LAHORE, Oct 5: Misbahul Hassan struck an injury-time goal to help National Bank (NBP) force a 2-2 draw with Panther Club in Premier League soccer in Faisalabad on Wednesday.

Farooq, a member of SAF gold medal-winning Pakistan side last year in Islamabad, scored the quickest goal of the league when he came into action just 44 seconds after start.

Asif Nawaz of Panther equalised in the 19th minute, while Ghulam Mustafa grabbed the lead in the 69th minute. Misbah finally rescued the bankers with a stoppage time goal.

Meanwhile, Habib Bank (HBL) completed their quota of 22 matching in style when they defeated PTCL 2-1 at Municipal Sports Stadium, Rawalpindi.

Thursday’s fixture:

KRL v PTCL at Army Stadium, Rawalpindi.—PPI

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