Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 03 2010:
MPSC and TRUGPU, Nambol registered contrasting wins in their respective second leg home matches of the 4th Manipur State League Football Tournament played today at Khuman Lampak Main stadium.
While TRUGPU outplayed MBSU, Wahengbam Leikai 4-1 the police side overcame ESU, Wangkhei 2-1, the same victory margin MPSC had recorded in the first leg match against the same opponent.
M Somochandra (15th) and I Nilakumar (41st) scored the MPSC goals while KR Ningthing struck ESU's consolation goal in first half injury time.
TRUGPU, who defeated MBSU by a solitary goal in the first leg tie, surged ahead on Kh Naoton's 27th minute header.
Even though MBSU managed to equalise two minutes later through M Romi, Naoton pounced on a sloppy collection by the rival custodian to regain the lead in the 35th minute.
Naoton virtually sealed MBSU's fate with his third of the match in the 58th minute and fed L Goro from the left flank for the latter to put the match beyond the rivals' reach five minutes from end of regulation period.