Defending champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club, riding on a hattrick by Sohanur Rahman Sabuj, smartly reached the final of the six-team 13th Club Cup Hockey Tournament 2024 eliminating Usha KC by 8-4 goals in the first semifinal at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium here Thursday afternoon.
The final match will be held on Saturday (March 2) at 6:pm at the same venue
Sabuj made a hattrick scoring four goals, Moinul Islam Koushik scored two while Mithilesh and captain Fazle Hossain Rabbi scored one for the Arambagh outfit Mariners Youngs Club.
Pakistani player Mohammad Sharik also scored a hattrick for Usha KC scoring three goals, but failed to avoid a huge defeat. Arshad Hossain scored the remaining goal for Usha.
In the day's first semifinal, Sabuj opened the floodgate for Mariners in the very 3rd minute from a penalty corner (1-0). Mitilesh doubled the Mariners margin in the 9th minute by a field goal (2-0),
Sabuj scored his 2nd and the 3rd goal for Mariners in the 27th minute, also from a penalty corner (3-1) while Moinul Islam Koushik widen the Mariners margin in the 32nd minute by a field goal (4-0).
Captain Fazle Hossain Rabbi further sounded the Mariners margin scoring the 5th goal in the 37th minute (5-0) while Sohanur Rahman Sabuj completed his hattrick scoring his 3rd and 6th goal for Mariners converting a penalty stroke in the 43rd minute (6-0).