab (C) will face each other in the first semi-final, while PIA will go face to face with Wapda in the second semi-final.
Open trials for Youth Olympics
Open trials to select Pakistan Junior and Pakistan Youth teams for the upcoming Youth Olympics will be held today from 1430 to 1800 hours at the Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium. Individuals born between January 1996 and December 1999 are eligible to take part in the youth Olympics team’s trials.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 22nd, 2014.
PIA were guided to a 7-2 victory over Customs and a semi-final spot by Rana Sohail and Saif Ali, who scored a brace apiece in the quarter-final of the ongoing 33rd National Junior Hockey Championship at the Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium on Wednesday.
In another quarter-final of the championship, lady luck did not shower blessings over Railways as they lost their first match of the tournament and were sent packing by Punjab (C) with a scoreline of 3-0. Mohammad Asif, Hannan Anwar and Mohammad Asif Jr contributed with a goal apiece in Punjab’s quarter-final conquest.
Meanwhile, Aqeeb scored a brace for Wapda against Pakistan Education Board to lead his team to a 2-0 victory.
Elsewhere, NBP won their quarter-final 6-1 against Army courtesy Shan Irshad’s hat-trick and a brace by Mubashar.
After a day’s rest, NBP and Punjab (C) will face each other in the first semi-final, while PIA will go face to face with Wapda in the second semi-final.
Open trials for Youth Olympics
Open trials to select Pakistan Junior and Pakistan Youth teams for the upcoming Youth Olympics will be held today from 1430 to 1800 hours at the Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium. Individuals born between January 1996 and December 1999 are eligible to take part in the youth Olympics team’s trials.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 22nd, 2014.