KARACHI, Oct 5: Promising centre-forward Sibtain Raza gave an outstanding performance slamming three goals as Qazi Mohib Eleven defeated Munawwar-uz-Zaman Eleven 4-2 to lift the ninth YMCA Khursheed Aslam Memorial Camp Trainees hockey league trophy here at the YMCA Ground Friday.
A student of the Habib Public School, Sibtain was the pick of the attacking line as he invariably broke through the defense of the fighting Munawwar-uz-Zaman Eleven.
Sibtain, who was the top scorer with six goals in the four-team league, netted two goals — the first and the third, as Qazi Mohib led 3-2 when the teams changed the ends. Inside-left Salman was the other scorer.
Munawwar-uz-Zaman Eleven fought with determination but missed two good chances before reducing the margin through Osama Shah and centre-forward Asim Abbasi.
However, soon after resumption Munawwar-uz-Zaman launched their onslaught without any luck but in a counter attack Sibtain found the net third time with Qazi Mohib Eleven winning by 4-2.
Earlier, Rashid Tabassum Eleven recorded a 2-i victory over Col Dara Eleven to get third place. Shan Raza and Khursheed Jafri were the scorers for the winners while Shujaat netted for the losers.
On Thursday, Qazi Mohib team had beaten Col Dara Eleven by a lone goal scored by Sibtain and Munawwar-uz-Zaman XI had the better of Rashid Tabassum Eleven by 3-1. Osama Shah had two goals and Asim got one ,while Noman reduced the margin
The teams were
Qazi Mohib Eleven: Abrar Ahmed (goalkeeper), A. Raza (captain), Ali Asghar, Yasir Ahmed, Naseer Khan, Zargham Abbas, Sibtain Raza, Salman Mehdi, Zeeshan Anwar, Mohammad Ishtiaq, Mohammad Yaseen, Kamran Shahid, Ahsan Nasir, Mohsin Abbas and Mudassar Abbas.
Munawwar-uz-Eleven: Naseer (goalkeeper), Osama Shah (captain), Babar, S. Ali Mehdi, Mohsin Zafar, Rao Mohammad Atif, S.M. Abuzar, Askari Mehdi, Shahzeb, Tahir Waqas, Sadaqain Abbas, Usman Abbasi, Hasnain Alam, Ali Raza and Asim Abbasi.