LAHORE, July 16: Two goals in the second half enabled Allied Bank Limited (ABL) to beat a spirited Young Eleven, Dera Ismail Khan 2-0 in the National "A" league match at Punjab Stadium on Friday.

After a barren first half the bankers played more aggressively and their efforts finally bore fruit in the 70th minute when Ijaz scored a field goal. He received the ball at the left corner, dodged a defender and went past the goalkeeper to find the cage.

In the next minute, the referee showed a yellow card to Waseem of Young Eleven for rough tackling. The bankers clinched their second goal in injury time when inthe 91st minute Zeeshan struck a fine field goal after dodging two defenders.

According to information, the match between Naka Mohammedan, Karachi and PTCL could not be played in Quetta. Meanwhile, Mardan Club, Mardan had left for Faisalabad to play a match against Panthers Club on Saturday. There will be no match at Punjab Stadium on Saturday.