Peshawar, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta teams cruise into Leisure Leagues National semifinals
Quetta will face Lahore’s ICAW in the first semifinal while Peshawar will face Karachi in the second semifinal of Leisure Leagues National Seven-a-side Football Championship at Baloch Mujahid Stadium,Karachi.
Teams that qualified from Peshawar, Karachi, Lahore and Quetta for Leisure Leagues National Seven-a-side Football Championship have now cruised into semifinals after ending as top and second placed teams after group matches here at Baloch Mujahid Stadium,Karachi.
Quetta’s Sharof FC topped Group ‘A’ chat with a couple of victories and a draw, accumulating five points. Karachi’s Khyber Muslim drew two of its matches and won one to finish second with four points. Hyderabad team finished third with three points while Mardan team failed to earn a single point.
In Group ‘B’, Peshawar’s Shinwari FC topped the group’s points table with five points – two wins and a draw. Lahore’s ICAW finished second with four points winning one of its matches while drawing the rest. Islamabad team finished third with three points while the team from Qila Saifullah finished at bottom-rock fourth place without securing any point.
Today (Friday) Karachi’s Khyber Muslim will take on Peshawar’s Shinwari Football Club while Lahore’s ICAW will battle with Quetta’s Sharof Football Club for a place in the summit clash of the national tournament at 9:00pm, Live on PTV sports.
The winner of this ongoing championship will not only become national champions but will also claim a much bigger and lucrative prize – a ticket to Portugal, where Leisure Leagues World Cup is scheduled to be held from October 5 this year.
