LAHORE, Feb 4: Karachi Yellows and Sindh reached the 7th National U-14 football festival final at the Ali Rai Nawaz Stadium, Fareed Town in Sahiwal on Monday.

The final is slated to be played on Tuesday.

Sindh defeated Faisalabad Greens 1-0 in the first semi-final while Karachi Yellows managed a 2-0 win over the NWFP in the other semi-final.

After taking the lead in the 13th minute through Fida Hussain, Sindh fought well to defend the slim advantage till the very end for a creditable win.

Meanwhile, in the other pre-final Karachi Yellows drew the first blood against the NWFP in the 26th minute when Mohammad Owais scored.

Six minutes later, Owais doubled the tally.

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