The National U-22 Football Champion-2012 kicked off Thursday at Dring Football Stadium, Bahawalpur. The event which is being participated by 12 teams will conclude on May 6. In the opening day’s matches Balochistan took on PMC Athleco FC while KPK faced Muslim FC. The following teams are participating in the National U-22 Football Champion-2012. The teams are Balochistan, KPT, PMC ATH FC, Sindh, National Youth Team, Baloch FC (Noushki), Punjab, Army, Wohaib FC, KPK, DFA Bahawalpur and Muslim FC.It is pertinent to mention here that the main focus of this championship is to select/prepare the National U-22 team for AFC U-22 Qualifier Round which will be held in May-June 2012.
The inaugural ceremony of was performed by Rana Mashood Ahmed Khan, Deputy Speaker Punjab during the the last match between Sindh and Balochistan. On the occasion, Qasim Zia, President PHF, Muhammad Asif Bajwa, Secretary General PHF, Usman Anwar, Director General Sports Board Punjab, Tournament Director Miss. Parveen Sikandar Gill, and Arshad Ali Chawdhry, Member PHF Selection Committee were also present.
On the opening day three matches were played, results are as follows:- Punjab (C) beat Pak Board 4-1 (Full Time) 1-1 (Half Time) Punjab (C): Maida Alam 22nd minute (FG), Ayesha Yousaf 2 Goals 42nd & 64th minutes (FG) & Kulsoom Munir 57th minute (FG). Pak. Board: Gulnaz Parveen 2nd minute (FG). WAPDA beat Punjab (W) 2-0 (Full Time) 1-0 (Half Time) WAPDA: Iram 2 Goals 10th & 62nd minutes (FG). Sindh beat Balochistan 2-1 (Full Time) 0-1 (Half Time) Sindh: Sadaf 39th minute (FG) & Shamza 51stminute (FG). Balochistan: Rozena 3rd minute (FG).
