Daily Times

LAHORE: Khurshid Azam Surges defeated Khawaja Aslam Warriors in a thrilling final of the Rob Lathouwers Hockey Series in a penalty shootout at the National Hockey Stadium here the other day. The match had ended 4-4 in regulation time. The Dar Hockey Academy had organised the event to pay tribute to the late Rob Lathouwers, the world-renowned hockey umpire. Lathouwers was a great benefactor of the Dar HA. From 2010-2019, Dar HA made six tours of Europe (Holland, Germany and Belgium), all organised by Lathouwers. Four teams, comprising youngsters from premier academies, had earlier faced each other in a single league. Additional Director Punjab Food Authority Sharjeel Shahid was the chief guest at the final competed by the top two finishers in the league. Khawaja Aslam Warriors were up 2-0, 2-1, 3-2 and 4-3 but Khurshid Azam Surges fought back tenaciously to repeatedly draw level with Atif Ali scoring a penalty stroke hat trick for them. For Khawaja Aslam Warriors, Mohammad Ahmad, who was declared Man of the Series, netted two beautiful open-play goals.