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Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Dear All,
There is NO practice tonight.
However, due to [popular] demand we will continue to train /practice at the moment until April/May. Please note the following:
1. Tuesday night (7.45pm) -
2. Friday morning (10.00am) -
Brian has in mind a game format where different teams will be randomly chosen each week and points awarded to individuals for being in the winning team. Individual points, rather than team points, will carry forward.
Note a DHC representative team will play the Oman national side tomorrow, Wednesday 28th March, with push-
In addition please note the following dates for your diary:
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2. Wed 11th April and Thurs 19th April -
3. Nov/Dec 2012 Qatar will be hosting the Asian Cup -
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Sunday, 25 March 2012
Qatar set to host Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament
The Asian Champions Trophy will see six top teams from Asia vying for the title
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Saturday, 24 March 2012
Qatar makes surprise bid for Asian Cup hockey
Hockey fans in Qatar, keep your fingers crossed today – if all goes well, Qatar will be playing hosts to two of Asia’s biggest tournaments, the 2012 Asian Champions Cup and the 2013 Asia Cup. Read More...
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DHC 1 Match Report
Without doubt there were some good vibrations resonating round the Al Rayan hockey stadium as DHC 1 prepared to take on last year's league champion, Wanderers. With crowd favourite, Luke Davies returning from injury and a full squad of 16, the DHC players looked like they were born to run. Furthermore, the pre-
And so it was. Well...for twenty minutes at least, the team played like a bat out of hell. Indeed, some might say that DHC played some of their best ever hockey during the initial stages. Much like the football giants, Barcelona, the ball was retained with panache and the Wanderers did not how to counter such supersonic play. Every player was working together and a number of half chances were fashioned for the forwards.
Yet, unfortunately, DHC could not quite maintain such zestful play for the first half and Wanderers started to started to believe in themselves a bit more and accordingly, they started to apply some pressure. Yet, despite this, they were unable to get the ball in the net -
Despite being a goal down, the squad was congratulated at half time by the coach, "you guys really have the eye of the tiger today, your play is a joy to the world!", Rouse exclaimed.
With such lavish praise still ringing in their ears, the second half saw the DHC players begin to move like Jagger again and further chances were created for hardworking strikers, de Cock Buning and Breden. Yet, DHC could not quite get the equaliser. Perhaps the best chance fell to Beauford Armado but unfortunately he was left looking like a hound dog when he was unable to force his deflection past the keeper.
So, despite putting in an excellent performance, the team lost 1-
I for one am a believer in these powerful words.
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DHC 1 Match Reports:
Firstly, I must apologise to all those avid readers out there, I know you have bee
n waiting with baited breath for my next exciting match report, but unfortunately a hamstring injury has impaired my literary abilities until now (thanks for all your cards, presents and kind messages of support).
So, three games have now passed for the first team who are now plying their trade in the first division and unfortunately the campaign could not have got off to a worse start. Despite inspirational coach Brian Rouse claiming before the game that we are the "best team in the league" and our opponents, 'QHF' were the "the second best", his prediction was slightly awry -
Whilst the QHF team do include a number of very impressive players who have been cherry picked from other countries, this was a poor result which I can only write about now after three weeks have passed. The pain lives on, but it has subsided a little. Still, there are a number of excuses which we can cling onto. Firstly, a number of our dynamic players such as Irish threesome, Steve Bredin, 'D' and Amy Macfarland were missing, as was our goalkeeper, 'Red' Josh Dawkins. Furthermore, a number of our players were carrying injuries, indeed, at times it seemed that our stand in goalkeeper, John Warren was the most dynamic player on the pitch. Still, at least DHC stalwart, Bill returned to the one off game looking incredibly tanned leading to several admiring glances from the onlooking spectators. Plus, it was good to see long term injury loss, Frederic Frans who was back in the team for the first time this season and enjoyed making some of his famed meandering runs from defence.
