ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
ISLAMABAD (November 8, 2020):-Hosts Mari Petroleum defeated Pakistan Army 2-1 in the 66th National Hockey Championship 2020 at Ayub Park Hockey Ground Rawalpindi on Sunday. National Bank of Punjab (NBP), Sui Southern, WAPDA and Pakistan Navy also posted victories in the top national hockey show piece after beating their respective opponents at same venue.
Former Director General Mari Petroleum Lt. General (Retd) Ishfaq Nadeem and Lt. General (Retd) Asghar Nawaz graced the 4th match of the day as chief gust in which Mari Petroleum outclassed Pakistan Army 2-1 in the well-contested 60 minutes game. At this occasion former international players Manzoor Hussain Junior, Ayaz Mehmood, Nasir Ali, Waseem Feroz and Rana Mujahid were also present.
Results (Day-3):
Game-1: NBP beat Punjab 2-1
Aamir Ali and Mohammad Abu Bakar scored each goal for NBP while Hanan Ali netted the ball for Punjab.
Game-2: Sui Southern outclass Pakistan Police 9-0
Ahmed Nadeem (3), Mubashir Ali (2), Ali Shan (2) Mohammad Rizwan (1), Mohammad Zeeshan (1)
Game-3: WAPDA overcome Port Qasim 6-0
Aleem Bilal (3), Rana Waheed (1), Sohail Anjum (1), Amjad Ali (1)
Game-4: Mari Petroleum defeat Pakistan Army 2-1
Umair Sattar (2) for Mari Petroleum, Mohammad Arsalan (1)
Game-5: Pakistan Navy stun Pakistan Air Force 3-0
Babar Hussain (1), Hammad Ali (1), Numan Janjua (1)
