As many as four matches were decided in the 8th Pakistan Premier Football League on Monday. WAPDA beat Afghan FC 2-1at the Railway Stadium, Lahore. WAPDA faced tough resistance after dominating the first half of the match. Muhammad Afzal scored the first goal for WAPDA in the 16th minute and Arif Mahmood (captain) doubled the lead in the 29th minute. From thereon, Afgha Club kept mounting attacks and counter-attacks but the Wapda defence kept them at bay. However, by the 76th minute Afgha Club’s Haneef Ullah found the net and the score was reduced.
KRL and Muslim FC played a goal-less draw at the Municipal Football Stadium, Rawalpindi in the second match of the day.
Later at the same venue, Army beat Baloch FC 3-1. Army conceded the goal to Balochs in the 30th minute into the game when losing side’s Habib Ullah successfully netted the goal. But their one-goal lead did not last long and Army’s Sarjeel brought the equalizer in the 64th minute which was doubled by Muhammad Shabeer in the 83rd Minute and Mubashar Hussain found the bars just before close of the match to provide Army clear win.
In the fourth match, PMC Athelco Club beat Police by two goals at the Agriculture University, Faisalabad.
Muhammad Rashid and Haroon Yousuf scored the winner teams’ goals in the 27th and 61st minutes of the game.
