The Qatar 6s

Wanderers beat Qapex in final
Wanderers lift Qatar 6’s after beating a star studded Qapex Rayyan side on penalties. On Friday Vodafone Doha Hockey Club hosted the first Qatar 6s international Hockey tournament. The event at Al Rayyan sports club, which was co-sponsored by, Vodafone, Redbull, Nestle and Quiznos, involved 12 teams from Doha and Dubai.
The group stage was closely fought with only a few points separating the teams.
The semi-finals were even more electrifying with Qapex Rayyan narrowly beating the QHA Juniors team.
Wanderers who had looked strong all day continued to dominate and beat a strong and experienced Dubai hockey club by a golden goal to secure their place in the final.
After a scrappy start Wanderers scored first with a well placed strike by Juned Coutinho after Savio Nayak won a penalty stroke for Wanderers and chased a second goal fearlessly. They were caught on the break and after some heroic defending by Stephen Menezes and Jude D’souza the pressure that Qapex Rayyan applied paid off with a penalty stroke awarded from the half way line. Wanderers had one of their players sent off due to over appealing at a wrong decision by the umpire.
Qapex didn’t waste the chance to draw level and at 1-1 there was still everything to play for. Try as they might, Qapex could not make the fact they were playing 5 men count and normal time finished with the scores tied.
The deadlock was unbroken during extra time and so the game was decided on penalty strokes from the half way line.
The pressure got to both teams with many stokes missed but Wanderers held their nerve better and won 3-2.

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