Islamabad Football Association (IFA) team has clinched the ‘Gothia Under 18 Football Cup, China’ after beating Zhaoqing Lixun FC 6-5 on penalty kicks in the final match.
According to a press release on Saturday, in the 14th minute of the first half, Chin Lee scored the first goal, but Mohammad Ahmed of IFA quickly equalized in the 19th minute.
Both the teams fought well, but the match ended 1-1. Each team took five penalties. Both teams were accurate in their penalty shoots as nine out of the ten penalties found the target. IFA scored all five of their penalty kicks, while Zhaoqing Lixun Club missed one, handing IFA the victory.
IFA team will return from China to Lahore Airport on August 22.