LAHORE, Dec 5 Two more matches were decided on the second day of the 2nd National Tray Hockey Championship at Sialkot Stadium on Saturday.

In the first match PTV crushed Punjab 7-0, after leading the first half by 3-0. Waqar Ahmad scored two goals in 10th and 58th minute while Junaid Ali added two in the 29th and 33rd minutes. Noman Parvez, Mohammad Fayaz and Tariq Hussain chipped in with one goal each in the 40th, 41st and 65th minutes, respectively.

In their second outing, Police slammed Azad Jammu and Kashmir 10-1. The winners led the first half by 3-1. Tasawar Abbas of Police scored a double hat-trick in the sixth, 27th, 42nd, 60th, 61st and 65th minutes. Shaharyar, Waqas Omer and Amir scored one goal each in the 12th, 46th and 47th minutes, respectively. The consolation goal from PTV came through Waqar Anwar on penalty corner in the 12th minute. Two more matches will be played on Sunday.

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