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| November 6, 2003 | Thursday | Ramazan 10, 1424 |
Brilliant hat trick by Usman
LAHORE, Nov 5: A hat trick by Usman Hayee helped Peek Freans beat Nurpur 4— 1/2 as three more matches were decided in the Seasons Canola polo tournament at LPC Ground on Wednesday.
The losing team could not add to their half goal handicap.
Agha Bilal drew first blood scoring a field goal followed by the first goal from Usman before the opening chukker ended.
In the second chukker, Usman scored another field goal and in the next chukker completed the hat trick.
Three goals by Samee Ibrahim, including the match-winner in the fourth chukker, guided Millat Tractors to 5-4 win over Agri Mall Oranges.
The winners started the match at a fast pace taking 2-0 lead in the first chukker. Samee struck the first followed by a goal from Faryal Leghari.
Both teams scored a goal each in the second chukker as Millat came out with 3-1 lead. Ahmad Ali Tiwana struck the first goal for Agri Mall. Ahmad Nawaz Tiwana blasted for Millat.
In the third chukker, Ahmad completed his hat trick by scoring back-to-back goals to restore parity 3-3.
Samee again put Millat ahead 4-3 by scoring his second goal in the beginning of the fourth chukker.
This time Irfan Sheikh came to level the score 4-4 for Agri before Samee struck the match-winner with an angular shot to seal the fate of the match.
Four goals by Agha Murtaza Ali helped Seasons Canola to beat Data Hybrid Corn 5- 2 1/2.
Seasons made a good start when Agha scored two goals in the first chukker.
On the rampage, Seasons added two more goals in the second chukker to increase the lead 4-0.
Agha Murtaza and Faaiz Rahim scored a goal each.
Data retaliated by scoring their first goal in the third chukker through Iftikhar before Agha struck the fourth goal.
Data scored their second and final goal through Umer Sadik in the fourth chukker. Half goal was the handicap.
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