NBP down PEL in football tournament
WAPDA continue to struggle in Pakistan Premier League.
KARACHI:
Abdul Aziz scored a brace and helped NBP overcome Pel 4-1 in the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) match that was held in Karachi.
Aziz opened the scoring in the fourth minute before Mohammad Rizwan equalised for Pel with the match hanging in the balance at half time.
The break, however, seemed to do wonders for NBP as Javed Hamza put them ahead with a strike just five minutes after resumption. Waseem Qadir increased NBP’s lead with a 75th-minute goal before Aziz completed his brace a minute before the final whistle.
In another match, seven-time national champions Wapda continued their struggling PPFL campaign as they suffered a 1-0 loss to PAF. PAF registered their first win of the tournament, leaving Wapda coach Sharafat Ali a worried man. “It’s probably the most humiliating season for us,” Ali told The Express Tribune. “We lost a few matches earlier but we were hoping that our injured players would return in the second leg.
“That hasn’t happened and we are extremely disappointed. The absence of at least seven key players has hurt us badly.”
However, Ali expressed optimism and said that Wapda will make a strong comeback. “We are looking forward to the third leg that begins in November.
Hopefully we would deliver a good performance,” said Ali.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 28th, 2011.
Abdul Aziz scored a brace and helped NBP overcome Pel 4-1 in the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) match that was held in Karachi.
Aziz opened the scoring in the fourth minute before Mohammad Rizwan equalised for Pel with the match hanging in the balance at half time.
The break, however, seemed to do wonders for NBP as Javed Hamza put them ahead with a strike just five minutes after resumption. Waseem Qadir increased NBP’s lead with a 75th-minute goal before Aziz completed his brace a minute before the final whistle.
In another match, seven-time national champions Wapda continued their struggling PPFL campaign as they suffered a 1-0 loss to PAF. PAF registered their first win of the tournament, leaving Wapda coach Sharafat Ali a worried man. “It’s probably the most humiliating season for us,” Ali told The Express Tribune. “We lost a few matches earlier but we were hoping that our injured players would return in the second leg.
“That hasn’t happened and we are extremely disappointed. The absence of at least seven key players has hurt us badly.”
However, Ali expressed optimism and said that Wapda will make a strong comeback. “We are looking forward to the third leg that begins in November.
Hopefully we would deliver a good performance,” said Ali.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 28th, 2011.