HBL defeat NBP in football league

Matches in Chaman, Noushki postponed.

KARACHI:

HBL defeated NBP 1-0 in the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) match in Karachi, courtesy Khayal Mohammad who scored the winner in the 40th minute.

NBP stay in third spot, with nine points in four matches, while HBL climb to seventh, with six points.

Matches in northern areas postponed

According to Quetta’s match commissioner Mohammad Samad, some teams have requested the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) to postpone matches scheduled to take place in Chaman and Noushki till December to avoid travelling to the northern areas of the country in the first stage of the league.

“Pel and Pakistan Police have requested the federation to prevent travelling to northern areas,” Samad told The Express Tribune. “It can be tiring and we understand their concern.

“Therefore, these fixtures are now scheduled for December.”

However, Chaman-based Afghan FC captain Jadeed Khan expressed disappointment over the postponement. He said that all the matches are played on a home-and-away basis, but the postponement has forced his club to compromise when it is their turn to host a match.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 16^th, 2011.