Kian helps MP Black qualify for Memorial Polo main final.

LAHORE -- Hat-trick boy Kian Hall helped AOS Polo Team beat Master Paints Black by 5A1/2-5 to qualify for the main final of the Maj Gen Saeed-uz-Zaman Memorial Polo Cup 2019 sponsored by JS Bank here at Cavalry Polo ground on Thursday. Besides Kian Hall's three goals, the remaining two goals came from Raja Samiullah, who also played crucial role in AOS Polo Team's triumph. From the losing side, Manuel Eduardo Carranza scored a quartet while Ahmed Zubair Butt hit one. Master Paints Black were off to flying start as they converted three back-to-back goals to gain an impressive 3-0 lead while AOS could score only one goal to finish the first chukker at 3-1. Master Paints Black struck the only goal of the second chukker to enhance their lead to 4-1. AOS bounced back well in the third chukker as they thrashed two back-to-back goals to reduce the margin to 4-3.

Then in the fourth and last chukker, they converted two more goals against one by Master Paints Black to draw the score at 5-all, which remained intact till the final whistle. The half goal handicap advantage for AOS then declared them winner of the well-contested match. In the second match of the day, Diamond Paints outperformed Fly Boys by 9-6A1/2 to...