Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 14:
Singer-band Football Academy, Cachar wrested the title of the CRPF Friendship Cup football tournament played at Jiribam Higher Secondary School ground today.
The final match of the competition organised under the aegis of 12 Bn CRPF saw the Cachar side cruise to a comfortable 4-1 win margin over Young Sinlung Club, Jiribam and walked hone with the top prize of Rs 5000 along with the trophy.
Ringson Hmar of the champion side was adjudged the tournament's best player with Sinlung's Francis Hmar named the best goalkeeper, informed our Jiribam Correspondent.
The final match was held with Jiribam ADC Y Iboyaima as the chief guest and the guests of honour of the occasion being Commandant of 12 Bn CRPF RC Bahugana, CO 153 BSF RK Singh and Jiribam SDPO N Manimohan.
Runners-up YSC, Jiribam was awarded Rs 3000 and trophy.
Meanwhile, NCYWO, Nungshai and CRESPA, Bishnupur defeated their respective opponents by an identical 2-0 score margins, as YWO, Bishnupur blanked NEYA, Bishnupur 3-0 and GMC, Phubala edged past THASCO, Ningthoukhong 1-0 in today's matches of the Friendship Cup Football Tournament 2008 for Bishnupur district played at DSA Mini Stadium, Bishnupur.
In the first match played today, NCYWO outclassed Shivananda with CRESPA following suit with the same score margin against CLSA, Naransena.