KPT continue dominance to beat NBP
PIA record their first victory in the Pakistan Premier Football League as they beat KESC 1-0.
KARACHI:
Eight-time national champion Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) recorded their first victory in the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPL) as they beat Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) 1-0. Hussnain Abbas fired the only goal of the match in the 45th minute.
In another match, Karachi Port Trust (KPT) defeated the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) 4-2. NBP striker Mohammad Imran scored the opening goal in the 28th minute before Zafar Majeed scored two goals in the next six minutes.
Zahid Ahmed scored the third goal in the 49th minute before Majeed scored to complete his second hat-trick of the tournament. NBP’s Farooq Shah scored in the 70th minute but by then it was too late.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 26th, 2010.
Eight-time national champion Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) recorded their first victory in the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPL) as they beat Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) 1-0. Hussnain Abbas fired the only goal of the match in the 45th minute.
In another match, Karachi Port Trust (KPT) defeated the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) 4-2. NBP striker Mohammad Imran scored the opening goal in the 28th minute before Zafar Majeed scored two goals in the next six minutes.
Zahid Ahmed scored the third goal in the 49th minute before Majeed scored to complete his second hat-trick of the tournament. NBP’s Farooq Shah scored in the 70th minute but by then it was too late.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 26th, 2010.