Pakistan Premier League: Asif scores four in NBP’s first PPFL win

PIA upset last season’s runners-up K-E 2-1


Our Correspondent September 30, 2014

KARACHI: Muhammad Asif scored four goals to help NBP register their first win in the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) as they thrashed KPT 4-0 at the Dr Mohammad Ali Shah Stadium on Tuesday.

Asif scored the opener in the 18th minute, before doubling NBP’s advantage in the 28th to send his side 2-0 up at the interval. NBP continued to dominate in the second half and Asif scored again in the 67th minute to complete his hat-trick. The strike then sealed an emphatic win with a goal in the 80th minute to condemn KPT to their first defeat of the season.

“It’s a relief that we’ve finally won a match,” NBP coach Nasir Ismail told The Express Tribune. “We’ve had a slow start compared to last season, but we’ll hopefully catch up.”

Ismail was quick to praise Asif, saying that he is happy with the performance of his main striker. “Asif has finally clicked,” said Ismail. “We were waiting for our combination to come together. We have young players such as Muneer Ahmed, Sher Ali and our goalkeeper, who are just teenagers, so of course they will need time to settle.”

 

PIA cause upset

In the other match, PIA stunned last season’s runners-up K-E 2-1 at the Korangi Baloch Stadium.

Zeeshan Ali scored the first goal of the match in the 24th minute before Zahid Majeed scored the winner in the 50th. K-E managed to halve the deficit immediately through Muhammad Riaz’s 51st-minute goal but PIA hung on to register a memorable win.

 

PAF register routine win

In the third match of the day, last year’s top-five finishers PAF thrashed Railways 4-0 at the Jinnah Stadium.

Mansoor Junior scored a brace, while Arif Nawaz and Irfan Junior scored one each.

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