Hamza stars as Barry’s clinch Happy Cow Polo Cup

LAHORE: Floating on the heroics of Hamza Mawaz Khan, Barry's bagged the Happy Cow Polo for Peace II for Pakistan Cup title after edging out Diamond Paints/FG Polo by 6-5 in the main final played here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Sunday.

Barry's took the lead from the first chukker but after that both the teams matched fire-with-fire till the fourth and last chukker, where the score was tied at 5-5. In the dying moments of the match, Hamza, the star of the day,

The major contribution from the winning side came from hero of the day Hamza Mawaz Khan, who fired in fantastic four goals while he was ably assisted by Ernesto Trotz, who banged in a brace. From the losing side, Tom Brodie and Mian Abbas Mukhtar thrashed two goals each while Saqib Khan Khakwani converted one goal.

Earlier in the subsidiary final, D Polo defeated AOS by 5-4 1/2. From the winning team, Abdul Rehman Monnoo hammered a hat-trick while Ahmed Ali Tiwana and Mumtaz Abbas Niazi scored one goal apiece. From the losing side, which had one and a half goal handicap advantage, Hamza Ali Hakeem struck two goals and Shah Shamyl Alam hit one goal.