Mumbai, February 08: Friends United girls hockey team created waves in Dubai by winning the Lusitanians’ Ladies Invitation Hockey Tournament for the third time in a row.
The Mumbai team outplayed Dubai Hockey Club 3-0 in the final on Sunday at the Dubai Scholars Ground to win the eight-team league-cum-knockout competition, according to a release today.
In the run-up to the final, Friends United beat Lusitanians 6-0 in the opening match, before routing Cambridge High School 9-0 and Sharjah Tigers 5-0 in the following league encounters.
In the semi-finals, the Mumbai club, promoted by former player Hillary Gomes and trained by former India captain Dhanraj Pillay, beat Dubai Scholars 4-0.
In the final, Vishakha Dodke scored a brace while 14-year-old Jemima Monteiro scored once to emerge as the team’s highest scorer, while Nimmy Nair of “Chak De India” fame was adjudged the ‘Best Player’ of the tournament.
–Agencies