Four matches were played in the 31st U-21 National Hockey Championship being played here at the National Hockey Stadium. Punjab Colours and Pakistan Boards teams played a three-all draw. Lahore were well in control of the game but in the later stages of the match caved in to concede three goals and the match ended in a draw. Punjab’s scorers were Mohammad Mushtaq (Capt) 2 goals 3rd & 57th minutes (PC) & Shaheryar 60th minute (PC) while Pakistan Board’s goals were score by Hafiz Saeed-ul-Hassan 53rd minute (PS) & Muhammad Amir 2 goals 54th & 69th minutes (FG). SSGC beat PHF Academy 7-2 after leading the opening session 3-1.
Hafiz Rizwan scored for SSGC in the 16th minute (FG), Arslan Haider 2 goals 21st minute (PC) & 56th minute (FG), Waseem Abbas 2 Goals 30th minute (PC) & 46th minute (PS), Zahid 41st minute (FG) & M. Asif 58th minute (FG). PHF Academy scorers were M. Ali 32nd minute (PC) & Ali Raza (Capt) 42nd minute (FG). WAPDA beat HEC 2-0. Mohammad Khalid and Mohammad Irfan ensured low scoring win for Wapda with goals in the 26th minute (PC) and 56th minute (PC). Army beat FATA hammered 20 goals to earn one of the biggest wins of the tournament. Army scored through Abdul Majeed 5 goals 2nd minute (PC) & 17th, 54th, 58th & 63rd minutes (FG), Muhammad Zahid 6 goals 6th, 10th, 43rd,46th, 49th & 64th minutes (FG), Abdul Jabbar 4 goals 15th, 23rd & 34th minutes (FG) & 52nd minute (PC), Habib-ur-Rehman 3 goals 27th, 31st & 15th minutes (FG), Shid Ali Khan 30th minute (FG) & Fawad (Capt) 59th minute (PC).
