2018 National Challenge Cup final

The 2018 National Challenge Cup final was a football match between Pakistan Air Force and WAPDA played on 10 May 2018 at KPT Football Stadium in Karachi.[2] Pakistan Air Force won their second National Challenge Cup title after having won the first in 2014.[3][4]

2018 National Challenge Cup final
EventNational Challenge Cup
Date10 May 2018
VenueKPT Football Stadium, Karachi
RefereeMuhammad Ahmad Rauf[1]
Attendance2,500[1]
2016
2019


Road to final edit

WAPDA Round Pakistan Air Force
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Sui Southern Gas 1–0 Matchday 1 Pakistan Police 2–2
Karachi United 3–0 Matchday 2 State Life 2–0
Group F winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
WAPDA 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
Sui Southern Gas 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Karachi United 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Final standings Group C winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Pakistan Air Force 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
State Life 2 1 0 1 2 3 –1 3
Pakistan Police 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Pakistan Navy 2–0 Quarter-finals Pakistan Army 0–0 (aet) (2–4 p.)
Pakistan Petroleum 2–0 Semi-finals Civil Aviation Authority 1–1 (aet) (4–3 p.)


Match edit

Details edit

WAPDA1–2Pakistan Airforce
Ahmed   11' Report M. Mujahid   32'
Samad Khan   66'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mohammad Ahmad Rauf
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WAPDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pakistan Air Force
GK 1   Muzammil Hussain (c)
RB 4   Saadat Hussain
CB 5   Shahram Babar
CB 6   Muhammad Umar
LB 8   Muhammad Ahmed   27'   71'
CM 15   Muhammad Bilal
CM 14   Ali Uzair
RW 7   Ahmed Faheem   11'
AM 10   Naeemullah
LW 29   Adeel Ali
CF 11   Muhammad Ali
Substitutes:
GK 18   Bilal Khalid
DF 3   Mohsin Ali
DF 21   Arbab Basit
MF 9   Usman Manzoor   78'
MF 12   Muhammad Wasim
MF 13   Adnan Saeed
MF 20   Muhammad Khurram   71'
Manager:
  Muhammad Habib
GK 18   Ghazanfer Yaseen
RB 3   Muhammad Asif
CB 4   Muhammad Sohail
CB 15   Mehdi Hasan
LB 16   Muhammad Alam   22'
DM 8   Amir Khan   90+2'
CM 10   Muhammad Mujahid (c)   32'
CM 17   Sohail Khan   10'
RW 19   Samad Khan   66'   90+5'
LW 7   Mansoor Khan
CF 9   Irfan Ali
Substitutes:
GK 1   Muhammad Mubashir
DF 13   Mudassir Wasim
DF 20   Muhammad Junaid
MF 21   Abdul Rehman
FW 6   Salman Khan
FW 11   Muhammad Zeeshan
Manager:
  Aslam Khan

Assistant referees:2,500[1]
Adnan Anjum
Jahangir Khan
Fourth official:2,500[1]
Mehboob Ali

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "WAPDA FC 1 : 2 Pakistan Air Force FC". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. May 10, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "PAF to face WAPDA in final tomorrow [The News]". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. May 8, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "K-Electric FC 1 : 3 EPakistan Air Force FC". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. April 5, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "PAF come from behind to claim National Challenge Cup title [The News]". globalsportsarchive.com. Football Pakistan. May 11, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2019.