Afghanistan, currently 197 in global ranking, finally can enjoy the taste of winning by beating Sri Lanka (2-1) in South Asian Cup which is holding now in Pakistan.
In 35 mintues, Hafizullah Qadami’s fine shot gave Afghanistan’s lead. Six minutes later, they double the lead via Abdul Maroof Gullestani’s long-range free-kick.
Sri Lanka’s consolation goal came from Karunaratne’s 85 minutes goal but they could not find the equaliser.
But, the win was too late for Afghanistan to reach to the semi-finals because they were beaten by Maldives and host, Pakistan with (1-9) and (0-1) respectively in the early matches. But they stand 3rd in their group above Sri Lankan who scored only one goal in the three matches.
Yesterday (11.Dec.2005), Maldives drew with Pakistan that sends both of them to semi-finals. They will wait to see which team they will meet in the semi-final between India and defending champions Bangladesh.
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