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Pakistan thrash Afghanistan 2-0 to win Diamond Jubilee football title
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Pakistan defeated Afghanistan 2-0 on Wednesday to win the Diamond Jubilee International Football Tournament, securing a landmark achievement in the country’s football history.
- Forward Shayak Dost proved the standout performer, breaking the deadlock in the 23rd minute with a spectacular bicycle kick.
- Afghanistan pushed forward in search of an equaliser after the break, but Pakistan’s defence remained resolute.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Pakistan defeated Afghanistan 2-0 on Wednesday to win the Diamond Jubilee International Football Tournament, securing a landmark achievement in the country’s football history.
The victory marked the Green Shirts’ first triumph in a senior men’s international final since the 1991 South Asian Games and their first outright international title since the Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament in 1952.
Forward Shayak Dost proved the standout performer, breaking the deadlock in the 23rd minute with a spectacular bicycle kick. Pakistan maintained their advantage until the interval despite sustained pressure from Afghanistan.
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