WAPDA remained unbeaten to win the 27th National Women’s Hockey Championship that concluded here at the National Hockey Stadium on Sunday. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar handed over the winner’s trophy to the captain and other members of the WAPDA team. Also present on the occasion were Secretary General PHF Women Wing Mrs Tanzeela Aamir Cheema, Organising Secretary Mrs. Abida Tanveer and Tournament Director Miss. Parveen Sikandar Gill. WAPDA played the fourth match of the day and with little trouble beat Sindh Colours 6-0. WAPDA played the opening half like there is no other half going to be played. They started attacking inch by inch and go through the bar five times and when there was no serious attack from Sindh Colours, WAPDA strikers eased up in their attacks. In the second half, Sindh instead of trying to fight back, went into defence and allowed WAPDA just one goal to keep the score low as possible as they could.
Azra Nasir got three goals while Rukyia had two and Uzma Lal one to earn to get Wapda 6-0 win and the title. Rabia Qadir of WAPDA Hockey team secured the Best Player of the Tournament, top scorer of the event award went to Hina Kanwal of Railways hockey team for hitting 42 goals and best goalkeeper was Sadia Syeda of Railway while third position trophy went to Army and Railway were awarded the runner up trophy. In the first match of the day, Army beat HEC to secure third place with 3-1 win. Army took lead of two goals in the first half and maintained that lead till second half. However, just before the final whistle Army swelled the lead to finish third place 3-1. Kalsum of Army got two goals and Shamshad had one while HEC reduced the score through Mehreen. In the second match, Balochistan beat Punjab Whites 2-0. Poor Punjab failed to get even into the Balochistan danger zone as much Baloch girls did. Their two goals came in the either halves through Sonia and Rozina.
Sindh blanked KPK by five goals. They had little trouble coping with the tempo of the game in the first 35 minutes in which KPK maintained solid defence to give one goal. But as the match entered the second half, KPK lost not only its stamina but also its defence weakened that allowed Sindh to score four goals. Madhia got three while Zaib-un-Nisa and Sanum shared added one goal each. In the final mach of the day, Railways defeated Punjab Colours 3-0. They got two goals in the first half. Railways got their share of goals from Hina Kanwal, Maria Sabir and Isma Ashraf one each.
Unbeaten WAPDA romp to title victory
