KARACHI, July 31 Baldia Hockey Club and Al Sagheer Hockey Club registered wins scoring six goals each when matches in the fourth Atlas Honda Ayub and Matloob Baig Memorial Hockey Tournament resumed at the Hockey Club of Pakistan on Friday.

Baldia Hockey Club beat Bright Brothers 6-1. Left-in Aqeel Ahmed earned a hat-trick while centre-forward Liaquat Ali, right-in Bilal Ahmed and right-out Mohammad Nasir scored one each for the winners.

Bright Brothers' consolation goal was scored by their centre-forward Arsalan.

In the other match, Al Sagheer Hockey Club beat Malir Gymkhana 6-0. Right-out Bilal Ayub scored two goals while left-in Yasir Ghafoor, centre-forward Salman Khurshid, right-half Noman Wahaj and Sarfaraz Ahmed scored one each for the winners.

Saturday's fixtures Police Boys v SRC Hockey Club at 3.30pm; Nawab XI Hockey Club v Badruddin Hockey Club at 4.45pm.

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