Khyber Premier Football League
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 7: AG’s XI and J&K Forest XI scripted wins over their opponents including Real Kashmir Reserves and J&K Bank Academy by 2 goals to 1 and 5 goals to 3 in the ongoing Khyber Premier Football League-2021, played at Synthetic Turf TRC, here today.
The match between star studded teams AG’s XI and Real Kashmir FC (R) was expected to be a high voltage match wherein players from both the teams displayed high quality football.
As the match started, forwards of both the teams started attacking each other’s goalpost to seize an early initiative. Shahnawaz Bashir of AG’s XI scored 1st goal and maintained the lead till the half time. Trailing by a goal, the Real Kashmir (R) players launched counter attacks in the 2nd half and they succeeded to level the score in the 62nd minute.
In the 77th minute, AG’s XI was awarded a penalty kick for a gross offence by a defender. Khalid of J&K AG’s XI made no mistake in converting the penalty kick and took the lead. Samuel of Real Kashmir (R) was declared as player of the match for his outstanding performance.
The 2nd match was played between J&K Forest XI and J&K Bank Academy. Huzaif of J&K Bank scored two goals in 3rd and 29th minute, while J&K Forest XI scored a goal in 41st minute of the first half.
In the 2nd half, both the teams tried to make full use of the opportunities they got to score. Talib of J&K Bank Academy scored 3rd goal for his team in 44th minute. Trailing by two goals J&K Forest XI combined his team and scored four goals back to back in 61st, 77th, 82nd & 85th minutes of the match respectively through Naseer, Rizwan Zameer & Javed.
Meanwhile, in the ongoing ‘A’-Division Annual League Football Tournament, two matches were played at Gindun Ground Rajbagh wherein Al-Ahlam FC won by solitary goal over Madina Sports, whereas the 2nd match was played between Al- Qudus FC and Youngs Boys Balham which was won by Al- Qudus FC by a solitary goal.
In the Pele of Kashmir League cum Knockout Football Tournament, being played at Eidgah Playfield wherein Sher-e-Khas FC defeated Etihad FC by a solitary goal. The tournament is being organised in the memory of late Farooq Ahmad Bhat, a veteran footballer of erstwhile J&K State by Player Welfare Forum Eidgah in collaboration with J&K Football Association.
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