The PBG Risala toppled ASC Polo Team by 7-4 in the Zameen National Open Polo Championship for Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2020 match played here at Lahore Polo Club ground on Tuesday. Team work was witnessed from the PBG Risala as Hamza Mawaz Khan, Raheem Saqib and Raja Mikael Sami contributed with a brace each while Nicholas A Recaite converted one goal.

From ASC, Maj Adil Rao banged in a brace while Mumtaz Abbas Niazi and Shahzad scored one goal apiece. The PBG Risala maintained their supremacy right from the word go as they thrashed in three back-to-back goals - one each by Raheem Saqib, Nicholas A Recaite and Hamza Mawaz - to gain a good 3-0 edge. PBG continued their dominance in the second chukker as well as they banged in two more goals in the chukker - one each by Raheem Saqib and Raja Mikael - to enhance their lead to 5-0 while Maj Adil opened the account of ASC by firing in a field goal to make it 5-1. The only goal of the third chukker came from ASC, when Maj Adil slammed in another field goal to further reduce the margin to 5-2.

PBG Risala fought back well in the fourth chukker and banged in a brace - Hamza Mawaz and Raja Mikael - to stretch their lead to 7-2 while Shahzad converted one for ASC to make it 7-3. In the fifth and last chukker, Mumtaz Abbas Niazi fired in an only field goal for ASC to finish the match at 7-4, declaring PBG Risala winners of the match.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020

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