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MSC go down fighting

Sports Reporter
Lo'cal giants Mohammedan Spoiling Club suffered a reversal of fortune in the ongo-_______ Ing international invitational hockey tournament as they succumbed to a marginal 4-5 defeat to Pakistan International Airlines yes-
Pakistan's World Cup hero
SADEK ... double strike Kamran Ashraf struck twice while Qamar Ibrahim. Mohammad Khalid and Imran Yousuf scored once each for the winners. On the other hand ace scorer Sadeq netted two goals for the home side while Musa and Kamal added Lhe other two.
In the second match of the five-team invitational meet which saw fortunes fluctuate throughout. Mohammedans, who trailed the first half 1-2. made a brilliant comeback in the early second session and were up 4-2 with three goals in 17 minutes. But a late second half rally by the Pakistan national flag carriers transformed the game as they pumped in three goals in five minutes to take the match away from he hands of the locals.
Mohammedans began their yesterday's match on a promising note against the experienced Pakistanis who fielded three players from their national squad which participated in the Champions' Trophy recently. The black and whites were ahead as early in the sixth minute with Sadeq sounding the board capitalising on a Musa cross from the right.
But the lead lasted only eight minutes as PIA hit back with two field goals inside a minute,
Kamran Ashraf. the inspirational Pakistan forward, netted the equaliser from a Khalid pass in the 14th minute while former Pakistan international Qamar Ibrahim, who played for MSC's local rivals Abahani two years back, put his side ahead utilising an Irfan pass a minute later to leave the scores 2-1 in the visitors' favour.
After the lemon break. Mohammedans staged a brilliant comeback with" an offensive game and kept their opponents almost cornered in their own half. The hard world paid dividends in the 37th minute when they earned a penalty following a foul on Sadeq by PIA defender Abu Bakar in the danger zone. Musa drew the scores level with a brilliant push from the spot that saiied over the PIA custodian's head.
Sadeq. one of five loaned players for Mohammedans, reslabiished the lead after three minutes when he flicked the ball home from an Isa freehil while emerging striker Kamal made it 4-2 in the 52nd minute with another field goal capitalising a rebounder from close range.
Aflr conceding the fourth goal, the Pakistanis pulled together against a seemingly exhausted Mohammedan outfit and stole the match with a three goal spurt in live minutes that began with Mohammad Khalid, who represented Pakistan in the Champions’ Trophy, making use of a Kamran pass in the 53rd minute.
After two minutes. Kamran levelled the score with a close hit from a rebounder while defender Imran converted a penalty corner that proved to be the match-winner in the 58th minute.
Stunned by the three late goals by their opponents Mohammedans tried to even things out desperately. But the PIA defenders stood stoudy and
snuffed out their sorties.
The winners will take on Indian Airlines In their second match at the same venue today at 2:30 pm.
Meanwhile, a 19-member Indian Airlines team arrived in the capital last evening. The Powerful Indian outfit who won the Lal Bahadur Shastri trophy in Delhi last Monday defeating Air India through tiebreaker
have five players in their souad from the national team which participated in the Champions’ Trophy last month.
TEAMS
PIA: Ahmed Alam. Ali Raza. Saleem Amir, Irfan Yousuf, Imran Yousuf. Abu Bakar. Qamar Ibrahim. Arif Bashir. Kamran Ashraf. Khalid, Asad (Zehsan).
MOHAMMEDAN SC: Javed, Mahfuzul Alam, Shahidullah. Musa (Mirajul Ahsan), Zahirui Islam. Ashiquzzaman.. Rubel. Raltqul Islam. Sadek. Javed and Issa.
Umpires: Mir Mohammad and Aslam Bellin.