Lahore, 22 October: Pakistan WAPDA’s veteran striker Khuda Bakhsh alias Bakhsho joined his name in hat-trick makers list when he struck thrice in WAPDA’s 5-2 win over KPT in the Pakistan Premier Football League 2010 match at Garhi Shahu’s Railway Stadium. Thirty-four year old Jacobabad-born Bakhsho did the feat in the second session after 1-1 at interval. In other matches, Young Blood, Sahiwal went down 1-2 at the hands of NBP at Rai Ali Nawaz Stadium, near Fareed Town Police Station, Sahiwal. Army defeated Afghan FC 2-0 at Jinnah Sports Complex, Islamabad and in identical fashion, PAF got rid of HBL 2-0 at Qayyum Stadium, near Saddar, Bara Road, Peshawar Cantt.
WAPDA had to thank Bakhsho for their 12th successive win in the competition. Infact WAPDA staged recovery to win the match after winger Zahid Ahmed opened the scoring for KPT in the 24th minute but Zeeshan Javed fired the leveller in the 40th minute. Bakhsho put electricitymen up in the 59th minute and striker Arif Mehmood made it 3-1 with his 18th goal of the event in the 68th minute. From then on, Bakhsho proved too smart for Portmen defence and struck twice in the 76th and 86th minute to put the issue beyond doublt. It was fifth hat-trick of the event after Arif Mehmood twice, Zafar Majeed (KPT) once and Jadeed Khan (Afghan FC) once.
Two internationals opened the gate for NBP to record their third win when they overwhelmed Sahiwal outfit 2-1. Home team were 1-0 up at interval through spearhead Asim Mansoor 45th minute goal, but the bankers dominated the second session and struck two beautifully-taken goals through skipper Farooq Shah (62nd min) and Abdul Aziz (66th min).
Army edged out Afghan FC 2-0 with goals in each session. Left full Muhammad Imran landed 12th minute opener and Sharjeel Vicky doubled the margin 18 minutes from final whistle. The win pushed Army to third spot with 24 points, after leaders WAPDA 37 pts and Afghan 26 pts.
The identical scoreline was witnessed when Pakistan Air Force recorded their sixth win by brushing aside HBL 2-0. It was tenth defeat for the bankers who managed only five points in their 13 matches. PAF were 1-0 through Striker Muhammad Mujahid’s tenth minute goal. It was fifth goal for Faisalabad-born Mujahid as PAF led 1-0 at interval and added another in the 86th minute through Saleh Khan, first goal in the comnpetition for Landi Kotal born midfielder
Saturday Fixture:
PMC Athletico Faisalabad v PIA (PMC Ground, Faisalabad 3 PM), PEL v KESC (Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore 3 PM), Navy v Baloch FC, Nushki (Municipal Stadium, Saidpur Road, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi 12.30 PM) KRL v SSGC (Municipal Stadium, Saidpur Road, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi 3 PM)
From the desk of :
PPFL Match Commissioner Mian Rizwan Ali
(0300-9450683)
Pakistan Premier Football League
……………..…SUMMARISED RESULT
Friday (22 October)
WAPDA 5 (Khuda Bakhsh 3 – 59, 76, 86, Arif Mehmood 68, Zeeshan Javed 40)
KPT 2 (Muhammad Zahid 24, Muhammad Wasim 90)
(Garhi Shahu’s Railway Stadium, Lahore)
Young Blood, Sahiwal 1 (Asim Mansoor 45)
NBP 2 ( Farooq Shah 62, Abdul Aziz 66)
(Rai Ali Nawaz Stadium, near Fareed Town Police Station, Sahiwal),
Army 2 (Muhammad Imran 12, Sharjeel Vicky 72)
Afghan FC 0
(Municipal Stadium, Saidpur Road, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi)
PAF 2 (Muhammad Mujahid 10, Saleh Khan 86)
HBL 0
(Qayyum Stadium, near Saddar, Bara Road, Peshawar Cantt)
Saturday Fixture:
PMC Athletico Faisalabad v PIA (PMC Ground, Faisalabad 3 PM),
PEL v KESC (Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore 3 PM) ,
Navy v Baloch FC, Nushki (Municipal Stadium, Saidpur Road, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi 12.30 PM)
KRL v SSGC (Municipal Stadium, Saidpur Road, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi 3 PM)
Pakistan Premier Football League
………POINTS TABLE after 100 Encounters
(Deadline : 23 October 2010 : 12 Noon)
Teams P W D L GF GA Pts
WAPDA 13 12 1 – 40 8 37
Afghan FC 13 8 2 3 20 10 26
Army 13 7 3 3 19 8 24
PIA 12 6 4 2 17 10 22
PAF 13 6 3 4 15 11 21
KPT 13 6 2 5 22 22 20
PEL 12 6 2 4 18 18 20
KRL 12 5 4 3 12 8 19
Navy 12 4 4 4 11 14 16
KESC 12 4 3 5 14 14 15
NBP 13 3 5 5 14 21 14
Baloch FC 12 2 6 4 10 13 12
PMC 12 3 3 6 10 17 12
Young Blood 13 2 2 9 12 31 8
HBL 13 1 2 10 7 21 5
SSGC 12 1 2 9 12 27 5
Matches to come : 140