After several hours of counselling and shock therapy, the team regrouped to take on DHC 2. Rumours were circulating throughout the Arabian Gulf that perhaps the time was ripe for the second team to pull off an amazing shock; the seconds certainly looked psyched up for the occasion, buoyed by wearing their 'slimming' new blue kit for the first time. Unfortunately for the seconds, the first team dominated the game for large parts and they were on the back foot for large swathes of the game. However, young Henry Thorpe managed to score an excellent goal for the 2's and the game was played in a very sporting manner.
This brings us to yesterday's game against UHQ, a team the 1's had beaten heavily during the second division. However, it was soon clear that UHQ had improved immeasurably since that last meeting, proving to be tough opponents to break down. Fortunately, the diminutive, Adrian Boote was on form from the penalty spot scoring a superb flick into the top corner and a slightly fortuitous 'mis-
The match ended 3-
Friday, 27 January, 2012
Hockey feast at Rayyan Club
The 2nd Annual Qatar 6s international Hockey tournament takes place today at Al Rayyan Sports club. Teams from around the GCC and East Africa will take on the best players from Qatar’s domestic league in a bid to be crowned Champions for 2012. Read More...
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Friday, 27 January, 2012
The 2nd Annual Qatar 6s international Hockey tournament takes place today at Al Rayyan Sports club. Teams from around the GCC and East Africa will take on the best players from Qatar’s domestic league in a bid to be crowned Champions for 2012.
Last year’s winners Wanderers will seek to defend their title, which they won in dramatic fashion. This year there is a new trophy, sponsored by Franklin Offshore.
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Monday, 23 January 2012
Qatar Hockey Cup got off to a flying start
Doha: The first Qatar Hockey Cup organised by Qatar Hockey Federation (QHF) got off to a flying start at the Rayyan Hockey Stadium. In the first match Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC) beat Second Division champions Doha Hockey Club-
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A surprise result against MIC saw DHC disappointingly crash out of the inaugural cup competition, losing 4-
The match was punctuated with frustrating decisions both on and off the field of play -
DHC did dominate the second half with Domenic Cunningham in particular starting to get into the groove, but the massed MIC defence managed to suffocate most attacks. Furthermore, despite a whole host of short corner opportunities, DHC found it hard to convert these into goals.
Yet, with the exciting introduction of the defensive maverick, Luke Davies and powerhouse forward, Beauford Armado, things did start to look up. Armado in particular began to link successfully with dynamic right back, Alex Waters and the silky forward Rene Partl to produce some good passages of play which led to DHC pulling a goal back.
MIC rarely threatened the DHC goal during the second half, and when they did, goalkeeper Joshua Dawkins (and on one occasion, the post) was able to stop any of the half chances. Indeed, the veteran defensive kingpin, Colin Milton was enjoying such a quiet afternoon, he was able to allow his fellow centre back, Stephin Bredin to spend most of his time foraging in the opposition’s penalty area!
A dramatic end to game unfortunately saw the usually imperious Thierry De Cock Buning narrowly missing the net from 1 yard in the last play of the game.
Coach Brian Rouse was left to rue the missed chances and poor passing. Indeed, rumours were circulating that he was seen chain smoking at the end of the match in an attempt to calm his nerves.
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There will be a social event at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel in the 'Champions' sports bar from 8.30pm. 27th Jan 2012. Please remember to bring your passport or Qatari ID card (not driving licenses) to get in. We have a reserved area!!
Dress code is smart casual -
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QH Cup Competition
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Despite romping home to an incredibly convincing 13-
Nevertheless, there are reasons to be cheerful, DHC have now claimed the 2 nd division title with an incredible 58 to the good goal difference and the team is looking very settled and prepared for the sterner challenges that lie ahead.
At times, the ball pinged around the pitch leaving the aged opposition looking very statuesque. Indeed, the first ten minutes saw four excellent goals fly into the net; Christian Last, Menow Mooij, Ivo Goedman and Domenic Cunningham all finished athletically from a series of slick passes from one side of the pitch to the other.
From then on, the goals tally slowed as DHC started to lose a little cohesion. Yet, the team continued to push forward at will and the scoreboard ticked over steadily with Domenic Cunningham helping himself to two more long range goals from penalty corners. Particular credit must go to the ex-
Importantly, the game did finish with a flourish of goals from the unfortunate Beauford Armado. After a couple of swings and misses, the striker continued to demand the ball from his team mates (although his cries of "please" had an air of desperation) and he managed score a hat trick within the last 10 minutes of the game.
