Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 8: After thrashing their opponents, Sher-e-Punjab will now take on PDC (B) and Young Rovers will clash with JK Forest in the semifinals of the ongoing 3rd Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup Football Tournament being organized by All J&K Indira Gandhi People’s Association in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Football Association (JKFA) and J&K Sports Council at Government Gandhi Memorial (GGM) Science College football ground here today.
Earlier, during the quarterfinal match between NGR and J&K Forest, the latter registered seven goals to zero (7-0) victory.
In the first half of the match, the first goal was scored by Aashiq of J&K Forest in the 40th minute. The opponent team failed to equalize the goal and the match ended with 1-0 goal.
In the second half, enthusiastic Toufeeq of J&K Forest netted the goal in the 60th minute and Shahid chipped in goal in the 62 minute and put a 3-0 lead over its opponent team.
After three minutes of the third goal, Zameer with his brilliant footwork scored the goal in the 65th minute, while Rizwan of J&K Forest made the goal in the 67th minute and raised the scorecard to 5-0 goals.
Toufeeq again bounced back and scored two goals in the 70th and 74th minute of the second half and shattered all the dream of the NGR players to clinch the match.
The yellow card was shown to Aman of NGR in the 20th minute and Toufeeq of J&K Forest in 25th minute.
The match was officiated by Moon Stephen, Sohan Lal, Vijay Kumar and Gagan Kumar.
The match was witnessed by MS Bawa, Chief Sports Officer, Sports Council, Zameel Thakur, president, JKFA, Fiaz Ahmed, district president, JKFA Srinagar, Mohan Lal, secretary, JKFA Jammu district, Romesh Kumar, direct member, JKFA, Yousuf Don, Selector, JKFA, civilians and sports lovers.
The tournament is being organized by Narinder Gupta, President, All J&K Indira Gandhi People’s Association.
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