Faisalabad and Gujranwala division volleyball teams stormed into the final of Summer Games 2024 volleyball event after winning their semifinal matches against Sahiwal and Lahore division teams at the Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) Gymnasium Hall on Wednesday.
The final of Summer Games 2024 volleyball event will be played between Faisalabad and Gujranwala division volleyball teams at the same venue on May 30 (Thursday).
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial and Director General Sports Punjab Pervez Iqbal congratulated the Faisalabad and Gujranwala division teams for booking a place in the title clash of Summer Games 2024 volleyball event.
Director Sports Yasmeen Akhtar, Divisional Sports Officers Rauf Bajwa (Sahiwal), Tariq Nazir (Faisalabad), Manzar Fareed Shah (Multan), Faisal Ameer (Gujranwala), Rana Hammad (DG Khan), Administrator NPSC Gymnasium Hall Mustfa Shah and other officials were also present on this occasion.
It is pertinent to mention that the competitions of Summer Games 2024 are being organized at different venues of Nishtar Park Sports Complex under the auspices of Punjab Sports and Youth Affairs Department.
The first semifinal was played between Faisalabad and Sahiwal division teams. The boys from Faisalabad dominated the match proceedings most of the time and won the semifinal clash quite comfortably by 3-0.
The Sahiwal team offered some sort of resistance in the first set but Faisalabad thwarted their efforts and won the set by a narrow margin of 25-23. Faisalabad team won the next two sets without much trouble by 25-14 and 25-19.
Gujranwala division volleyball team stunned strong Lahore team by 3-1 in the nerve-wrecking second semifinal encounter played at the same venue. Lahore team began the match with an easy victory in the first set by 25-14. However, highly talented Gujranwala team bounced back magnificently and won the second set by 27-25. Lahore boys tried their best to regain the control of the match but Gujranwala team foiled their every attempt and won the next two sets by 25-21 and 25-21.
Results:
First semifinal match: Faisalabad vs Sahiwal
Won by Faisalabad by 3-0
Set points: 25-23, 25-14, 25-19
2nd semifinal match: Lahore vs Gujrawala
Won by Gujrawala by 3-1
Set points: 14-25, 27-25, 25-21, 25-21