LAHORE, Feb 7: One goal each by Mubasher Ahmed and Farooq helped Pakistan stun Singapore 2-1 on Wednesday in the away home match of the 29th Olympics preliminary round qualifiers.
According to a message received here, Singapore had recalled key player Balestier Khalsa Sahairi bin Ramri for the tie. They also had services of Ismail Yunos, Isa Halim, Khairul Amri and Fazrul Nawaz, all part of the successful Singapore team that emerged as champions in the recently concluded Asean football championship.
The second match of the leg will be held at the Punjab Stadium here on Feb 14.
The winner of the two-match leg will advance to the qualification round where they will face Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president announced a cash prize of Rs500,000 for the team.