Hamza Mohamed (Hamph) delivered a hattrick to lead Maziya to a 5-1 victory over New Radiant in the FAM League Cup.

Facing New Radiant in a competitive match for the first time since February last year, Maziya quickly seized control, with national team player Hamza scoring in the fifth minute. The former New Radiant player continued to dominate, netting a second goal before halftime and completing his hattrick early in the second half.

Both teams faced difficulties after long absences from high-level competition.

Maziya's other two goals came from Hassan Nazeem (Chort) and 16-year-old Ilan Imran. Ilan, who recently helped secure the Under-19 Youth Tournament title for Maziya, made an impressive senior team debut.

Coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Hamza, Ilan scored his first senior goal in the 83rd minute.

Rafiq Ameen scored the only goal for New Radiant.

FAM League Cup features five teams, with Mahibadhoo Sports set to face Odi Sports this Friday. Odi Sports’ match against TC ended in 0-0 draw on Sunday night.