Imphal, October 05: Reigning champion NISA, Thangmeiband held onto its first half goal to win by a solitary goal against SSU, Singjamei in a tenth round match of the 3rd Manipur State League football tournament at Lilong Chajing ground today.

NISA's point tally also reached 24 with the win away from home and placed the team on top of the points standing, two more than TRUGPU, Nambol.

N Jimmy chested down a cross from O Santosh and found O Bidyasagar after wrong-footing SSU's Uttam.

Bidyasagar made no mistake from close range in the 17th minute for the only goal of the match.

Owing to its participation in the Federation Cup Zonal Level tournament at Agartala recently, the match between NISA and SSU had fo be deferred and played today.

In the Imphal West Division II Football League Tournament matches played at CYLC ground, Pishum today UPC, Pishum Oinam Leikai edged past HLC, Hodam Leirak 3-2 while WAFA, Wangoi trounced SKYC, Sekmai 8-1 with O Anand completing a hattrick (49th, 57th, 58th).Goals fromHNaoba(l 1th), LNaoba( 18th), LBrojendro (40th, 50th) and Th Raghu (45th) added to the SKYC misery for whom Th Naoba narrowed the score deficit in the 57th.M Malemnganba's brace (22nd, 56th) and one apiece from H Ranjit (14th) and W Gokulchandra (54th) helped LSIC, Lamlai crush KB YC, Kshetri Bengoon 4-0 in the Nahakpam Apabi Memorial Division HI (IE) Football League Tournament at Lamlong Thongkhong ground today while in the 9th U-19 Girls Inter District Football Tournament played at the same venue Imphal East DFA outlasted Imphal West DFA 3-1.Ng Bala (3rd, 47th) and M Mandakini (30th) starred in the Imphal East win while L Sangita netted the consolation goal for Imphal West in the 43rd minute.

At Bishnupur Mini stadium, KLASA (Keinou) defeated GDC, Thinungei 4-1 in a second leg match of the 2nd Super Division L Dhaken Memorial Football League Tournament today.

P Kenedy (14th), Dc Lung (24th), Awar Chiru (30th) and Tomba (51th) netted the Keinou goals as N Ibotombi scored GDC's face saver in the 53rd minute.

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