Rizwan (left) of Mesaieed Hockey Club (MHC), tackles Graham of Doha Hockey Club (DHC)-2 during the Qatar National Hockey League at Al Rayyan Stadium.
Doha: Shabab Qatar and Gateway Hockey Club maintained their unbeaten run in the Qatar National Hockey League.
In matches at Al Rayyan Stadium, Shabab Qatar powered their way past former champions Wanderers through a brilliant all round performance.
The score line of 3-0 was not an actual reflection of the Shabab dominance. The dominant Shabab forwards were kept at bay only through some great defending by keeper Shannon and the deep defenders Jude and Stevan.
With Sohail Mustaffa moving well in the midfield the Shabab team played like a well oiled machine and were a treat to watch.
It was not long before Shabab opened the scoring in the 31st minute through Sheraz Ali.
Omar Gulzaeb increased the margin for Shabab through a opportunistic deflection in the 44th minute and Sheraz Ali capped off a good performance with a drag flick goal in the 60th minute. Shabab now have 12 points from 4 matches.
In the other match, Gateway Hockey Club produced a below par performance but still overcame a fighting fit United Hockey 9-1. Waseem top scored with four goals, Shahid Nasir scored three while Lateef and Rajeev scored a goal each. Jackson scored the lone goal for United Hockey.
Meanwhile, Mesaieed Hockey Club (MHC), playing under the PAK banner registered their first points when they beat Doha Hockey Club (DHC)-2 by six goals to three. In a rough and tough match, which witnessed some ugly scenes, MHC were stretched to the limit by the DHC-2 team for whom Edo and Stephan were outstanding.
Edo Swart showed glimpses of his earlier stint in the Dutch League scoring two while Lucy scored one goal for DHC. Manzoor scored 3, Rizwan, Shafqat and Usman scored a goal each for MHC. The Peninsula
