J&K Bank lifted J&K police martyrs memorial football championship

Srinagar, Sep 2 (UNI) Last year's runner - up Jammu and Kashmir Bank today lifted the Tenth All Jammu and Kashmir Police Martyrs football championship, defeating the hosts Jammu and Kashmir police team 5-4 in the finals here.

The match was decided on penalty shootouts.

Both the teams were locked at 1-1 by the end of 90 minutes.

Both goals were scored during the first half of the game.

Jammu and Kashmir bank took the lead in the 27th minute of the game when Bilal netted the goal. The equaliser from the Jammu and Kashmir police came from Zubair in the 41st minute.

The match was finally decided on penalty shootouts in which the Jammu and Kashmir bank netted four goals while the Jammu and Kashmir police score three.

The final score read 5-4.

This was the third time that the Jammu and Kashmir bank won the championship organised by Jammu and Kashmir police under the auspices of Jammu and Kashmir Football Association (JKFA), in memory of those police personnel who laid down their lives in counter insurgency operations in the state.

Last year, the tournament was won by the BSF defeating Jammu and Kashmir bank 1-0.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad was the chief guest and the match was also watched by state Director General of Police Kuldeep Khuda and other senior civil and police officials besides a large number of civilians.

UNI