The Pakistan soccer crew posing after successful its second straight win on the SAFF U-17 Championship.—Reporter
Pakistan notched their second straight win on the SAFF U-17 Championship on Friday, defeating Maldives 5-2 of their group-stage conflict on the Racecourse Floor in Colombo.
Mansoor Ahmad was the star of the day for Pakistan, finishing a first-half hat trick to place Pakistan firmly in management. He opened the scoring within the twelfth minute with a composed end earlier than doubling the lead within the thirty second. Simply earlier than halftime, Ahmad transformed a penalty within the forty fifth minute to seal his treble.
Maldives briefly threatened a comeback when Ali Ilaan struck within the forty second minute, however Muhammad Abdullah restored Pakistan’s cushion with two targets — first from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage again and again within the 61st minute after a well-worked transfer.
Maldives’ Mohamed Shayan Shifau scored within the 71st minute to cut back the deficit, however Pakistan comfortably noticed out the sport.
The 5-2 consequence follows Pakistan’s opening win in opposition to Bhutan earlier within the event, strengthening their possibilities of reaching the semifinals. With six factors from two video games, Pakistan sit in a robust place of their group and can subsequent face archrival India of their ultimate group match on Monday.
