The Erchim finishes championship with 1 point

Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) blasted their way into the final round after holding the defending champions Chinese Taipei’s Taiwan Power Company to a goalless draw in their Group A match of the AFC President’s Cup at the Punjab Stadium in Lahore on Saturday night.

This was the second goalless draw from KRL as their tie with Mongolia’s Erchim FC had also ended in a stalemate on May 8.

The result sent Mongolia’s Erchim FC out as they ended with just a single point. Taiwan Power Company finished as the group leaders with four points, followed by KRL with two points.

Both join the Group B’s leading teams, the two-time defending champions Dordoi Dynamo from Kyrgyzstan and Cambodia’s Phnom Pen Crown FC, and the Group C winners, Tajikistan’s Istiklal FC and runners-up Al Ammari Youth Club from Palestine.

The six-team finals will be held in September at a venue yet to be decided.