National hockey championship: Adnan Bilal guides PTV to big win
The Islamabad-based side defeats K-P 6-3 in Sialkot
KARACHI:
A brilliant performance by Adnan Bilal, who scored four goals, guided PTV to a 6-3 victory against K-P on the third day of the 61st PSO National Hockey Championship at the Sialkot Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
K-P’s Abdul Hadi, who hit the back of the net thrice, opened the scoring with an early goal in the fourth minute of the game before Bilal equalised in the 19th. Just three minutes later, Aamir Shahzad gave PTV a 2-1 lead. The lead was short-lived though as Hadi struck back in the 24th minute to level the score at 2-2.
In the third quarter, PTV went on to score three more goals through Muhammad Fayyaz in the 32nd minute, while Bilal struck twice in the 37th and 39th minutes to end the quarter at 5-2. In the last quarter, Hadi completed his hat-trick but Bilal scored once again in the 53rd minute to ensure a 6-3 win for PTV.
In the other matches, PAF won their first match against Sindh 5-0 by two penalty-corner goals converted by Muhammad Zahid in the 21st and 26th minute, while Waseem Aslam, Shujat Ali and Muahmmad Fahad score a goal each in the 43rd, 45th and 51st minutes respectively to win the match 5-0.
SSGC defeated Balochistan 4-0 as Shakeel Abbasi scored in the eighth and 50th minute while Muhammad Ehsan and Yasir Shabbir struck the back of the net in the 16th and 38th minutes respectively.
A brilliant performance by Adnan Bilal, who scored four goals, guided PTV to a 6-3 victory against K-P on the third day of the 61st PSO National Hockey Championship at the Sialkot Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
K-P’s Abdul Hadi, who hit the back of the net thrice, opened the scoring with an early goal in the fourth minute of the game before Bilal equalised in the 19th. Just three minutes later, Aamir Shahzad gave PTV a 2-1 lead. The lead was short-lived though as Hadi struck back in the 24th minute to level the score at 2-2.
In the third quarter, PTV went on to score three more goals through Muhammad Fayyaz in the 32nd minute, while Bilal struck twice in the 37th and 39th minutes to end the quarter at 5-2. In the last quarter, Hadi completed his hat-trick but Bilal scored once again in the 53rd minute to ensure a 6-3 win for PTV.
In the other matches, PAF won their first match against Sindh 5-0 by two penalty-corner goals converted by Muhammad Zahid in the 21st and 26th minute, while Waseem Aslam, Shujat Ali and Muahmmad Fahad score a goal each in the 43rd, 45th and 51st minutes respectively to win the match 5-0.
SSGC defeated Balochistan 4-0 as Shakeel Abbasi scored in the eighth and 50th minute while Muhammad Ehsan and Yasir Shabbir struck the back of the net in the 16th and 38th minutes respectively.