RWALPINDI (Press Release): Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) players outplayed Punjab B 10-0 in the 67th National Hockey Championship, jointly organized by the Pakistan Hockey Federation and the Army Welfare Trust (AWT), the action continued at the Lt. General Ashfaq Nadeem Hockey Stadium in Rawalpindi.
Sadrat Salim, Manager Human Resources Welfare Trust was the guest of honour in the first match of the day. Present on this occasion were Secretary General Haider Hussain, hockey legends Olympian Hanif Khan, Olympian Naseer Ali, Olympian Shakeel Abbasi, Ehsanullah International, Waqas Akbar, Olympian Tariq Aziz, Olympian Javed Mohammad Ali Khan International, Olympian Mohammad Zubair, Olympian Omar Bhatta, Olympian Tauseeq Arshad, Olympian Rahim Khan, Rana Shafiq International, International Aamir Shahzad, Raja Shuja, Raja Shahid, Mohammad Yasin, and Taher Gujjar.
In the first match played in the morning, the Pakistan Air Force defeated Punjab A with a score of 3-1. From the Air Force side, Mushtaq, Mohsin, and Abdusattar each scored a goal. Bilal Akram scored the lone goal for Punjab A. Anwar Hussain International, Irfan Tahir, and Abdul Sattar supervised this match. Captain Usman, General Manager of Legal Army Welfare Trust, was the special guest for this match.
The second match of the day was played between Balochistan A and Gilgit-Baltistan. Balochistan won the match with a score of 2-0 against Gilgit-Baltistan. Both goals were scored by Usman. Imran Naqvi, Manager Finance A WTT, was the chief guest for this match. Umpires Mohammad Salim, Wasim, and Shahzeb Khan supervised this match. Mohammad Faheem Qureshi, Director NAB Islamabad, was the special guest for this match.
The third match of the day was between Pakistan WAPDA and Balochistan B. Pakistan WAPDA won easily with a score of 10-0 against Balochistan B. Tauseeq and Abdul Rahman scored two goals each for WAPDA. Umpires Rizwan Asad and Malik Irfan supervised this match.
The fourth match of the day was played between Mari Petroleum Corporation and Punjab B. Mari Petroleum Corporation won the match easily with a score of 10-0 against Punjab B. Naveed Alam and Sufyan scored two goals each for Mari Petroleum Corporation, while Arbaz Ali Anwar, Hasher, and Rehan Butt each scored one goal. Officers Ali Bilal and Zahid Hameed supervised this match.
