After an interesting game, Vice-chancellor Karachi University XI beat Sports Journalists Association of Sindh (SJAS) XI by 2-1 to win the Pakistan Day football cup. Registrar Karachi University, Professor Dr. Abdul Waheed vows to continue sporting events with SJAS in the future. He appreciated the university’s teachers and announced to initiate inter-faculty events soon.
SJAS’ President, Muhammad Asif Khan, and Secretary-General Muhammad Asghar Azeem. meanwhile, thanked Dr. Khalid Mehmood Iraqi, the vice-chancellor of Karachi University, and Rashid Ali Qureshi, Director of Physical Education for facilitating the football match.
The match was played at the Karachi University football ground between the Sports Journalists Association of Sindh (SJAS) and the team consists of teachers and other Staff of various facilities. In the 15th, of the match, SJAS’ forward Maqsood Ahmed deflected the ball to the net however the opponents’ Mohammad Adil equaled the lead the next minute. The first half ended in a 1-1 draw. In the second half too, both teams played an attacking game however SJAS could not convert chances into goals. In the dying moments of the match, VC XI’s Atiq Razzaq slipped a goal to earn a lead which proved decisive.
At the end of the game Register Karachi University Professor Dr. Abdul Waheed, Vice-Chancellor Humdard University Professor Dr. Syed Shabih ul Hasan, SJAS’ patron Khawaja Ahmed Mustaqeem, SJAS President Muhammad Asif Khan, President, Karachi University Teachers Society Professor Dr.Shah Ali-ul-Qadar and Director Physically Education Rashid Ali Qureshi distributed prizes amongst players.
