Wapda outplayed Balochistan 7-0,Punjab Whites beat Higher Education Commission 4-1, PIA thrashed Islamabad 7-0 and Pakistan Customs routed Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa 6-0 in the 32nd Junior U-21 National Hockey Championship on Thursday at Faisalabad Hockey Stadium. No upset was recoded as all the leading teams had easy sailing to the next round. Wapda led 3-0 against Balochistan at half time. Scorers, WAPDA:Mohammad Suleman 2 Goals 28th & 32nd minutes (FG), Mohammad Adnan 33rdminute (FG), Aleem Bilal 50th minute (PC), M. Umair 2 Goals 56th& 64th minute (FG) & Ijaz 61st minute (FG). Punjab faced strong opposition from HEC as the first half ended in a goalless. Punjab came with full force in the following session to keep their opponent under persistent pressure with penetration and aggressive play.Scores,PUNJAB (W): Zeeshan 2 Goals 50th & 61st minutes (FG), Amir Shahzad 62ndminute (FG) & Daud 63rd minute (FG).HEC:Hassan Ubaid 65th minute (PC).PIA gave hockey lesson to Islamabad with a high quality display of skillful hockey. Airlines gained firm 3-0 lead at break and added four more goals to carve out an impressive win. Scores, PIA:Ammad Butt 4 Goals 7th, 26th, 44th & 59thminutes (PC), Nohaiz Malik 9th minute (FG), Taimoor Malik 30thminute (PC) & Mozamil 60th minute (FG). Customs were 2-0 against KPK at half time . Customs brought improvement in their overall play through mid field attacks and coordination among the flanks to add four more goals in the second half. Scorers, CUSTOMS: Ghulam Abbas 20thminute (FG), Atif Mushtaq 30th minute (FG), Shaheryar 39thminute (FG), Shabbir 45th minute (PC), Ali Sher 50thminute (PC) & Awais 62nd minute (FG).
