STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: J&K Bank reached semifinals of Fifth All India Football Tournament for Bihar Cup 2016 at Patna by defeating Mahipalpur Punjab by two goals to nil in its last league group match.
J&K Bank players kept on pressing and turned a free kick on the edge of eighteen yards circle into first goal without giving any chance to the Punjab keeper.
Punjab tried hard to level the score but was unable to breach the bank’s defense wall
with newly recruited Farhan Ganai playing extra ordinary role in the defense. The first half ended at 1-0.
The Bank players dominated the second half and doubled their lead in the 87th minute when Urfan Hamid scored a fine shot into the
net. Match ended at 2-0 score line.
As per scheduled fixture J&K Bank will face either ONGC Mumbai or Aryans Club Kolkata in the semifinal to be played on Sunday at Sports Stadium Kankarbagh.
