SAFF Championship: Pakistan cruise past Maldives 3-0, close in on semi-final spot
Pakistan revived their semi-final hopes in the SAFF Championship with a commanding 3-0 victory over Maldives in their second Group B fixture at the National Football Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. A first-half brace from Najeebullah Bettani, alongside an early penalty converted by McKeal Aroon Abdullah, helped Pakistan register their first victory of the tournament and put themselves in a strong position to qualify for the last four. Pakistan made an aggressive start and took the lead in the fourth minute when they were awarded a penalty. McKeal Abdullah stepped up and calmly converted from the…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Pakistan vs Maldives SAFF Championship match, and nothing it states contradicts Report 1's account.
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