10th Jiri Cup Invitation Football Tournament : DSA overcome HSA via tie breaker
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 24 2014 :
In a pulsating pre-quarter final, DSA Lakhimpur came from behind to down Hmar Sports Association, Cachar via the tie breaker.
Wary of each other both teams started off on a cautious note, each testing the other tentatively and never launching a full fledged attack.
HSA took the lead when its forward combined well and through a series of short, crisp passes came dangerously close to the goal mouth of DSA Lakhimpur.
The ball found an unmarked Joseph who slotted the ball home from close range in the 21st minute.
The goal galvanised the DSA players and they launched a series of attack, but the equaliser evaded them, thanks to excellent man markings by the defence line of HSA.
After the break, DSA went all out to find the equaliser and finally found it three minutes from time in the 87th minute, through Ringson.
With both teams tied one each after regulation time, the match was decided through the tie breaker.
DSA kept their cool with four of them, Ringson, Kiky Rongmei, Daimai Rongmei and Bishonath finding the net while for HSA only Paul, Lalrothar and Joseph could convert their kicks while the other two failed.