OSLO: Pakistan Street child football team continued its dominant run in the ongoing Norway Cup, and qualified for the final by winning their seventh consecutive game on Friday.
Green Shirts created history by reaching the final without a single loss in the tournament. They annihilated Norwegian club Bremnes 2-0 in the semi-final stage.
Pakistan started the game carrying the momentum from their Norway Cup quarter-final clash against Sandviken and scored an early goal in the first half courtesy of Abdul Wahab. The lead was further solidified by Abid Ali’s goal in the second half.
Before humbling Bremnes in the semifinals, green shirts destroyed Sandviken in the quarter-final.
They challenged their defence throughout the first half but failed to convert into a goal.
However, it was only a matter of time before Faisal Ahmed scored two defining goals in the second half to win the game for his team.
The national team showed remarkable progress and growth throughout the Norway Cup, as they scored 28 goals and conceded only two.
Pakistan Street child football team has rejuvenated Pakistanis living in Norway, as they celebrated their historic performance with them.
Pakistan’s Ambassador in Norway, Saadia Altaf Qazi, also appreciated the team’s remarkable run in the tournament during their meeting on August 1.
Pakistan Street child football team will take on Sola FK in the Norway Cup final today.
It is worth mentioning here that Pakistan qualified for the finals of the Norway Cup for the second time, after ending up as runners-up in Norway Cup 2015.
Pakistan team also finished runners-up in the Street Child World Cup in Doha last year. They remained undefeated in that tournament, until losing to the eventual champions Egypt in the final on penalties.
They were also runners-up in the Street Child World Cup 2018 in Russia (2018), whereas, in the 2014 edition they finished third after losing in the semi-finals.
READ: Wellalage four-fer powers Jaffna Kings to sink Galle Titans in LPL