Shamyl stars for Charbagh in Gobi’s Polo Cup

LAHORE: Fabulous five goals by Shah Shamyl Alam guided Charbagh to a thumping 7-3 triumph over Ittefaq in the Gobi’s Paints Polo Cup 2019 final played here at Lahore Polo & Country Club (LP&CC) on Sunday. Beside Shah Shamyl, Ahmed Bilal converted remaining two goals from the winning side. From the losing side, Lt Col Omer Minhas contributed with a brace and Farasat Ali Chatha with a goal. In the well-contested final, both the sides played superb polo and were fighting for each and every point till the end of the third chukker, as Charbagh were enjoying 5-3 lead at that time. But in the fourth and last chukker, Charbagh showed their dominance and banged in a beautiful brace to win the match and title by 7-3. In the third chukker, Shah Shamyl struck one for Charbagh to make 4-2, but Farasat Ali the hit for Ittefaq to reduce the margin to 4-3. But Shah Shamyl added one more in his team’s tally, making it 5-3. In the fourth and last chukker, Shah Shamyl slammed in two more goals to finish the match, with Charbagh winning the final 7-3.