| J&K Bank, Lone Star, DFA Srinagar reach semis | | Title holders J&K Police loses in quarters | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 4: The ongoing XXII State Football Championship witnessed major upset of the competition when defending champion, Jammu and Kashmir Police lost to the professional side of Lone Star Kashmir in the quarterfinals at GGM Science College Hostel Ground, here today.
Besides Lone Star, the last year's runners-up side of J&K Bank and District Football Association (DFA) Srinagar also qualified for the semifinals.
Earlier, in the quarterfinals, J&K Police defended well before they lost in the tie-breaker. In the stipulated time, the match ended in a goalless draw. In the penalties, Police could not do well and suffered 2-4 defeat. From Lone Star, Farhan, Wasiq, Amir and Faisal successfully converted the penalties into goals while Ajay and Bandral netted the ball from J&K Police.
In another quarterfinal, J&K Bank trounced DFA Baramulla by three goals to nil thereby qualified for the semifinals. Toufeeq (28th), Umer (50th) and Aman Thapa (66th) were the scorers.
The DFA Srinagar also won their tie against Account General (AG's) Office XI making it 4-3 in the sudden death. Earlier, the match remained goalless in the stipulated time followed by the unchanged results in extra time.
Later, in tie-breaker, the game could not be decided with 3-3 result on the board. Irfan, Shayik and Feroz netted the ball from DFA Srinagar while Khalid, Qasir and Bilal were the scorers from AGs Office. However, in sudden death, Amir brought in the all important goal.
Meanwhile, the fourth quarterfinal of the tournament between J&K Forests and Young Rovers has been scheduled for tomorrow at 3 pm at the same venue. The semifinals shall be played a day later on January six. |
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