ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
Rawalpindi (August 12, 2021):-National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), WAPDA' Navy and PAF have confirmed their berths in the top-four stage after winning their respective matches of the Mari Petroleum Azadi Hockey Cup 2021 on Thursday at Mari Petroleum Astroturf Hockey Stadium Ayub Park Rawalpindi. The semifinals will be played on Friday at same venue.
The tournament resumed after a day rest, in the only morning session competition National Bank of Pakistan ousted Punjab with a big margin 6-2. Shan Irshad was top scorer for the winners, who netted the ball twice while Abubakar Tariq, Mohid Ahmed, Abu Zar Junior and Mohammad Atiq scored each one goal. Zain Ejaz and Arsal Khan scored goal for Punjab.
In the penultimate contest of the day Pakistan Navy defeated Pakistan Army 4-2, as Hammad’s last minutes a spectacular goal confirmed the lead of Navy that led the winners to the semifinals.
Teams:
Pool (A):
WAPDA, Pakistan Navy, Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL), Pakistan Army
Pool (B):
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), Pakistan Air Force (POA), Punjab
Schedule & Results:
August 8, 2021 (Day-1):
WAPDA beat Pakistan Army 2-1
NBP beat Pakistan Air Force 3-2
Pakistan Navy beat Mari Petroleum Company 2-1
August 9, 2021 (day-2)
SSGC Vs Punjab 2-2 Draw
Army Vs MPCL 3-3 Draw
WAPDA beat Navy 1-0
August 10, 2021 (day-3)
PAF beat Punjab 5-1
NBP beat SSGC 4-3
August 12, 2021 (day-4):
NBP beat Punjab 6-2
SSGC Vs PAF 1-1
Navy beat Army 4-2
WAPDA Vs MPCL 0-0
August 13, 2021 (Day-5)
1st Semifinal (WAPDA Vs PAF)
2nd Semifinal (NBP Vs Navy)
August 14, 2021 (Day-6)
Third place match
Final
