Another encouraging piece of news that went unnoticed due to lack of proper coverage by our news channels...
Pakistan on Wednesday defeated India 2-1 to win the U-16 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship in Katmandu.
Pakistan battled hard to outshine arch rivals India 2-1 in the final to win their 1st ever SAFF U16 Football Championship title on Wednesday at Dasarath Rangsala Stadium, Katmandu.
Goals from midfielder Muhammad Zeeshan and star striker Mansoor Khan proved too much for India to overcome as they went down once again in the tournament to a determined and resolute Pakistan U16 side.
This win marks the first time in five years that Pakistan has won a football event at any age level, since the 2006 South Asian Games football gold for Pakistan U23 under great Bahraini coach Salman Ahmed Sharida,said the information made available here.
The Pak U16 coaching staff of head coach Sajjad Mehmood and Hassan Baloch deserves full credit for the win as they defied all odds and hampered preparations before the tournament to guide the Green Guns to a historic win today.
A large Nepali crowd was in full voice and cheering on Pakistan from the first whistle as the Indo-Pak rivals began another round against each other in football.
Both sides looked determined and focused for the win, but it was Pakistan who drew first blood in 23rd minute as Muhammad Zeeshan’s speculative shot completely fooled India goalie Supritam and found the back of the net to put initial tournament favourites India behind once again. India went in hard again and managed to score just before half time through the impressive and hardworking Daniel Lalhlimpua to equalise.
But 5 minutes into the second half, a goalmouth scramble in India’s box from a Pakistani corner saw Pak star striker Mansoor Khan sneak in a goal and shock India once again. The 2-1 Pakistani lead forced India to go aggressive on Pakistan’s defence and came close a few times. But Pakistani defence led by captain Muneer and goalkeeper Usman Khan held firm as they ran the clock down.
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One of the 180 Million Cornered Tigers
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