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AFC Challenge Cup: Pakistan outclass Chinese Taipei 2-0
LAHORE (PPI) - Pakistan slammed once in each session to beat Chinese Taipei 2-0 in the fourth AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers (Group-B) on Friday at MBJP Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It was third and final match for both teams.
It was bad day for keeper Chung Kuang Tien who conceded a goal in both half while Amir Gul came out with clean sheet from the field. Pakistan gained full three points to finish third in the Group WAPDA’s striker Arif Mehmood, who finished top scorer in six of the last six PPFL, opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Samar-led Pakistan led 1-0 at interval and doubled the margin in the through Berlin-born Atif Qureshi who beat Tien all ends up in the 67th minute.
Earlier, honour were even between India and Turkmenistan as the two sides that advanced from Group B rounded off their qualifying campaign with a 1-1 draw. All that remained was who would claim top-of-the-table bragging rights and it was Turkmenistan who took the initiative with Gahrymanberdi Chonkayev putting the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup runners-up one-up with a 52nd minute penalty.
However, Indian Arrows striker Jeje Lalpekhula continued his rich vein of goal scoring form when he equalized on the hour mark with his fourth of the competition.
The 20-year-old’s tally proved a decisive factor in India finishing top of the table, with the number of goals scored needed to separate the two sides after India and Turkmenistan not only drew at the MBPJ Stadium but finished their respective campaigns with an identical goal difference.
It was bad day for keeper Chung Kuang Tien who conceded a goal in both half while Amir Gul came out with clean sheet from the field. Pakistan gained full three points to finish third in the Group WAPDA’s striker Arif Mehmood, who finished top scorer in six of the last six PPFL, opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Samar-led Pakistan led 1-0 at interval and doubled the margin in the through Berlin-born Atif Qureshi who beat Tien all ends up in the 67th minute.
Earlier, honour were even between India and Turkmenistan as the two sides that advanced from Group B rounded off their qualifying campaign with a 1-1 draw. All that remained was who would claim top-of-the-table bragging rights and it was Turkmenistan who took the initiative with Gahrymanberdi Chonkayev putting the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup runners-up one-up with a 52nd minute penalty.
However, Indian Arrows striker Jeje Lalpekhula continued his rich vein of goal scoring form when he equalized on the hour mark with his fourth of the competition.
The 20-year-old’s tally proved a decisive factor in India finishing top of the table, with the number of goals scored needed to separate the two sides after India and Turkmenistan not only drew at the MBPJ Stadium but finished their respective campaigns with an identical goal difference.
