2018 National Challenge Cup final

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2018 National Challenge Cup final
Event National Challenge Cup
Date10 May 2018
VenueKPT Football Stadium, Karachi
Referee Muhammad Ahmad Rauf [1]
Attendance2,500 [1]
2016
2019

The 2018 National Challenge Cup final was a football match between Pakistan Air Force and WAPDA played on 10 May 2018 at KPT Football Stadium in Karachi. [2] Pakistan Air Force won their second National Challenge Cup title after having won the first in 2014. [3] [4]

Contents


Road to final

WAPDA Round Pakistan Air Force
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Sui Southern Gas 1–0Matchday 1 Pakistan Police 2–2
Karachi United 3–0Matchday 2 State Life 2–0
Group F winner
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
WAPDA 220040+46
Sui Southern Gas 21012203
Karachi United 200215−40
Final standings Group C winner
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Pakistan Air Force 211042+24
State Life 210123–13
Pakistan Police 201134−11
OpponentResult Knockout stage OpponentResult
Pakistan Navy 2–0Quarter-finals Pakistan Army 0–0 (aet) (2–4 p.)
Pakistan Petroleum 2–0Semi-finals Civil Aviation Authority 1–1 (aet) (4–3 p.)


Match

Details

WAPDA 1–2 Pakistan Airforce
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Samad Khan Soccerball shade.svg 66'
KPT Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mohammad Ahmad Rauf
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WAPDA
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Pakistan Air Force
GK1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muzammil Hussain (c)
RB4 Flag of Pakistan.svg Saadat Hussain
CB5 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shahram Babar
CB6 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Umar
LB8 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Ahmed Yellow card.svg 27'Sub off.svg 71'
CM15 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Bilal
CM14 Flag of Pakistan.svg Ali Uzair
RW7 Flag of Pakistan.svg Ahmed Faheem Soccerball shade.svg 11'
AM10 Flag of Pakistan.svg Naeemullah
LW29 Flag of Pakistan.svg Adeel Ali
CF11 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Ali
Substitutes:
GK18 Flag of Pakistan.svg Bilal Khalid
DF3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohsin Ali
DF21 Flag of Pakistan.svg Arbab Basit
MF9 Flag of Pakistan.svg Usman ManzoorSub on.svg 78'
MF12 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Wasim
MF13 Flag of Pakistan.svg Adnan Saeed
MF20 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad KhurramSub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Habib
GK18 Flag of Pakistan.svg Ghazanfer Yaseen
RB3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Asif
CB4 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Sohail
CB15 Flag of Pakistan.svg Mehdi Hasan
LB16 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad AlamYellow card.svg 22'
DM8 Flag of Pakistan.svg Amir KhanSub off.svg 90+2'
CM10 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Mujahid (c)Soccerball shade.svg 32'
CM17 Flag of Pakistan.svg Sohail KhanYellow card.svg 10'
RW19 Flag of Pakistan.svg Samad KhanSoccerball shade.svg 66'Sub off.svg 90+5'
LW7 Flag of Pakistan.svg Mansoor Khan
CF9 Flag of Pakistan.svg Irfan Ali
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Mubashir
DF13 Flag of Pakistan.svg Mudassir Wasim
DF20 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Junaid
MF21 Flag of Pakistan.svg Abdul Rehman
FW6 Flag of Pakistan.svg Salman Khan
FW11 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Zeeshan
Manager:
Flag of Pakistan.svg Aslam Khan

Assistant referees:2,500 [1]
Adnan Anjum
Jahangir Khan
Fourth official:2,500 [1]
Mehboob Ali

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

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