LAHORE - Ghulam Rasool Chudhry XI and Munir Dar XI Friday registered victories on the opening day of the Peace Hockey Tournament being organised by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) here at the Johar Town Hockey Stadium.
Ghulam Rasool Ch XI beat Brig Atif XI 2-1 and Munir Dar XI beat Noor Khan XI 4-2. The tournament is being splayed on single league basis. Winning team would get three points while a draw would award one point each to the contesting teams.
In the opening match of the day, Abu Bakr helped Ghulam Rasool Ch XI to take lead in the 16th minute through a field goal. Usman Tariq’s successful conversion of a penalty corner doubled the lead in the 37th minute. Zeeshan from Brig Atif XI reduced the lead in the 43rd minute. The second match between Noor Khan XI and Munir Dar XI was full of thrill. Two goals by Bilal helped Dar XI dominate the proceedings since beginning. He slammed his first goal in the seventh minute and second in the 22nd minute. In the 29th minute, Wasim Akram scored a field goal to strengthen his team’s position. Noor Khan XI bounced back ferociously in the third half scoring two goals in three minutes. Both goals were scored by Atif Baig in the 37th and 40th minutes respectively. Khalid Bhatti scored the fourth goal for Dar XI in the dying moments of the match to finish it 4-2 in his team’s favour.