Kathmandu, May 8 -- The Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) won the National Hockey Tournament in the men's category by defeating Gandaki Province 2-0 in the final played at the Lalitpur-based Chyasal Football Stadium on Wednesday.

Gandaki's boys were able to defend well in the first quarter, but Army's Rajendra Karki found the back of the net in the second quarter.

Karki received a long pass from the left flank and blasted the ball over Gandaki's goalie in the eighth minute.

Gandaki's defence was struggling to prevent the Army from capitalising on the attack, which was getting more frequent. And as the 13th minute of the third quarter was coming to an end, Pradip Rajbanshi, who was waiting near the goal post, pushed the ball softly to give Army...