Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 06 2009:
THAU, Thangmeiband have advanced to the final round of the 53rd CC Meet football tournament with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over SAO, Kakching in a qualifying round match at Mapal kangjeibung today.
NLYC, Churachandpur are the other team to have booked a berth in the finals of the prestigious football tournament after a hard fought penalty shoot-out victory against XI Star SU, Akampat yesterday.
N Suresh broke the stalemate in the 20th minute and struck another in the 65th minute to help THAU take 2-0 lead against the Kakching side.
Joseph Golmei rounded off the thumping win with an additional time (80+2) goal.
In the day's other match, ABA, Kshetrigao crushed RPU, Patpal with Helkhohao Vaiphei opening the score for the eventual winner in the first minute and completing the rout with his second of the match in the 80th minute.
Murshid Alam (13th) and Sabir Ahmed (32nd) were the other scorers for ABA.
Sh Deva Sharma (61st) pulled back one for the Patpal side.