Pakistan defeated Bhutan on Wednesday at the Dashrath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal, to qualify for the final of the SAFF U19 Championship.
After regulation, the game ended without a goal, and the winner was determined by a penalty shootout.
Goalkeeper Sahil Gul produced an outstanding save during the shootout to help Pakistan win 6-5 on penalties.
Sahil Gul, the Pakistani custodian, produced a fantastic save during the shootout to help his team win 6-5 on penalties.
At the same location on September 30, Pakistan will compete against either India or Nepal.
Earlier, Pakistan qualified for the competition’s semi-final on Saturday after an exciting match against the Maldives finished in a 1-1 tie in Nepal.
The Men in Green got off to a strong start but struggled a lot in front of goal. In the first half of the game, the Green Shirts were unable to capitalise on their opportunities. Maldives took full advantage of their opponent’s errors and blunders to score a spectacular outside-of-the-boot goal in the 39th minute of the game to give them a commanding lead.
Maldives led 1-0 at the end of the first half, and it appeared that this result would hold up for the remainder of the game. The tenacious Maldives defence continuously thwarted Pakistan’s advances, but the Green Shirts finally had their chance late in the contest when Shah Jahan scored and celebrated by pulling off his shirt.
Pakistan defeated Nepal 1-0 in their opening game, snapping a 12-year winning streak in international competition.
With four points from two games, Pakistan finished first in group B.
India is the current champion after defeating Bangladesh in the final to win their second championship in 2022.
Pakistani team
Sahil Gul, Mohsin Khan, and Muhammad Abdullah are the goalkeepers.
Muhammad Sadam, Muhammad Adeel, Asad Nasir, Ans Amin, Khurshid Alam, Muhammad Raheel, Shayan Ali, Kamil Ahmad Khan, Abid Ali, Hannan Naveed, and Najeeb Ullah are the defendants’ defenders.
Ali Zafar, Muhammad Azan, and Awais Khan are all midfielders.
Muhammad Hassan, Abdul Wahab, Faisal Ahmad, Muhammad Haroon Zafar, and Muhammad Adeel Younas are the forwards.
Team officials include the head coach, Shadab Ifthikhar, the assistant coach, Mohsan Ul Hussnain, the goalkeeper coach, the media person, Aamna, the physiotherapists, Muhammad Abdullah and Muhammad Samama, and the team manager, Zohair Gondal.
