2nd Women Hockey Super League gets under way
Syed Khursheed Shah was the chief guest on the occasion.
LAHORE (APP) – Defending champions Lahore Lions were surprisingly held to a 2-2 draw by the Karachi Dolphins and Peshawar Deers defeated Islamabad Shaheens 2-0 on the opening day of the 2nd Women Hockey Super League here on Tuesday at the national hockey stadium.
Syed Khursheed Shah, leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, was the chief guest on the occasion and inaugurated the event at a simple but impressive ceremony.
Apart from the five competing sides, Karachi Dolphins, Islamabad Shaheens, Lahore Lions, Quetta Panthers and Peshawar Deers, a galaxy of Pakistan’s former women hockey internationals also took part in the march past.
These former stalwarts were presented with Life Achievement Awards by the chief guest in recognition of their services to the Pakistan hockey. The names included a few who are now settled outside Pakistan.
All those present were pleasantly surprised when recorded messages of some of these former stars living outside the country were screened on the big screen in the stadium.
In the opening match, Lahore Lions were apparently cruising to an easy victory courtesy two field goals scored by Sidra Pervaiz and 11-year-old Sharika Sarwar.
But the Karachi girls fought back through their captain Afshan Naureen who neutralized both the goal via penalty corner conversions.
In the second match, a brace by Saima Ghulam enabled Peshawar Deers to defeat Islamabad Shaheens.
