A strong De Abasin Sape surprise Oqaban Hindukosh in the second match of the 2015 RAPL main event today, 28th August at the AFF Stadium.
De Abasin Sape maintained good position of the ball throughout the first half and made multiple efforts at goal. Aimal Gariwal didn't dissapoint either, keeping the ball away from De Abasin's goal area.
Oqaban didn't back away and created multiple opportunities to score against their former captain. However, a goalless first half ended with a surprise counter-attack from De Abasin. Mohammad Rafi Zarifi' shot at the goal hit the cross-bar and the first half ended nil-nil.
Oqaban didn't expect De Abasin to resist this long and keep the ball away from their goal. Oqaban played with a faster pace during the second half and relentlessly tried to score.
De Abasin's Mohammad Nawaz Zazi scored a splendid goal with Farhad Andar's assist at the 77th minute of the game. A more confident De Abasin kept attacking and didn't change their style of game for the rest of the second half.
Finally, Mehdi Behzad scored the equalizer for Oqaban with a perfect from Wais Kamgar at the 92th minute of the game. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
All of the group stage matches will start at 4:00 pm this season. The matches will broadcast live on TOLO TV,Lemar TV ,Arman FM ,and Arakozai FM. It will also be watchable on the RAPL YouTube page (www.youtube.com/afghanpremierleague