Chief of Naval Staff Hockey Tournament: Defending champions National Bank, WAPDA, Navy and Mari Petroleum won the honor of playing in the semi-finals, Punjab, Port Qasim, Pakistan Army and Air Force teams were eliminated from the event, round match stage completed, event On the fifth day, Mari Petroleum, Pakistan Army and Defense Champion National Bank won.
Mari Petroleum defeated Pakistan Air Force in the first match of the fifth day of the Chief of the Naval Staff All Pakistan Hockey Tournament at the Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium in Karachi under the auspices of Pakistan Hockey Federation under the auspices of Naval Sports Directorate. The winning team defeated Pakistan Air Force by two goals in the last match of Group A played on Saturday. Waqar Ali and Ali Anwar of Mari Petroleum scored goals in the 07th and 38th minutes respectively. Already qualified for the Final Four. Mari Petroleum goalkeeper Abdullah Ishtiaq was declared the best player of the match.
In the second match, Pakistan Army easily defeated Punjab by eight goals to two. Pakistan Army left-in Shahid Ali won the toss and elected to bat. Shahid Ali scored three, Wasim Akram and Mohammad Safir scored three. Two, two while Ahmed Sohail scored one goal. Captain Ashar Tariq and Akbar Ali scored one goal each for Punjab. Shahid Ali was declared the best player of the match for making a hat trick.
In the last match of Group B, defending champions National Bank defeated Pakistan Navy 1-2. Captain Abu Bakar Mahmood and Amir Ali scored one goal each for National Bank. Asad Aziz scored for Pakistan Navy in the last minute of the match. Abu Bakar Mahmood was declared the best player of the match. Achieved first position in Group B with 9 points. Tomorrow is a day of rest in the tournament. On Monday, in the first semi-final, Pakistan WAPDA and Pakistan Navy will meet at 2 pm. The second semi-final will be between defending champions National Bank and Mari. Between Petroleum will be played at four o’clock.
