Garhshankar, October 14 (Hari Krishan Gangar):- The Punjab Football Association organised a special match under the Punjab Football League (Division B) at Babbar Akali Memorial Khalsa College, Garhshankar, on Wednesday in memory of the late Jarnail Singh Panam, captain of the Asian football team. The match was played between Principal Harbhajan Singh Sporting Club, Mahilpur, and Olympian Jarnail Singh Football Club, Garhshankar.
Arjuna Award-winning footballer Gurdev Singh Gill, patron of the Football Players Welfare Society, Mahilpur, attended the match as a special guest. In the presence of sports personalities, tributes were paid to Olympian Jarnail Singh.
In the match, the Khalsa College Mahilpur team, representing Principal Harbhajan Singh Sporting Club, defeated the Khalsa College Garhshankar team, representing Olympian Jarnail Singh Football Club, by 4-2. With this victory, the Khalsa College Mahilpur team also secured promotion to Division A of the Punjab Football League.
Sikh Educational Council president Sant Sadhu Singh Kaharpur, manager Inderjit Singh Bharta, secretary Professor Apinder Singh, Khalsa College Mahilpur principal Dr Parvinder Singh, and Principal Harbhajan Singh Sporting Club Mahilpur president Kulwant Singh Sangha congratulated the players on the victory and credited their hard work for the achievement.
Sports promoter Yog Raj Gambhir, Rakesh Kumar Panam, Rana Salinder Singh (DPE), Dr Raj Kumar, Daljit Singh Bittu, Engineer Tarlochan Singh Sandhu, Talwinder Singh Heer Nangal, Tarsem Bhaa, Harinder Sunny Khabra, Charanjit Kumar, along with a large number of players and sports enthusiasts, were present at the match.
