4th U-18 National Junior Women Hockey Championship 2016 final will be played between Pakistan Board and Punjab Colours Today at1:30pm  Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium Islamabad. BY.ASGHAR ALI MUBARAK I…

Source: 4th U-18 National Junior Women Hockey Championship 2016 final will be played between Pakistan Board and Punjab Colours Today at1:30pm Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium Islamabad. BY.ASGHAR ALI MUBARAK ISLAMABAD – The final match of 4th U-18 National Junior Women Hockey Championship 2016 will be played between Pakistan Board and Punjab Colours today (Saturday05th March 2016) here at Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium Islamabad. Punjab Colour beat Islamabad 8-1 in the first semi-final played on otherday.For Punjab Colour Rimsha Ilyas and Saba Riaz, scored hat-tricks to power Punjab Colour in the final. In the second semifinal, Pakistan Board beat Punjab Whites in a thriller as the match was tied 2-2 and in penalty shootouts, Pakistan Board converted 03 as against 02 of Punjab Whites to register well-deserving victory.The Punjab Whites took the lead through sensational solo effort goal from the player of the match Noor, who single-handedly beat six players before putting the ball into the net.The first quarter of the match was goal-less, as both the teams failed to make any significant move in entire 15 minutes.The match came into life in the second quarter, when Noor scored the arguably goal of the tournament in the 10th minute of the second quarter, but Kiran leveled the match in the dying moments of the second quarter. The third quarter ended without any change in the scoreline while the fourth and last quarter was played on electrifying pace, as Noor was a constant threat, but she was well marked by three players of Pak Board.It was Neelum who rose up to the occasion and scored the winning goal.The things were looking highly grim for Pak Board, who despite playing superbly were almost at the brink, but Kinza broke Whites hearts and leveled the match in the last seconds of the match, as soon as she scored a goal, the umpire blew the whistle to signal the end of normal time.The Pakistan Board tails were up and it was Pakstan Board who took first shootout. Despite missing a plenty, Pakistan Board came out eventual winners, as Punjab Whites missed two shootouts and it was Noor, who became from hero to zero, after missing the shootout.In the first semi-final, Punjab Colours easily beat Islamabad 8-1, with Rismha and Saba scoring three goals each, while Kinza Azam and Tabinda Safdar chipping in with one goal apiece.Khansa scored the consolation goal for the losers.Popular Group of Industries chairman Imam Ud Din Shokeen will grace the occasion as chief guest.The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Brig (R) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar, along with his wife., secretary Shahbaz Senior, women wing Secretary Tanzeela Aamir Cheema and others were also present on the occasion.The Hockey sticks were distributed among all the participating teams by the federation. 3rd Position Match will be played between Islamabad Team and Punjab White Team at 10:00am and Final Match will be played at 1:30pm between Punjab Colour and Pakistan Board Teams at NaseerBunda Hockey Stadium, Islamabad.