Peshawar – December 9, 2021: DFA Mardan and Waziristan Combined have registered decisive victories against their opponents DFA Karak and DFA Bannu respectively to complete the Semi Finals line up of the ongoing Ufone 4G Football Cup Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Peshawar’s Tehmas Khan Stadium. DFA Charsadda and DFA Chitral have already made it to the Semi Final round of the tournament.
On
Thursday, DFA Karak faced DFA Mardan while DFA Bannu played Waziristan Combined
for the coveted Semi-Final slots. The match between DFA Mardan and DFA Karak
remained a sensational spectacle for football enthusiasts present at the venue
to catch the action live. The contest witnessed a shift of equilibrium in the
15th minute when Zahoor Khan from DFA Mardan scored the first goal. DFA Karak
failed to shake Mardan’s strong defensive line up which continued to dominate
the contest thereon. DFA Mardan’s Mahab scored the second and decisive goal in the
70th minute to put his team through to Semi Finals by 2-0.
The
next match between DFA Bannu and Waziristan Combined proved to be a thorough
entertainer. The match started slower however, Waziristan Combined’s Hamid’s
sensational goal in the 35th minute had the match pick up the pace. DFA Bannu
took its time to respond. Rashid scored an equalizer 62 minutes into the match.
Bannu’s Wajid put his team in command of the match by scoring a beautiful goal
in the 75th minute but the dominance lasted only a minute. Waziristan Combined
player Rehmanullah equalized the scores by scoring in the 76th minute, taking
the match to penalties. Waziristan Combined proved to be a better side at this
stage and took the match away by 3 against 1 to make it to the Semi Finals.
The
Semi-Finals will be played on 10th December at Tehmas Khan Football Stadium
Peshawar, where DFA Charsadda will fight it out against DFA Mardan at
03PM while DFA Chitral will face off against Waziristan Combined at 5:30PM
under floodlights. The winner will meet at the Final match will be played on
11th December to decide the winner of the Ufone 4G Football Cup Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa.
The
winner of the Ufone 4G Football Cup Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will then face Muslim
Club Chaman, the winners of the Balochistan leg of the cup in a Super Final
match, the grand finale being played on 12th December at Tehmas Khan Football
Stadium Peshawar under floodlights. The winner will be the ultimate Champion of
Ufone 4G Football Cup 2021. The Semi Finals, Final and Super Final matches will
be broadcasted live on PTV Sports and the official social media channels of
Ufone 4G. ENDS