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Second Qatar 6s Tournament on January 27
THE Doha Hockey Club (DHC) will organise the Second six-
A total of eight teams, from the Gulf and East Africa, will be seen in action.
The inaugural edition was a huge success.
Entry will be free for the one-
The DHC has arranged an array of fun activities on the sidelines of the event, which will have Franklin Offshore Qatar as the title sponsor.
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Dear Members,
Happy New Year.
Please note training will re-
We will also commence Friday morning sessions at 9.00am for Ladies Only and 10.00am for all Club Members this Friday, 6th January.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Executive Committee
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December 6, 2011
FIH Player of the Year shortlists announced
The International Hockey Federation is pleased to announce the nominations for the FIH Player of the Year Awards. The annual prizes recognise the finest hockey players in the game as voted for by athletes representing the world's best international teams.
Nominations for this prestigious prize have been put together by a panel of selected coaches from many of the world’s best international teams, including Max Caldas (Netherlands), Adam Commens (Australia), Carlos Retegui (Argentina), Lee Bodimeade (USA), Michael Behrmann (Germany), Danny Kerry (England & Great Britain) and Mark Hager (New Zealand) on the women’s side, and Ric Charlesworth (Australia), Markus Weise (Germany), Jason Lee (England & Great Britain), Pablo Lombi (Argentina), Shane McLeod (New Zealand) and Colin Batch (Belgium) on the men’s side. The winners will be determined from these shortlists by a vote amongst the players.
The nominees for the men’s FIH Player of the Year award bring together familiar faces with two of hockey’s current top stars Jamie Dwyer and Teun de Nooijer, who have taken the top honours four and three times respectively, and have kept the title between them since 2003 with only one exception. Fellow nominee Moritz Fürste is the driving force for Germany’s midfield and is nominated despite missing out on the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy due to injury, as is Germany captain Max Müller, the leader of one of international hockey’s most solid defensive lines. The fifth contender for the men’s top individual honour is Australian Eddie Ockenden, who at 24 years of age is the youngest amongst the nominees in the category, but has already won virtually all major titles with his team and manages to stand out in a side brimming with talent and skill. After claiming the Young Player of the Year in 2008, the Player of the Year would complete his collection.
On the list of candidates for the women’s FIH Player of the Year award, the name standing out is of course that of “the Magician”, as she is known in her country, Luciana Aymar, who has claimed the prize an incredible eight times since 2001. Challenging her in a year that has seen Argentina struggle a little after their hugely successful 2010 are 34-
The shortlists for the FIH Young Player of the Year awards showcase some of the most exciting up-
On the men’s side, the FIH Young Player of the Year nominees feature top strikers Florian Fuchs from Germany and Nick Wilson from New Zealand, both considered to be amongst the most dangerous forwards in the world. They are joined by Florent van Aubel, who has become a key player in the hugely successful Belgium team that achieved direct qualification for the London 2012 Olympic Games as well as winning the recent FIH Champions Challenge 1. The remaining nominees are Billy Bakker, one of the Dutch young guns who played a crucial role in the Oranje’s second place finish at this year’s EuroHockey Nations Championship, and Matthew Swann, a regular member of the all-
The winner of the men’s awards will be presented with their prize at the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy in Auckland by FIH President Leandro Negre. The ceremony will take place during half time of one of the matches on Saturday, 10 December 2011 (exact timing to be confirmed). The women’s awards will be presented during the Argentina FIH Champions Trophy in Rosario.
