Olympian Samiullah XI win Kashmir Day hockey match

Published February 7, 2020
KARACHI: Olympian Samiullah XI and Olympian Hanif Khan XI players alongside women’s hockey outfits Orange and Blue are seen with KHA Patron Vice Admiral Arifullah Hussaini, other Olympians and KHA officials after the Kashmir Day Exhibition Hockey match here on Wednesday.
KARACHI: Olympian Samiullah XI and Olympian Hanif Khan XI players alongside women’s hockey outfits Orange and Blue are seen with KHA Patron Vice Admiral Arifullah Hussaini, other Olympians and KHA officials after the Kashmir Day Exhibition Hockey match here on Wednesday.

KARACHI: Olympian Samiullah XI beat Olympian Hanif Khan XI 3-2 in the Kashmir Day exhibition hockey match which was organized by Karachi Hockey Association (KHA) at the Olympian Hanif Khan-Dr Junaid Ali Shah Sports Complex.

According to details, Shahzaib Khan scored the first goal for Olympian Samiullah XI in the 11th minute while Haris Naseer and Hammad Ayaz scored a goal each in the 24th and 25th minutes of the game.

Olympian Ahmed Alam scored the first goal for Hanif Khan XI in the 25th minute while Anas Siddiqui scored in the 41st minute. Irfan Tahir and Atif Nonay supervised the match.

Later, chief guest and Patron KHA, Vice Admiral Arifullah Hussaini distributed prizes amongst the winners. Olympians Hanif Khan, Samiullah, Ahmed Alam, Pervez Iqbal, Chairman KHA, Gulfaraz Ahmed Khan, Senior Joint Secretary, Javed Iqbal, Secretary KHA, Syed Haider Hussain and others were also present at the occasion.

Published in Dawn, February 7th, 2020

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