KRL and Afghan FC register their first win in Pakistan Premier Football League 2018
KRL FC beat NBP FC by 3-0 and Afghan FC defeated Baloch FC Noushki by 3-2 on the second day of 2018 Pakistan Premier Football League which is being played at Qila Qasim Bagh in Multan.
KRL Football Club was up against NBP Football Club in the first match of the day in which KRL Team’s footballers displayed outstanding performance thrashing the opponents by 3-0 and claimed the win of the match making their way into the next stage of the league.
KRL Team showed a superb game-play throughout the match as they opened the score-line for their side through Iftikhar Ali Khan who netted not just the very first goal for the team but also finished the first half making his team lead on 2-0 into the game.
Yet again from the start of the second half, KRL footballers were seen in action and did not let their opponent team to score for their side even not for a single time. NBP team thwarted some certain goal scoring opportunities, though they were in aggressive mood but they failed to score much needed goal despite having several moves. The players were not able to convert their efforts into goals for their team as they lost the ball possession too often to KRL team.
KRL footballer Iftikhar scored a hat-trick in the 68th minute into the match and made sure to earn his team the victory for the match. KRL team led by 3-0 and named the win of the third match of the league. Zia-Us-Rehman of the winning team remained the only played who was cautioned for a foul play in the game.
Whereas in the second match of the day, Afghan Football Club was seen in a tough battle against Baloch Football Club Noushki in which Baloch Football Club Noushki team picked and early lead into the match through Azbadin who slammed the first goal in just the 4th minute into the match.
Players from both the teams were seen in aggressive form exhibiting brilliant piece of game and showed amazing performance throughout the first half as Afghan Football Club players did not stay behind for long and opened the tally for their team at the 14th minute through Saddam Hussain. But Baloch FC Noushki took the game into their hands yet again after the 4 minutes difference. Ali Khan was the player to make it possible for Baloch FC Noushki by scoring the 2nd goal for the team.
Afghan FC footballers ceased yet another opportunity to goal by netting the second goal for their side in the 29th minute and equalized the match through Umer Daraz. Despite being in pressure to win the match, Afghan FC players kept their stance and launched themselves at the ball once again and did not lose the opportunity to lead the match by slamming the ball once again in the opponent’s goal post scoring 3rd goal for their team in the 37th minute through Abdul Rahim.
Baloch FC Noushki Football Team tried their best with marking multiple attacks on Afghan FC playing cautiously while looking for scoring opportunities but was not able to score anymore goals and lost the match on a close call by 2-3.
The third day of the league will now see Navy FC against Muslim Football Club and Karachi Port Trust FC against Pakistan International Airline FC today at Qila Qasim Bagh in Multan.
