Side beat WAPDA 2-1 in the final at Sukkur’s People­s Hockey Stadiu­mKARACHI: A brace by Abu Bakr guided National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to their fifth title as they beat WAPDA in the final of the 64th National Hockey Championship at Sukkur’s Peoples Hockey Stadium. NBP and WAPDA, who had four titles each in their cabinet before they went into the final, were quite well-matched on paper, with both boasting the services of Pakistan national hockey team players. NBP’s international drag-flicker Abu Bakr put his team ahead with a penalty corner in the 13th minute. However, just two minutes into the second half, NBP restored the lead as Abu Bakr once again came to his team’s rescue. We missed fewer chances as compared to WAPDA and our team played as one unit, which made it easy for us to score goals,” Abu Bakr told The Express Tribune.

Source: The Express Tribune January 01, 2018 15:56 UTC