Sports Bulletin Report
LAHORE: Newage Cables/Master Paints qualified for the main final of the Noon Polo Cup 2024 after winning their match against AR/PR played here at the Lahore Polo Club on Friday.
Newage Cables/Master Paints played outstanding polo against AR/PR and outclassed them by 8-1½ to qualify for the main final. Adnan Jalil Azam smashed in five goals for the winning side while teammates Alman Jalil Azam, Sufi Farooq and Sahar Yaghoobi contributed one goal apiece. The only goal from the losing side came from Saim Abbas.
In another match of the day played under the American system, Sheikhoo Steel/Diamond Paints won both of their matches to qualify for the subsidiary final. In their first match, Sheikhoo Steel/Diamond Paints defeated Zacky Farms by 3½-3. Mir Huzaifa thrashed in two goals and Sufi Haroon scored one for Sheikhoo Steel/Diamond Paints, which had a handicap advantage of a half goal, while for the losing side, Shah Shamyl Alam slammed in all three goals.
In their second match of the day, Sheikhoo Steel/Diamond Paints edged out Sea Gold by 2½-2. Saim Abbas and Mir Huzaifa contributed one goal each for the winning side while Kashif Jamal banged in a brace for Sea Gold. In another match, Zacky Farms thumped Sea Gold by 4½-1. From the winning side, Zackaria Daud Ali Khan and Shah Shamyl Alam thrashed in two goals each. For Sea Gold, the only goal was scored by Shiraz Qureshi.
Now, Newage Cable/Master Paints will take on ZS Polo in the main final to be played at Lahore Polo Club’s Ground 2 at 3:00 pm while the subsidiary final will also be contested at the same venue between Sheikhoo Steel/Diamond Paints and Guard Group 1:30 pm.
