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Wanderers defeated Gateway 5-2 to win their fourth Qatar National Hockey League (QNHL) title after a gap of three years. |
It was all Wanderers after the first few minutes of the game as Mercurial striker Savio Nayak opened the scoring after some excellent work by Gateway Goalkeeper Shafil.The level of hockey was of a very high standard with Mahmoud playing an outstanding game for Wanderers and player of the tournament Mohamad Orabi also played his part superbly. Former Qatar International Rohit Charles scored two goals for his team.
Gateway opened their scoring in the 49th minute through Qatar international Tariq Naser, and playmaker and skipper Waseem added another but it was too late and too little as Wanderers easily won the title for a record fourth time.
Most Valuable Player award went to Mansoor Ali of PAK MIC, while most promising players award was shared by Sneddon Periera, Mohamad Orabi of Wanderers and Tariq Naser and Mohamed Waseem of Gateway.