AFC U-14 Football Festival: Pakistan overtake India 4-2 The Newspaper's Sports Reporter Published May 20, 2010 comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source LAHORE Fine performance by winger Bilal, who scored two, helped Pakistan beat India 4-2 in the AFC Under-14 Football Festival at Municipality Sports Complex in Hamedan, Iran.According to the reports received here on Wednesday, Pakistan recovered from 0-2 down to complete a fine victory.It was Pakistan's second match of the format-one show that comprises 30 minutes of action. Pakistan, under AFC Aid-27 coach Hassan Baloch, showed great determination as it struck four times in the final 13 minutes of the game after India seized a 2-0 lead by scoring in the seventh and 14th minutes. Pakistan pulled one back through Bilal in the 17th minute, followed by a well-taken equaliser by Okara-born Umar Hayat, three minutes later, to level the issue. Skipper Muneer Ahmed, who hails from Karachi, surged Pakistan 3-2 ahead four minutes from time through a spot-kick and it was left to Bilal to round off the tally with his second at the stroke of fulltime.Earlier, in the first match, Pakistan cut Maldives to size with a resounding 4-0 win.Younis Saeed showed sparkling striking power as Pakistan gave no room to Maldives. He struck twice in the sixth and 19th minutes while Hassan Pervaiz (11th min) and Gilgit-born Ashfaq Uddin (27th min) were the other goal getters.
