Srinagar, Dec 26: On the fourth day of the 18th Police Martyrs Memorial Football Tournament organized by J&K Police, eight matches were played on Monday – four at TRC Football Ground Srinagar, and four at Bakshi Stadium Srinagar.
Match No. 20
The match started at 1100 hrs between DFA Anantnag and J&K Forest at Synthetic Turf TRC Srinagar in presence of Narinder Singh Dy.CO-IRP 20th Bn. J&K Forest won the match by 5:4 goals via a tiebreaker. From the winning team, the goals were scored by Javid Ahmad Jersey No.10, Numan Jersey No.11, Khalid Umar Jersey No.12, Naseer Ahmad Jersey No.15 and Ashiq Mushtaq Jersey No.16. From the losing team, the goals were scored by Adnan Jersey No.05, Abdi Ali Jersey No.12, Sajid Jersey No.13 and Musaib Jersey No.15. The Man of the Match was awarded to Arshad Ali Jersey No.21 (goalkeeper) of the winning team for his excellent performance.
Match No. 21
The match started at 1230 hrs between IFC Kashmir and Zone Pattan at Synthetic Turf TRC Srinagar in presence of Sajad Ahmad Dy.CO JKAP 13th Bn. IFC Kashmir won the match by 1:0 goal. The lone goal was scored by Ishfaq Ali Jersey No.08 who was awarded the Man of the Match for his outstanding performance.
Match No. 22
The Match started at 1400 hrs between DFA Jammu B and Zone Hajin at Synthetic Turf TRC Srinagar in presence of Liaqat Ali-SSP APCR Srinagar. Zone Hajin won the match by 2:1 goals. The goal was scored by Adil Yousuf Jersey No.09 and the 2nd goal was scored by Rahil Gowhar Jersey No.08. The lone goal was scored by the losing team. The Man of the Match was awarded to Rahil Gowhar Jersey No.08 of the winning team.
Match No. 24
The match started at 1100 hrs between Kashmir United FC and Solina FC at Bakshi Stadium Srinagar in presence of Ajaz Malik, Dy.CO IRP 23rd Bn. Kashmir United FC won the match by a 1:0 goal. The lone goal was scored by Shayik Ahmad Jersey No.14 and he was also declared the Man of the Match for his best performance.
Match No. 25
The match started at 1230 hrs between Ali Jana FC and Seven Star FC at Bakshi Stadium Srinagar in presence of Masroor Ahmad Mir, Dy.CO IRP 10th Bn. Ali Jana FC won the match by 4:0 goals. The three goals were scored by Moomin Ahmad Jersey No.09 while one goal was scored by Farhan Pathan Jersey No.07 from the winning team. The Man of the Match was awarded to Moomin Ahmad Jersey No.09 of the winning team for his excellent performance.
Match No. 20 (1st Pre-Quarter Final)
The match started at 1400 hrs between J&K Bank XI and Galaxy FC at Bakshi Stadium Srinagar in presence of Suhail Munawar CO-JKAP-5th Bn. J&K Bank XI won the match by 5:1 goals. From the winning team, the goals were scored by Tazeen Ahmad Jersey No.10, Shahid Mushtaq Jersey No.16 while 3 goals were scored by Waris Ahmad Jersey No.17. From the losing team, the lone goal was scored by Sauliha Dar Jersey No.15. The Man of the Match was awarded to Waris Ahmad Jersey No.17 of winning team for his outstanding hattrick.
The matches were played in presence of the officers and officials associated with the organizing of the tournament including Wasim Aslam Chairman JKFA, Prof. B.A Shah Tournament Director, Bashir Ahmed Malik President DFA Srinagar, Mohammad Shafi Nari (Retd. DySP ex-International Footballer), Nazir Ahmed Bhat HOR, Nazir Ahmed Indrabi, Latief Ahmad (Ex-International Football Player), Mohd Rafiq Maqdoomi, Zahoor Ahmad Teli (Treasurer DFA Srinagar) Showkat Masoodi Secretary DFA Srinagar and senior referees Muzaffer Ahmad, Farooq Shaheen and Farooq Ahmad Bhat. Sports Officer Kuldeep Handoo, Dy.SP (Dronacharya Awardee), Sajad Hussain DySP, Inspector Ranjeet Singh, Inspector Mohammad Younis, Inspector Madhupal Singh, Mohammad Hussain I/C Sports APHQ, Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar Manager Bakshi Stadium and other concerned officers.