The 2011 FIH All-
Women’s FIH Young Player of the Year Nominees
Willemijn Bos (NED)
Katelyn Falgowski (USA)
Charlotte Harrison (NZL)
Stacey Michelsen (NZL)
Joyce Sombroek (NED)
Men’s FIH Young Player of the Year Nominees
Florent van Aubel (BEL)
Billy Bakker (NED)
Florian Fuchs (GER)
Matthew Swann (AUS)
Nick Wilson (NZL)
Women’s FIH Player of the Year Nominees
Luciana Aymar (ARG)
Pietie Coetzee (RSA)
Li Hongxia (CHN)
Natascha Keller (GER)
Maartje Paumen (NED)
Men’s FIH Player of the Year Nominees
Jamie Dwyer (AUS)
Moritz Fürste (GER)
Max Müller (GER)
Teun de Nooijer (NED)
Eddie Ockenden (AUS)
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DHC Members,
Please note that there are NO scheduled games or training until further notice (likely first week in January) due to the Pan Arab Games being held at Al Rayaan premises and a consequent security lock-
We are however trying to secure facilities elsewhere for the period. Please keep any eye out on the website and for any further e-
Executive Committee
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QHF wishes everybody on the Islamic New year. May we with the blessings of the almighty have a great year (1433) ahead.
Mabrook to VDHC-
The match between MIC and MAK will be held on 30th December after sunset call to prayer
The places for 3 and 4 will be decided on 6th Jan 2012. when fourth placed MIC take on third place Shabab and fifth placed VDHC-
The grounds are closed out for practice for clubs and grounds men have been informed accordingly. Please do not call up for practice till after the PAN Arab games.
QHF will soon launch development program at Qatar Canadian School
Request First Division Management committee and South Asia schools development program to start moving and to use this period to get organised.
BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR
Gasal to produce hydrogen at its Mesaieed and Ras Laffan plants
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Dear DHC Members,
As you are hopefully already aware, Doha Hockey Club will be hosting the 2nd Annual Qatar 6s Hockey tournament on the 27th of January 2012. This year's event proved to be a roaring success with over 10 teams participating from Doha and across the GCC.
We would like to make next Qatar 6s even bigger and better, but we can't do this alone!
The tournament relies upon volunteers to ensure things run smoothly in order for everyone to have an entertaining and enjoyable time. For this reason, we'd like to take this opportunity to ask for anyone who thinks that they would be able to help out either in the planning stage, or on the day, to make themselves known to one of the committee.
The types of roles we need people to help out with are detailed below. Remember -
Planning committee members (responsible for organizing the running order on the day, coordinating catering, sponsors, teams umpiring )
Scorers/tech table (to collate scores from the umpires and update the groups/ knock out progress)
Team captains for DHC teams (Need to organize team list, kit and make sure your team is on time for their matches)
Catering ensure all food orders are fulfilled) – RED Bull & Nestle discussion in progress
Pitch/ marquee set up (Oversee arrangements for goals being set up the night before the event and that the marquee is set up in the correct location) – We have all this details from the 1 st event . So its mainly following up and making sure everything is ready on the day
Many thanks,
DHC Qatar 6s Committee 2012
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Second Division:
Matches of 11th November to be played on 18th Nov.
The matches of 18th Nov. to be played on 25th Nov if ground is still available or if not on 6th Jan. 2012
The last League match will be played on 6th or 13th Jan. 2012. There will not be a play off for placings and League standings will be taken.
MIC and MAK match will be played on 30th Dec. 2011.
Saturday, 12 November 2011
Local hockey player dies during league match:
Doha: Saliheen Azizuddin, a player of the Al Khor Malaysian Hockey Club, collapsed and was pronounced dead while taking part in the Qatar Hockey Association (QHA) League match at Al Rayyan Hockey Ground yesterday.
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Friday 28th October
With DHC 2 having an off-
Coach and captain had preached patience in the early minutes of the game and this proved sage advice as the team again started slowly, an factor in the match against Al Rayaan. As predicted for their part UHQ played with two and often three attackers high up the pitch and looked to force the ball through, missing out their own midfield and attempting to bypass that of DHC. A disciplined approach to the press and a coordinated defence meant that the team overall let little through allowing Josh to play a "chairleeding" role rather than anything more physical. Going forward DHC were beginning to play some super hockey in periods. Good movement from the starting front-
DHC then freshened up the midfield and attack with the introduction of Menno, Stephen and Amy keeping the pressure on and creating more chances. The changes did not break the overall pattern of good play and DHC were able to capitalise further going in to the break up 6-
The second half continued in much the same vein with DHC on the attack and UHQ looking to counter with perhaps even more attackers hanging high up the pitch as they sought to go 'double or quits'.
