Falcon, Poona, Quaid FC victories in ISB Division Football League

Islamabad Meridian ‘A’ Division football league moved into second phase where Falcon Fc, Poona Club and Quaid-e-Azam club wins their respective matches while Gangal club played goalless draw against Jinnah club.  

The first thrilling encounter played at T&T ground where Falcon Football Club (FC) defeated Haidry FC by 2-1. Haidry Club was leading by 1-0 in the first half with Obaid striking in third minute. In the second half, Rameez equalized for Falcon Club in the 48th minute while the winning goal of the match came from Aitzaz in the 85th minute that helped Falcon FC?register a thrilling victory.

In the second one sided encounter, Poona Club defeated Al-Qaim Club by 4-1. Poona Club was leading 2-0 in the first half with Ali Abbasi and Moiz Ali playing brilliantly for the winning side. Hussain Nawaz and Murtaza Haseeb scored one goal each in the second half for the winners, while the lone goal for the losing side was scored by their striker Salman Shah.

At Karachi Company ground, Quaid-e-Azam Club thrashed Pak Sporting Club by 6-0. Touqeer, Amjad and Shoaib scored two goals each for the winners. In another match at the same venue, Gangal FC and Jinnah FC played out goalless draw.

IFA secretary Syed Sharafat Hussain Bukhari said that top 12 teams have been taking part in the league, which have been divided into two pools. Group-A consists of Falcon Club, Haidery Club, Poona Club, Al-Qaim Club, Bolan Club and Youngster Club while Group B has Quaid-e-Azam Club, Pak Sporting Club, Gangal Club, Jinnah Club, Kiran Club and Islamabad Club and top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament.