KARACHI: Pakistan Street Children Team, comprising players from the 2014 Street Child World Cup, claimed bronze after winning 1-0 in the third-place playoff against Søgne FK in the Norway Cup in Oslo, according to local media sources.
Earlier, the team had crashed out of the semi-final by losing 4-2 on penalties to Senja FC as the match ended 1-1 in normal time.
The team, prepared by the Azad Foundation, impressed beyond measure as the players went on an eight-match winning streak — before being ousted in the semis — against some of the best U16 sides in the world’s second largest international youth football competition, featuring teams from 120 countries.
However, regardless of the emotionally draining experience of losing in a semi-final, skipper Razik Mushtaq was happy that everyone gave their all and was especially ecstatic that they managed to avenge last year’s quarter-final defeat against Lyn FC by defeating the Norwegian club 5-4 on penalties at the same stage they met last year.
