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.