QUETTA: Skipper Hayatullah Khan scored a fantastic goal in the semifnal against Quetta City to propel Chaman into the final of the Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) Balochistan Football Cup 2017 here on Saturday while Panjgur edged DFA Quetta in the second semifinal to enter the final.

The jam-packed Ayub Stadium in Quetta thoruoghly enjoyed the back-to-back semi-finals where highly competitive football was played by all the four teams. The tournament, played in six division of Balochistan along with the Final Round in Quetta, has been a huge hit with the crowds and have seen some fine players making their mark.

Chaman, in white, and Quetta City who were dressed in green, played a fighting match which went to the last minute when Hayatullah struck through a sharp kick into opponent’s goal and helped his team qualify for the finals. Chaman was the runner-up of last year’s tournament. Hayatullah was declared Man of the Match and received the prize from Deputy Managing Director PPL, Moin Raza Khan.

Panjgur, wearing yellow, played a dominating game right from the beginning against DFA Quetta who took the field in red. Both teams scored one goal each in the first half in a fast-paced match. However, Panjgur’s Shaukat Baloch came with a powerful run from inside his own half and banged a powerful kick past the Quetta defenses into the net to make it 2-1.

Despite good comeback attacks, DFA Quetta could not equalise the score and Pangur won the lose game. Shaukat Baloch was declared Man of Match and received prize from Deputy MD Rafiq Vohra.

The final will be played on Sunday (today) at the Ayub Stadium, Quetta and will be telecast live by the national sports channel.

Published in Dawn, April 2nd, 2017