LAHORE, July 14: Adeem Shahzad’s equaliser helped Panther Club force a 2-2 draw with Wohaib Club to reach the final stage of the National Challenge Cup soccer which is scheduled to kick off on Friday.
Panther will now play in Group-I in second stage which will be hosted by Faisalabad.
In a match played in Faisalabad, Asif Nawaz scored a goal in the 16th minute to put Panther ahead, while Samar Ishaq scored an own goal in the 73rd minute.
Wohaib staged a comeback to reduce the margin through Faisal Khan who converted a penalty kick in the 74th minute before Adeem scored the equaliser a minute before time.
Panther topped Pool C with 13 points, Railways (12), Wohaib (nine) and City Club (0) have been eliminated.
Final phase schedule:
Group-I in Faisalabad: Wapda, KRL, Panther Club, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Police, Karachi KESC.
Group-II in Rawalpindi: Pakistan Army, KPT, NBP, PTCL, Sindh Government Press, Higher Education Commission.
July 15: KRL v Navy, Army v HEC.
July 16: Wapda v Police, NBP vs KPT.
July 17: KESC v Panther Club, SGP v PTCL.
July 18: Police v KRL, KPT v HEC.
July 19: Navy v Panther Club, NBP v PTCL.
July 20: Wapda v KESC, Army v SGP.
July 21: Navy v Police, NBP v HEC.
July 22: KRL v KESC, Army v PTCL.
July 23: Wapda v Panther Club, KPT v SGP.
July 24: Police v KESC, PTCL v HEC.
July 25: KRL v Panther Club, NBP v SGP.
July 26: Wapda v Navy, Army v KPT.
July 27: Police v Panther Club, SGP v HEC.
July 28: Navy v KESC, KPT v PTCL.
July 29: Wapda v KRL, Army v NBP.—PPI
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