LAHORE: Platinum Homes/Master Paints and FG/Din Polo qualified for the semi-finals of the third Allama Iqbal Polo Tournament after winning their respective matches here at the Jinnah Polo Fields on Thursday.

Four teams, which lost in pool ‘A’ and ‘B’, will compete against each other for the subsidiary final.

In the matches played at the Pakistan Park Cavalry Ground on Thursday, Plati­num Homes/Master Paints defeated BN Polo 7-4½ to make the semi-finals.

Amirreza Behboudi smashed four goals, Agha Musa Ali Khan made a beautiful brace while Qadeer Ashfaq converted one for the winners. Haider Naseem pumped in two goals while Babar Naseem and Hamza Ejaz scored one apiece for BN Polo which had a half-goal handicap.

Meanwhile, Abbas Muk­htar’s three goals helped FG/Din Polo beat 4 Corps 6-3.

Abbas’ team-mates She­ikh Mohammad Raffay scored two and Saqib Khan Khakwani one.

For 4 Corps, Lt Col Rab Nawaz Tiwana scored a brace and Ibrahim Khalil contributed one. The semi-finals will be played on Friday.

Published in Dawn, February 3rd, 2023

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