Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) thrashed Afghan Football Club of Chaman 3-1 in the soccer match of Pakistan Premier League on Sunday. The 147th match of the Pakistan Premier Soccer League saw Muhammad Rasool in fine touch, getting his third hat-trick of the event, as once again star-studded Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) thrashed Afghan Football Club of Chaman 3-1.
Muhammad Essa-led KRL is well on the way to become 54th National Football Champion of Pakistan and representative of Pakistan in fifth AFC President's Cup 2009. The 14-team show has purse of Rs 500,000 for the winner instead of Rs 300,000, whereas runner up team will walk away with Rs 300,000 instead of Rs 200,000. The third-placed team used to get Rs 100,000 but they will be rewarded 200,000 when the 138-day event will come to conclusion on 6th December 2008 with Army-WAPDA clash. The most valuable player (MVP) will get Rs 50,000 while leading marksman and best goal-keeper will pocket Rs 30,000 each.
Having won the first leg with authoritative 4-2 scoreline at Chaman's Govt High School, KRL gave no room to visitors from Balochistan with two thumping goals from Rasool - a hero in Pakistan's double over Singapore in Beijing Olympics qualifiers last year - in the first session.
Rasool broke the ice in the seventh minute when winger Muhammad Qasim went to the by line and cut the ball low across the area Chital-born spearhead to hit the back of the net. KRL's second goal also emerged in identical fashion. Qasim again caught the long ball, went to the goal line and steered the ball into Rasool's legs. The Afghan's defence failed to clear the ball and Rasool hammered the ball past Afghan's keeper.
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