30th Jr Boys Inter District Football
DSA Kakching defeat SHDSA 3-1, IWDFA share spoils with IEDFA
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 19 2018:
DSA Kakching took off the 30th Junior Boys Inter District Football Tournament for Private Sports Academy Trophy being organised under the auspices of All Manipur Football Association (AMFA) with a 3-1 win over Sadar Hills District Sports Association (SHDSA) at Artificial Turf Ground, Khuman Lampak today.
The Group B league match of the day saw Imphal West District Football Association (IWDFA) hold to a 1-1 draw by Imphal East District Football Association (IEDFA).
DSA Kakching had a slow start and it was only in the 34th minute that Md Nusar found the net and gave the lone goal in the first half.
After the restart, Kh Rajesh of the Kakching side extended the lead to 2-0 but Benjamin Lufong of SHDSA cut the goal gap by 1 when he managed a fine run into DSA Kakching's exploiting a defensive lapse and fired in an stinging shot in the 54th minute.
The latter part of the game saw the Sadar Hills side tried to level the score while the Kakching side were looking for another goal.
The luck favoured the Kakching side with another goal during the injury time added after the normal time and helped the DSA Kakching cruise to a 3-1 win.
The second match between IWDFA and IEDFA was a tight competition overall and had to settle the game 1-1 though both teams had fair share of scoring chances and possession.
The Imphal West side started the game on the front-foot with the opening goal coming up early in the 8th minute through Ph Rustum's strike but the 37th minute equaliser from Sanajaoba of IEDFA saved their blushes.
The second half of the match saw both teams making everything possible to slot in the winner but defence lines on both sides deftly managed to keep all threats at bay to finish the game in a 1-1 stalemate.