Football league tournaments
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 22 2013:
Riding on Md Boycha's hattrict DOAK, Yairipok recorded its third win in four matches with a 3-1 defeat of YDC, Potshangbam in the M Ibobi Memorial (IE) Division I football league tournament at Khuman Lampak Artificial Turf today.
YDC took the lead within five minutes into play through Y Rupachandra but could maintain the advantage for a little over half an hour as Md Boycha exhibited clinical finishing with his first goal in the 38th minute shortly after rivals' Ch Manichandra was given the marching order.
Boycha completed the hattrict with goals in the 47th and 64th minutes.
In the MK Ghanendrajit Memorial (IE) Super Division league tournament at the same venue, KIYC (Kshetri Iril Mapal) capitalised on a one-man advantage to beat ESU, Wan-gkhei 2-1 with Md Rohit (26th) and M Romi Meitei (79th) netting the winners' goals.
K Victor had pulled back one for ESU in the 72nd minute but any chance the Wangkhei side had to stage a fight-back evaporated as the scorer was sent off.
Having received the first caution in the 64th minute for vociferously challenging a match official decision on handball, Victor was given the marching order for disregarding game rules on celebrating goal.
At SKYC ground, sekmai where the 20th L Sangita Devi Memorial (IW) Division I football league tournament is being held BMSC (Taobungkhok) outplayed GC CRPF, Langjing 2-0 while HNSC, Haoreibi and KKYDA, Kha Jiri settled for a 3-3 draw.
O Rishikanta (67th) and L Johnson (71st) scored the BMSC goals, that fetched the Taobungkhok youngsters 18 points and joint leading team with YWC, Malom also on same point.
While Y Apic scored all the HNSC goals, Ch Ngouba (13th), A Yaiphaba (37th) and Y Luwangamba (38th) provided the goals for the opponents.
In the 3rd D Majabi Kabui Memorial Super Division league played today at Bishnupur Mini Stadium, LFC (Ngaikhong Khunou) overcame SAI-SAG, Utlou 2-1 with Dayananda (54th) and James (72nd) scoring the LFC goals and Surjakanta pulling back one for the Utlou side in the 55th minute.
At the same venue, FC (Moirang) outlasted YWO, Bishnupur 4-1 in a Group A match of the 3rd Y Tejkumar Memorial Division I league tournament.
The FC goals were netted by Fatlun (5th), Romen (30th), Ningsang (38th) and Rockey (46th) as Dutta scored the YWO consolation goal in the 52nd minute.