ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: Pakistan Television (PTV) finally opened their account after having lost 15 consecutive matches in Pakistan Premier Football League as they defeated Pakistan Navy 2-1 here at the Pakistan Sports Board Ground on Sunday.
PTV’s midfielders dominated the first session and took the lead when Mohammad Ishaq struck in the 45th minute just before half time.
Receiving a long pass from Sanaullah, he steered the ball past Navy’s goalkeeper.
Skipper Nomi Martin Gill equalised for Navy in the 56th minute. Winger Fakhre Alam slammed the match-winner for PTV in the 76th minute.
Despite repeated attempts Navy failed to level the match.
Navy now have a total of 20 points from 15 matches while PTV gained three points from 16 matches, scoring only 10 goals.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Rasool became the new top scorer with 14 goals, outpacing 12-goal Shakir Lashari (PIA), scoring both goals in KRL’s 2-0 win over Pakistan Army at the KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi.
Mohammad Rasool was the star performer when he struck twice in both halves to give KRL an impressive win over Army.
The victory places KRL in second spot behind League-leaders KPT.
KRL and Army have played 15 matches and recorded 29 and 27 points respectively.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has announced the schedule for their final 68 matches slated to run from Oct 29 to Dec 6. The event comprises 182 matches, of which 104 have been completed.
Schedule:
Oct 29: KRL v Navy (KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi).
Oct 31: Army v PIA (Army Stadium, Rawalpindi); KRL v Pak Steel (KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi).
Nov 1: Navy v HBL (Naval Complex, Islamabad); PTV v NBP (PSB Ground near Hamidi Hall, Islamabad).
Nov 2: PEL v Afghan FC (Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore); Wapda v KPT (Railway Stadium, Lahore); PMC v KESC (PMC Ground, Faisalabad).
Nov 3: Army v Pak Steel (Army Stadium, Rawalpindi), KRL v PIA (KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi).
Nov 4: Navy v NBP (Naval Complex, Islamabad); PTV v HBL (PSB Ground, Islamabad).
Nov 5: PEL v KESC (Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore); PMC v KPT (PMC Ground, Faisalabad); Wapda v Afghan FC (Railway Stadium, Lahore).
Nov 6: Army v HBL (Army Stadium, Rawalpindi).
Nov 7: KRL v NBP (KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi); Navy v PIA (Naval Complex, Islamabad); PTV v Pak Steel (PSB Ground, Islamabad).
Nov 8: PEL v KPT (Railway Stadium, Lahore).
Nov 9: Wapda v KESC (Railway Stadium, Lahore); PMC v Afghan FC (PMC Ground, Faisalabad).
Nov 10: Army v NBP (Army Stadium, Rawalpindi); KRL v HBL (KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi).
Nov 11: Navy v Pak Steel (Naval Complex, Islamabad); PTV v PIA (PSB Ground, Islamabad).
Nov 13: KRL v KESC (KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi), Afghan FC v Army (Army Stadium, Rawalpindi).
Nov 14: Navy v KPT (Naval Complex, Islamabad); PEL v Pak Steel (Railway Stadium, Lahore).
Nov 15: Wapda v HBL (Railway Stadium, Lahore); PMC v PIA (PMC Ground, Faisalabad).
Nov 16: KRL v Afghan FC (KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi).
Nov 17: PTV v KPT (PSB Ground, Islamabad); Navy v KESC (Naval Complex, Islamabad); PEL v NBP (Railway Stadium, Lahore).
Nov 18: Wapda v Pak Steel (Railway Stadium, Lahore); PMC v HBL (PMC Ground, Faisalabad).
Nov 19: Navy v Afghan FC (Naval Complex, Islamabad), PTV v KESC (PSB Ground, Islamabad); Army v KPT (Army Stadium, Rawalpindi).
Nov 20: PEL v PIA (Railway Stadium, Lahore).
Nov 21: Wapda v NBP (Railway Stadium, Lahore); PMC v Pak Steel (PMC Ground, Faisalabad).
Nov 22: PTV v Afghan FC (PSB Ground, Islamabad); Army v KESC (Army Stadium, Rawalpindi); KRL v KPT (KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi).
Nov 23: PEL v HBL (Railway Stadium, Lahore).
Nov 24: Wapda v PIA (Railway Stadium, Lahore); PMC v NBP (PMC Ground, Faisalabad).
Nov 25: Army v Afghan FC (Army Stadium, Rawalpindi).
Nov 27: Army v PMC (Army Stadium, Rawalpindi), Navy v PEL (Naval Complex, Islamabad); KRL v Wapda (KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi).
Nov 29: KESC v KPT (Peoples Stadium, Karachi).Nov 30: Army v PEL (Army Stadium, Rawalpindi); Navy v PMC (Naval Complex, Islamabad); PTV v Wapda (PSB Ground, Islamabad).
Dec 1: Afghan FC v PIA (Govt High School, Chaman).
Dec 2: KESC v Pak Steel (Peoples Stadium, Karachi).
Dec 3: KRL v PMC (KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi); PTV v PEL (PSB Ground, Islamabad); Navy v Wapda (Naval Complex, Islamabad).
Dec 4: Afghan FC v HBL (Govt High School, Chaman); PIA v NBP (Korangi Baloch Stadium, Karachi).
Dec 5: PTV v PMC (PSB Ground, Islamabad); KRL v PEL (KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi).
Dec 6: Army v Wapda (Army Stadium, Rawalpindi).