SAFF Championship: Pakistan to face arch rival India in semifinal
Pakistan doubled their lead in the first half of the match
(Web Desk) – Pakistan will play semi-final at the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship against arch-rivals India on Wednesday in Bangladesh.
Pakistan football team beat Bhutan by 3-0 in the group-A match of the SAFF Championship at Bangabandhu National Stadium to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament.
Pakistan is placed in Group A of the tournament with India, Nepal and host Bangladesh.
Pakistan doubled their lead in the first half of the match.
In the second half, both the teams tried hard to score but no one was able to score the goal until the added injury time when Faheem Ahmed scored the third for Pakistan in the 91st minute.
On the other hand, Nepal had secured their berth for the semifinal of the Saff Championship after defeating hosts Bangladesh 2-0 on Saturday.
Bimal Gharti Magar opened the scoring in the 32nd minute when his free kick was misjudged by Bangladeshi goalkeeper and spilled into the post. Nawayug Shrestha ensured the victory and the place in the semifinal in the 90th minute when he slammed Bishal Rai’s pass into the net.
Nepal also topped their group with the victory and will now play against the second-placed team of the other group. India, Sri Lanka and Maldives are in Group B.
