Published on, Sept. 17 -- September 17, 2025 8:28 AM

Pakistan made a winning start to their SAFF U17 Championship 2025 campaign in Sri Lanka, securing a convincing 4-0 victory over Bhutan. Muhammad Abdullah was the star of the match, scoring a brilliant hat-trick. He opened the scoring in the 15th minute before doubling the lead in the 25th minute. Hamza Yasir extended Pakistan's advantage with a goal in the 67th minute, while Muhammad Abdullah completed his hat-trick just three minutes later in the 70th minute. Pakistan will now face Maldives in their second group match on September 19 at 2:30pm Pakistan Standard Time.

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