Football: Holders KRL maintain unbeaten run
Defending champions beat PAF 2-1 in football league.
KARACHI:
Defending champions KRL maintained their unbeaten start to the season intact and strengthened their grip at the top with a 2-1 win over PAF 2-1 in their Pakistan Premier Football League match at home in Rawalpindi.
It was not, however, a smooth ride to maximum points for KRL after conceding a goal in the 13th minute and they trailed 1-0 at half-time.
But KRL pressed hard after resumption which duly arrived on the hour-mark courtesy Yasir Afridi’s strike. National team player Mahmood Khan then scored the winner seven minutes later to help his side to a fourth straight win.
In another match, Sajjad Ahmed netted a first-half brace to propel Navy to a 3-0 win against hosts KPT. Ahmed’s put his name on the score-sheet in the 15th minute before adding his second three minutes later. Muhammad Adnan then rounded off the easy win with a 67th-minute strike. Navy’s victory, however, was dampened by the dismissal of Mohsin Ali who was sent off after receiving two yellow cards.
Meanwhile, PIA and NBP played out a lacklustre 1-1 draw at the Korangi Baloch Ground. No goals were scored in the opening 45 minutes but midfielder Faisal Iqbal gave NBP the lead at the beginning of second-half which was cancelled out by PIA’s striker Imran Khan 16 minutes later.
Elsewhere, Baloch FC were able to hold on for a goalless draw against Muslim FC Chaman at the Noushki Football Stadium.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 14th, 2012.
Defending champions KRL maintained their unbeaten start to the season intact and strengthened their grip at the top with a 2-1 win over PAF 2-1 in their Pakistan Premier Football League match at home in Rawalpindi.
It was not, however, a smooth ride to maximum points for KRL after conceding a goal in the 13th minute and they trailed 1-0 at half-time.
But KRL pressed hard after resumption which duly arrived on the hour-mark courtesy Yasir Afridi’s strike. National team player Mahmood Khan then scored the winner seven minutes later to help his side to a fourth straight win.
In another match, Sajjad Ahmed netted a first-half brace to propel Navy to a 3-0 win against hosts KPT. Ahmed’s put his name on the score-sheet in the 15th minute before adding his second three minutes later. Muhammad Adnan then rounded off the easy win with a 67th-minute strike. Navy’s victory, however, was dampened by the dismissal of Mohsin Ali who was sent off after receiving two yellow cards.
Meanwhile, PIA and NBP played out a lacklustre 1-1 draw at the Korangi Baloch Ground. No goals were scored in the opening 45 minutes but midfielder Faisal Iqbal gave NBP the lead at the beginning of second-half which was cancelled out by PIA’s striker Imran Khan 16 minutes later.
Elsewhere, Baloch FC were able to hold on for a goalless draw against Muslim FC Chaman at the Noushki Football Stadium.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 14th, 2012.