Balochistan, Punjab Whites, WAPDA, Railways and HEC had an easy sailing in the 27th National Women’s Hockey Championship that resumed after a day’s rest here at the National Hockey Stadium, Lahore. On Wednesday, another five matches were played with Balochistan wining the first match against Sindh Colours by 1-0. The only goals of the match came in the first half and Rozeena Tooti Khan of Balochistan team was the scorer. In the second match, Punjab Whites beat KPK by 2-0 and both the goals were scored in the second half when Abida and Raisa found the proper gaps in between the rivals defence to get the goals.
In the third match, WAPDA beat Sindh Whites by a bag full of goals by 14-0. They got eight goals in the first half with their striker Ayesha Bashir scoring five goals, Azra Nasir getting three while Uzma Lal and Rabia Qadir shared two goals each and Iram Bukhari and Neelma Hussain shared one apiece. In the fourth match, Railways outlasted Army by 3-1. Railways took two goals lead in the first half and did not let Arm sneak past their defence. Maria Sabir banged in two goals and the third of the winners came from Asma Ashraf while the Army’s lone goal scorer was Shahida. Mrs Yasmeen Rehman (MNA) was the chief guest during the Railways and Army match. HEC in the last match of the day had to struggle hard to get a win against Punjab Colours. The goal that separated the teams came from HEC’s Mahmona.
