LAHORE: Four more matches were decided in the ninth Nishan-e-Haider Hockey Tournament in Bahawalpur on Wednesday night.

In the first match, PIA crushed Navy 7-1 after taking a 4-1 lead by the half time.

Ahsanulah (22nd, 27th), Yasir Islam (29th), Imran Khan (33rd), Inyatullah (39th), Zubair (65th) and Nohaiz (68th) scored for PIA while Navy’s solitary goal came from Kamran in the fifth minute.

Meanwhile, Police registered a 3-2 triumph against Army Whites. The winners led the first half 1-0.

Sharjeel (47th, 70th) and Adnan Babar (68th) scored for the victors while Army Whites’ consolation goal came from Faraz Dar in the third minute.

In the third match, the National Bank of Pakistan outclassed the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) 7-2, thanks to Tousiq Arshad who contributed two goals in the second and 26th minutes.

Arsalan Qadir (28th), Sibtain Raza (48th) and 52nd and Mohammad Dilber (59th) found the net for the NBP.

Yasir Anwar and Mohammad Sarfraz scored goals for the PSM in the 11th and 69th minutes.

In the day’s last match, Army Reds recorded a 2-1 win against Port Qasim.

Mohammad Imran scored both the goals for the winners (24th, 31st) while Hanif Shehzad reduced the margin for the losers by scoring in the 38th minute.

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