Whilst last week the new penalty corner had proved a formidable attacking weapon for DHC this week it did not seem to be working quite so smoothly However, there were three goals in the second half from this avenue with Graham, Stephen and Adrian getting their names on the scoresheet. Stephen scored from a well worked set piece and Adrian took advantage of the routine which has the defenders outnumbered to drive to the top of the circle and had an unchallenged shot as the defenders stood off wondering which of the attacking options to cover. There were plenty of missed chances also however and whilst some were undoubtedly the work of good goalkeeping a fair few must be characterised as 'misses'.
The defence was still relatively unchallenged but this did allow the full backs Luke and Alex to support the midfield with strong overlapping runs. Josh was also untroubled but continued to marshall the defence to ensure discipline was maintained and concentrate on ensuring the attackers were given limited opportunity to spoil the clean sheet.
Both sides had enjoyed a good working relationship with the umpires who displayed a deft touch but unfortunately DHC did see time on the bench with a green and yellow card brandished midway through the second half. The coach re-
Ivo completed the scoring and his own hatrick with a final goal in the last minute of play.
In the end a 10-
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Friday 21st October
DHC 1 followed up on the previous 'derby' fixture versus DHC 2 with their second game of the season and opponents Al Rayaan 2. Although two weeks had passed, the testing start to the season proved good preparation for a different style of opposition who play a physical game which has proven to be the downfall of many a team. So, nothing was being taken for granted as DHC looked to continue to build momentum as the intensity of the League picked up. In addition, earlier in the day DHC 2 had won their game 4-
DHC got off to a slightly slow start hampered by a lack of structure and possibly a desire to push the pace a little too much. Al Rayaan, for their part, were employing a high attacking line and playing a direct game which DHC took a little time to come to grips with. Having settled in after the slow 10 minutes DHC's player and ball movement began to tell with the midfield, marshaled by Domenic Cunningham, stamping its authority and creating chances for the forwards. The pressure was mounting and a series of quick passing moves saw goals from open play and the new 'short corner'.
Well executed, the new penalty corner experiment is tough to defend despite the ability of defending forwards to come back when the ball is in play. On this day DHC had the execution operating smoothly with the combination of Adrian, Domenic, Christian, Ivo and Thierry taking it in turns to cause problems for the Al Rayaan defence. Thierry DeCock Buning was in particularly potent form doing what all good strikers do and seeming to be in the right place at the right time to take advantage of good lead-
With the coach demanding more of the same in the second half DHC continued to push forward but the fluency of movement was not as it might have been.
As the level of chat increased some baffling umpiring left a couple of DHC players warming the bench for two minutes each despite their being little evidence that anything untoward had taken place. Another moment of controversy came with Al Rayaan 'scoring' a goal when a hit from outside the circle ended up in the back with the only apparent touch coming from a DHC player. Some polite discussion from Josh (without helmet) and a variety of defenders saw the decision correctly reversed and the clean sheet remained intact.
Further goals from Stephen and Domenic, as well as a further 2 for Thierry did move the scoreboard with the pick of the bunch from Christian requiring a full length dive to take the glory!
Some of the team play was even described by the Coach as "textbook" which coming from Brian was praise indeed!
In the end another comprehensive win for DHC with the final tally 11-
Friday 21st October
VDHC2 4-
After the VDHC 2 defence were slow to react to a free hit, Dimitrious made a breakaway and scored a superb individual goal. This was followed 3 minutes later by a second for AFGHC when a crash ball took a deflection from Big Mike and landed plum at the feet of A Ahad, who wasted no time in flicking the ball into the goal. The game was really on now and unhappy memories of last week's defeat were coming back to haunt the 2s. Henry received a green for a still unconfirmed reason which meant that the last few minutes until half time were jittery ones.
