“Pakistan Veterans White best Noor XI by 9-0,and Sea hawks Club win 6-0”
Karachi
Second Mehtab Chawla Ramadan Flood lights Veterans Hockey Tournament semi-final line-up completed, Pakistan Veterans White and Sea hawks Hockey Club made it to the final four. Last night, in the first match played under the lights of Olympian Islahuddin and Dr. Muhammad Ali Shah Hockey Academy, Pakistan Veterans Hockey Club (White) beat Noor XI by 9 goals to nill in a one-sided match. Irfan Khan.Jr scored second hat-trick of the tournament, Faisal Waheed scored two beautiful goals while Zahid Ghaffar, Tasneem Usmani, Azam Khan and Arif Bhopali neted once each.
In the second match, Sea Hawks Hockey Club easily win over Baldia Hockey Club by 6 goals to nill Nazakat Ali’s hat trick. Nazakat scored four goals, Zahid Fareed and Faheem scored one each.The Chief Guest was Javed Ali Memon, Director Sports, Higher Education Commission. Olympian Islahuddin introduced the Chief Guest to the athletes.
Javed Ali Memon said in his speech Olympian Islahuddin has played a big role in restoring the glory of hockey in Karachi.Every modern facility related to hockey is available here.He said that he wants hockey activities to be organized here from the platform of HEC and he wishes that the training camp of HEC women’s hockey team should also be organized here in connection with the preparations for the National Games to be held in Quetta.Because in their eyes there is no better ground.
Begum Asma Ali Shah, former international Mubashir Mukhtar, tournament coordinator Syed Alay Hasan, Muhammad Aslam Khan and others were also present on this occasion. Nadeem Saeed, Taqreem Iftikhar, Talha Ghori and Uzeer Ahmed umpired while Tariq Khan, Asad Zaheer, Wahid Hussain performed the duties of technical officials.
In the first semi-final, Pakistan Veterans White will face Pakistan Veterans Green at 11pm and Sea hawks Hockey Club will face Karachi Fitness Club at 12:30 pm.
