QUETTA: Quetta City, Lasbela, Panjgur, Turbat, Chaman, Nushki, Kharan and DFA Quetta reached the quarter-finals of the Balochistan Football Cup out of the twelve teams which contested the final round matches.

The quarter-finals will be held on March 28 and 29. Four winning teams will then play the semi-finals on March 31 followed by final on April 2 at Ayub Stadium, Quetta.

Earlier on the sixth day, Loralai drew 2-2 with Panjgur while Kharan were held 0-0 by Chaman. The Loralai and Panjgur match was watched by a large audience at the Sadiq Shaheed Football Stadium (Malibagh), Quetta. Mohammad Saleem of Loralai received the man-of-the-match award from chief guest, international player Zahid Hamid.

The clash between Kharan and Chaman resulted in a 0-0 draw. Kharan’s Akhlaq Shah was declared as the man-of-the-match and the award was given to him by Director Pakistan Sports Board Imran Yousuf.

Published in Dawn, March 28th, 2017

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