SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT
Karachi (September 27, 2021):-Defending Champions, National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and WAPDA have qualified for the finals of the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) All Pakistan Hockey Tournament beating their opponents in the semifinals at the Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium at Karachi on Monday. Final will be played on Tuesday at same venue.
In the first semifinal, Pakistan WAPDA defeated hosts Pakistan Navy 0-3 and qualified for the final. Aleem Usman, Mubashir Ali and Atiq Arshad scored for the winning team in the 16th, 26th and 59th minutes respectively. By the end of the three quarters, Pakistan WAPDA had a two-goal lead. The third goal of the match was scored in the last quarter. Mubashir Ali was declared the best player of the match for his excellent performance. Former Olympian Mohammad Khalid gave the Man of the Match award to Mubashir Ali.
In the second semi-final, National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) outplayed Mari Petroleum by two goals. Captain Abu Bakar Mahmood scored both goals for the winning team on a penalty corners. National Bank goalkeeper Mazhar Abbas was declared the best player of the match for his excellent performance. Chief of the Naval Staff Amjad Khan Niazi will be the chief guest of the final. The third and fourth position match will be played between Pakistan Navy and Mari Petroleum at 10 am.
The players who receive the Man of the Match award for each match of the 3rd Chief of the Naval Staff All Pakistan will get the sports watch worth Rs 12,000. The winner of the Best Goalkeeper award will get a Honda 125cc motorcycle worth Rs. 152,000. A Honda 125cc motorcycle worth Rs. 152,000 has been allotted for the top scorer of the event. For the best player of the event, for the first time in the history of national domestic events, a valuable plot of Rs. 3 million will be given by the Pakistan Navy for the best player of the event. The winning team will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 1.7 million with a trophy, the runner-up team will be entitled to Rs. 1.3 million with a trophy, and the third place team will be awarded a cash award of Rs. 1.0 million with a trophy. Semi-finals and third place man-of-the-match players will be entitled to a cash prize of Rs 20,000 and a sports watch, while the players of the final teams will also be given gift hampers worth Rs 250,000.
