Karachi dominates field on fourth day

Karachi teams dominate the fourth day of the Pakistan Premier Football League while PIA draw against NBP 3-3.

KARACHI: The Karachi teams dominated the fourth day of the Pakistan Premier Football League while nine-time national champions Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) drew against National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) 3-3.

Karachi Port Trust (KPT) defeated Sui Southern Gas Corporation (SSGC) 2-1 and Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) outplayed Habib Bank Limited (HBL) 2-0 in their home matches yesterday. SSGC winger Asim Faiz scored the first goal of the match in the 41th minute but KPT’s Jamaluddin equalised in the 69th minute. However, an Abdul Samad own-goal in the 81st minute sealed the win for KPT as Samad clearance header landed in his own net.

KESC’s win against HBL was courtesy Abdul Rehman (27th minute) and captain Essa Khan (90th minute).

Published in The Express Tribune, September 20^th, 2010.