ISLAMABAD: Wapda defended National Men’s Volleyball Championship title beating Navy in a hotly contested final of the that concluded at the POF Sports Complex here on Sunday.
Wapda tamed Navy 3-1 (25-22, 26-28, 25-17, 25-18). Earlier, Army beat PAF 3-1 (26-24, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20) to get the third position in the championship.
The sailors entered the court amid thunderous support from the crowd and started the first game in highly aggressive style. Wasit and Abuzar exerted pressure on Wapda and made them to work extra hard to earn points. They smashed forcefully and also blocked Wapda’s attacks effectively. In the last minutes of the game Naseer Ahmad and Muneer Khan rescued their team with three straight points to end the game at 25-22.
In the second game Navy’s Mubashir, Wasit and Abuzar again guided their team to get some valuable points earning precious points and got a decent lead for their team which they maintained till 23-21. Murad of Wapda evened the points with his brilliant display of smashes. But the highly charged sailors won the game.
Wapda bounced back forcefully in the third game amid excellent demonstration of smashes and blocking Navy’s attacks. The sailors also made wrong serves to award points to their opponents as Wapda was enjoying a comfortable lead of six points. The sailors showed more aggression and toiled hard to reduce the margin but Naseer and Muneer kept them busy making mistakes through their effective blocking and forceful serves.
At close chief guest Muhammad Afzal, Member Production Coordination of the POF Board, gave away the trophy to Wapda’s captain Naseer. Murad Jehan of Wapda was declared Man of the Tournament.
