OSLO: Pakistan street child football team on Monday, edged Ã…rvoll IL 2-1 to qualify for the next round of the ongoing Norway Cup here.
This was the national team’s second consecutive victory in the ongoing tournament, which handed an 11-1 thrashing to Frigg Oslo FK 11-1Â in the campaign opener on Sunday.
In their second match, however, the national street child football team got off to a contrasting start as Ã…rvoll pulled ahead with an early strike in the first half.
Pakistan created a few chances in the middle phase of the first half but finally scored an equaliser, minutes before the break.
Abdul Wahab struck the first goal for Pakistan.
The visitors, relishing the momentum, pulled ahead in the second half courtesy of Tufail Shinwari, who scored the match-winner.
Pakistan’s 2-1 advantage remained intact till the final whistle, meaning the national team progressed into the next round with one game to spare.
Pakistan street child football team will now take on Skjold IL in their last Norway Cup group fixture tomorrow.
Notably, Pakistan had a dominant start to their Norway Cup campaign as they blew away Frigg Oslo FK 11-1 by the scoreline of 11-1.
The national team pulled ahead just six minutes into the game thanks to a goal by Saud Ahmed. Abid Ali then doubled Pakistan’s advantage within a minute.
Saud and Abid then struck again respectively and put Pakistan in command with a 4-0 lead after just 15 minutes.
Scott McNol finally glimmered a ray of hope for the hosts when he pulled one back to reduce Pakistan’s lead to 4-1.
McNol’s goal, however, failed to change the fortune of the Frigg Oslo side as Pakistan struck twice in quick succession to go into the break with a 6-1 lead.
The Green Shirts put on an even more dominant show in the second half as they scored five more to their tally to finish at 11-1, the biggest margin of victory in the Norway Cup by now.
Abid Ali was the star performer for Pakistan in the first match as he scored four goals.
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