PESHAWAR - Football teams of Mardan and Chitral made it to the final of Ufone 4G Football Cup Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here in Tehmas Khan Football Stadium Peshawar on Friday by registering emphatic wins against their opponents.
Over 75 teams participated from across the region in the Khyber Pakhuntwa edition of the tournament, played simultaneously with its Balochistan edition. The first semifinal was played between DFA Charsadda and DFA Mardan. Despite repeated attacks on both sides, no goal could be scored during the allocated time and the match was ultimately decided on penalties. This stage of the contest was however dominated by DFA Mardan, which took away the match 4-2 to book berth in the final.
The second semifinal played under floodlights between DFA Chitral and Waziristan Combined, the former dominated the match an won the it by 3-1. In the 18th minute, DFA Chitral’s M Rasul sent the ball wheezing past the Waziristan goalkeeper to put his team in command. Chitral’s dominance was further solidified by Ziaul Islam who added the second goal in the 24th minute. Waziristan Combined responded well through Faheemullah, who scored the first goal in the 50th minute. In the dying moments, Ziaul Islam converted another one in the 93rd minute to help DFA Chitral win the semifinal 3-1.
The final will be played on today (Saturday) between DFA Mardan and DFA Chitral. The winner of the event will face Muslim Club Chaman, the winners of Balochistan leg in a Super Final match. The grand finale will be played tomorrow (Sunday) at Tehmas Khan Football Stadium Peshawar under floodlights.