LAHORE: Wapda and Punjab University Club reached the final of the third All Pakistan Fatima Jinnah Gold Cup Hockey Tournament at the District Sports Ground in Multan on Tuesday.

PU Club were fourth on the points table but defeated Sindh 6-0 in their last league match to earn three precious points and take their tally to 12.

Meanwhile, an exciting match between Army and Punjab Colour ended in a goalless draw. Both teams had 12 points each but the latter made the final on better goal average.

Army bagged third position.

Brilliant performance by Hina and Sehrish steered PU Club to the final. The whole match was played in Sindh’s half as PU Club earned as many as 22 penalty corners but converted none.

For PU Club Hina completed hat-trick in the 14th, 39th and 51st minutes. Uniza struck the first goal for PU Club in the fourth minute. Sehrish (39th) and Iqra (58th) scored one goal each.

Meanwhile, Punjab Colour dominated the proceedings in their match against Army.

If Punjab Colour excelled in making excellent moves Army braved to make some excellent saves. Both teams demonstrated their speed, skill and stamina to applause of a large crowd.

Army’s Aqsa, Ayesha and Sahil combined to make excellent moves. On the other hand, Mehwish, Sobia and Zakia fared brilliantly for Punjab Colour. Both teams got penalty corners but failed to convert any.

The final will be played on Thursday.

Published in Dawn, June 3rd, 2015

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