The two super-fit teams - Peshawar Lines and Peshawar Greens will fight in the final after taking most points in the double league event of the Floodlight Ramzan Challenge Hockey Cup being played under the aegis of Directorate of Sports and KP Hockey Association at Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium.
There were two thrilling semi-finals out of which both Peshawar Lines and Peshawar Greens moved to the final with more points on the table. Peshawar Lines in the first semi-final on the double league defeated Peshawar Blues by 3-1. It was an unexpected semi-final as Blues had claimed to be in the final but all such expectations proved otherwise when Peshawar Lines registered 3-1 victory.
The match started on slow note and till the end of first two quarters none of the team could get any lead due to man-to-man marking game and not giving a single room to strike and get a lead. It was thrilling match witnessed by capacity crowd like every night. As was expected Peshawar Blues took the lead in the third quarters but the lead but soon tied by Peshawar Line forwards.
The Peshawar Blues took the lead through Zir Ur Rehman, the skipper of the team on a penalty corner rebound. Peshawar Blues also wasted three earlier penalty corners due to poor handling and it was the fourth penalty corner through which they produced a goal. It was a matter of great concerned for Peshawar Lines to concede a goal, but they played with determination, putting the ball position in hands and made some good rallies of attack as a result it was the third quarter when they tied the tally 1-1 when centre striker Haroon dispatched a forceful hit from the D area. The goal was a sudden blow to Peshawar Blues pack defence as they scattered into pieces and thus conceded two more goals when right winger Amjad and left winger Fawad scored one goal each in the fourth and last quarters to make the tally 3-1.
It was the second semi-final Peshawar Greens edged past Peshawar Tigers, considered a strong team of the League, by 3-2 in an upset match. Peshawar Greens and Peshawar Tigers largely amused the sitting spectators with their run down the flank. Some good attacking moves were also witnessed.
Both Peshawar Greens and Peshawar Tigers were locked 2-2 till the end of the third quarters. For Peshawar Greens Junaid Khan and Abdullah scored one goal each in the first second and third quarters while for Peshawar Tigers Nouman and Irfan scored one goal each in the second and third quarters.
It was the fourth quarters in which both Peshawar Greens and Peshawar Tigers were in search of lead. Peshawar Green succeeded with better strategy of man to man marking and some good flair distribution of ball. This was Shan who netted a ball from the top of the circle to make the tally 3-2 and thus played a key role in his team success.
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