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- The draw helped top tournament with seven points
- Pakistan, on the other hand, finished runners-up with four points
ISLAMABAD: drew their last game of the Women’s International Friendly Tournament against Pakistan 1-1 to win the four-nation tournament on Thursday, the Saudi Women’s Football Department said.
The four-nation friendly tournament featuring , Pakistan, Comoros and Mauritius kicked off last week at the Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium in Al-Khobar city. This was the first such event held in the Kingdom since it launched its national football league for women in 2020.
gained a lead of 1-0 in the first half of the game on Thursday, which Pakistan skipper Maria Khan equalled with a direct free-kick.
Thursday’s draw helped top the four-nation tournament with seven points, while Pakistan finished runners-up with four points.
“Positive balance gives Green the championship,” the Women’s Football Department of the n Football Federation (SAFF) wrote on Twitter.
“Congratulations to the Falcons.”
The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) said the national women’s team made “history” by finishing runners-up in the tournament.
“We end up the Women’s International Tournament as Runners Up,” the PFF said in a tweet.
“What an achievement by this team. HISTORY MADE!”
Undefeated were leading the tournament with two wins from two matches, beating Mauritius 1-0 and Comoros 2-0.
Pakistan won their first match of the tournament against Comoros but lost to Mauritius 2-1 on Sunday.