Hockey Legend Munir Dar Passes Away
He groomed his younger brother late Tanvir Dar who proved to be his worthy successor. Tanvir was a member of Pakistan's 1968 Olymics gold medal winnning team. He was also the tournament's top scorer at the first World Cup in 1971 for the victorious Pakistan side.
Munir's son Taqueer Dar completed the family treble as he figured in the 1984 Olympics where Pakistan won its third Olympic gold medal.
Munir Dar also managed/coached Pakistan's national and junior sides in 70s and 80s.
On the Day of Sorrow, Tanvir Dar HA Begins the European Tour With an Impressive Win
Pakistan's premier hockey academy, Tanvir Dar HA arrived in Holland on the first leg of its European tour which would also take them to Germany. Hours before the opening match, the academy boys and the management were shocked to hear the news of the demise of their chief patron and Pakistan's legendary hockey player Munir Dar who was also father of the academy's founding president Taqueer Dar. The team first thought about cancelling the match but Taqueer Dar on a telephone talk from Pakistan persuaded them to go ahead with the commitment.
For the match against Tilberg HC A1 side (under 18), the Dar HA players wore balck armbands and the two teams observed one minute silence before the start of the match.
The match itself began on a brisk note with the hosts first off the block earning two penalty corners and also misfiring a field chance.
Soon, the Dar HA settled down and started dictating terms. First skipper Rizwan's wonderful cross went right in front of the goal mouth without getting a touch then a penalty corner strike by Zubair went straight onto the goalkeeper'spads. Finally in the 12th minute, a melee in the circle saw the ball cross the goal line off the stickof Awais Zahid. Bolstered by the goal, Dar HA attacks gained more momentum.
The lead was doubled in the 20th minute via a wonderfully executed indirect drill off the third penalty corner by Bilal Mahmood. The missing continued and the score line stayed 2-0 at the half time.
The theme persisted after the breather; Dar HA relentlessly atttacking and creating the chances but the final touch lacked accuracy.
A number of open chances as well as penalty corners were wasted. Though defence was generally sound still occassional lapses occured and the Tilberg side also got quite a few penalty corners. One of those resulted in a penalty stroke in the 49th minute.
To the misfortune of the Dutch lads, the stroke ricocheted off the upper bar and fell down on the pitch and there was no goal.
The score stayed 2-0 afer the 70 minutes.
It was a good start for the Dar HA against boys older and bigger than them. The only concern should be the missing of a number of sitters.
Pakistan's premier hockey academy, Tanvir Dar HA arrived in Holland on the first leg of its European tour which would also take them to Germany. Hours before the opening match, the academy boys and the management were shocked to hear the news of the demise of their chief patron and Pakistan's legendary hockey player Munir Dar who was also father of the academy's founding president Taqueer Dar. The team first thought about cancelling the match but Taqueer Dar on a telephone talk from Pakistan persuaded them to go ahead with the commitment.
For the match against Tilberg HC A1 side (under 18), the Dar HA players wore balck armbands and the two teams observed one minute silence before the start of the match.
The match itself began on a brisk note with the hosts first off the block earning two penalty corners and also misfiring a field chance.
Soon, the Dar HA settled down and started dictating terms. First skipper Rizwan's wonderful cross went right in front of the goal mouth without getting a touch then a penalty corner strike by Zubair went straight onto the goalkeeper'spads. Finally in the 12th minute, a melee in the circle saw the ball cross the goal line off the stickof Awais Zahid. Bolstered by the goal, Dar HA attacks gained more momentum.
The lead was doubled in the 20th minute via a wonderfully executed indirect drill off the third penalty corner by Bilal Mahmood. The missing continued and the score line stayed 2-0 at the half time.
The theme persisted after the breather; Dar HA relentlessly atttacking and creating the chances but the final touch lacked accuracy.
A number of open chances as well as penalty corners were wasted. Though defence was generally sound still occassional lapses occured and the Tilberg side also got quite a few penalty corners. One of those resulted in a penalty stroke in the 49th minute.
To the misfortune of the Dutch lads, the stroke ricocheted off the upper bar and fell down on the pitch and there was no goal.
The score stayed 2-0 afer the 70 minutes.
It was a good start for the Dar HA against boys older and bigger than them. The only concern should be the missing of a number of sitters.
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