Sports Bulletin Report
GUJRANWALA:-Punjab Colours and Pakistan Navy claimed victories in the All Pakistan Commissioner Gujranwala Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, the match between Mari Petroleum and Punjab Whites ended in a 2-2 draw at Ghaggar Sports Complex Gujranwala on Sunday. The tournament is being played under the supervision of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) and organized by Punjab Hockey Association (PHA).
The first match of the second day of the event was played between Mari Petroleum and Punjab White that ended 2-2 draw. Wasim Akram and Ghazanfar scored one goal each for Mari Petroleum while Amir Ali and Bilal Aslam scored one goal each for Punjab White. The duties were performed by Zahid Hameed and Mahmood Ali. The reserve umpires were blessed. The duties of judges were performed by Sheikh Abid, Mirza Javed, Javed Sadiq and the duties of technical officer were performed by Zaheer-ul-Haq.
The second match was played between Pakistan Navy and KPK. Pakistan Navy won 3-0. Zulqarnain, Babar Hussain and Mohammad Sufyan scored one goal each for Pakistan Navy. While the duties of judges are Hafiz Arshad, Munawar Hussain, Allah Dutta Bhatti and the duties of technical officer are Shafqat Mil.
The third match of the event was played between Punjab Colours and Port Qasim. Punjab won the match by 2-1. Abu Bakar scored both the goals for Punjab while Abdul Rahim scored the lone goal for Port Qasim. Duties of Allah Daad, Hafiz-ur-Rehman Haroon Saeed and duties of Technical Officer were performed by Rafiq Khan.
Five provincial and five departmental teams are participating in the event which is being held at Sports Arena Ghakhar (Gujranwala). Col. R. Asif Naz Khokhar has been appointed as Organizing Secretary, Olympian Danish Kaleem as Tournament Director and Rana Liaqat Ali (Attock) as Assistant Tournament Director. Umpires Manager FIH Umpires Manager Rashid Mehmood Butt (Railways) has been posted while former International Hockey Umpire Dilawar Bhatti is performing the duties of Assistant Umpires Manager.
