PESHAWAR: Peshawar Reds clinched the trophy after defeating Peshawar Whites in the final of the Peshawar Region Inter-district Hockey Championship at the Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium here on Thursday.

The match took momentum when Peshawar Whites scored a goal through full-back Zahid. After taking lead, Peshawar Whites scored another goal in the 13th minute through Mohammad Qaiser Khan.

Peshawar Whites took two goals lead and dominated the first session while Peshawar Reds’ players were pushed to the wall after conceding two goals.

It was the second session when Peshawar Reds made a comeback, scoring three quick goals through Samiullah, Ismail and Shakirullah in the 56th, 59th and 67th minutes to seal the fate of rivals at 3-2. The match was supervised by Hamza and Haroon Khan Adviser to the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sports Amjad Khan Afridi was the chief guest on the occasion with whom players were introduced before the start of the match.

Published in Dawn, December 5th, 2014