Half time and a stern talking to from Brian refocused the team and this game was there for the taking. Despite the 2nd half starting brightly with Stan making good running down the left of the pitch probing the AFGHC defence. The 2s were looking dangerous every time they got the ball but against the flow of play Dimitrious again displayed an extraordinary level of personal skill to slice through the defence and score from the right side of the D. Paul managed to keep everyone's heads up and despite some obvious obstruction by the opposition forwards Nasser kept everything out of his net. At the other end of the pitch Pete finally got the goal the 2s had been chasing to level the match. Another goal followed shortly but this was judged to have gone in through the side netting. One decision too far for Vik, who lost his cool and was sent from the pitch with a yellow card. 10 players played better than 11 and Zac managed to put the 2s back in the lead. The last period of the match saw Arif mark the Gateway star player off of the pitch and with constant encouragement from the 1s, who were arriving for their late match. A very strong defensive display from Andy and Tara kept things at the back solid. Hearts were stopped minutes from full time when AFGHC made one final push capitalising on a defensive error but this petered out to nothing and the match finished VDHC2 4 -
2nd Bahrain 6’s Field Hockey Tournament
Invitation to the 2nd Bahrain 6’s Field Hockey Tournament, Nov 18th
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DHC 2s got the scoring under way with a well taken goal early in the first half. Zak was first to pounce on a loose ball in the circle and finished well on his reverse side. The lead was short lived however, and within a minute Adrian Boote had DHC 1 back on level terms, and Ivo Goedman followed this up reacting quickly in the circle to give DHC 1 an early 2-
The new penalty corner experiment proved an entertaining addition to this year's league, the new rule stating that the ball must travel outside the 23m line before it can be played into the circle, as well as a change to the number of attacking and defending players lining up for the corner. Although there was only one such penalty corner in the first half, the second half saw 4 being played out, and although the new format should certainly favour the attacking team there may be a "settling in" period required!!
The second half, like the first, saw six goals being scored. 2 more for Christian Last, 2 for Menno Mooij, another from Zak and a goal for Alex Waters, proving he hasn't lost his strikers instinct despite now playing as a defender, left the score at 10-
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Smooth start for Qatar hockey league
The 5th Edition of the Qatar National Hockey League got off to a smooth start at the Rayyan hockey ground.
The event has attracted seven teams in the second division with the latest entries being Messaid Industrial City, Al Khor Malaysians and Shabab Qatar, a team comprising Qatari youngsters and expatriate schoolboys.
The first game of the Season saw the two teams representing Vodafone Doha Hockey Club (VDHC) face-
Match 2 was between United Hockey Qatar (UHQ) and the debutants MIC. The first half saw a tough battle between the two sides. Yellow UHQ only managed to score one past the MIC defences in the 15th minute of the first half thanks to Mario D’Costa.
The second half however saw a well settled UHQ moving precisely and steadily scoring four more goals in the second half. The scorers were MVP Conway Sinclair (43rd minute), Mohammed Hashir (51st minute), best player for UHQ Arjun Chandra Prakash (60th minute) and Sneddon Pereira (62nd minute).
The game ended with a 5-
Rizwan Khalil of MIC was judged the best player for the team. Match 3 was played between debutants Malaysians Al Khor (MAK) and Al Fowriya Gateway Hockey Club (AFGHC) Tigers. The classic score line of 3-
To read Gulf Times Article Click here
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Doha Hockey Club Christmas Party 8th December.
We're getting in early this year and letting you all know about our Christmas dinner before you get booked up.
We'll be hitting the Marriott hotel for their 'Gourmet Route' evening buffet. The food selection is the same as the Friday brunch but it is open for longer!
The buffet and bar open at 6.30pm and close at 10.30pm which means 4 hours of all you can eat and drink. The alcoholic beverage selection includes sparkling wine, red/white wine and beer.
The cost is QR320 with Alcohol and QR230 with just soft drinks.
After dinner, those that wish to carry on partying can head to the Pearl nightclub at the Marriott.
I'm planning to book this soon as availability will run out quickly. Can you please only click attending if you are definitely coming? I'll book on the 28th of October so please let me know if you are coming by then.
It would be great to see as many of you as possible on the night.
DHC Social Committee
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