Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 25 2009:
NEROCA, Shangakpham and TRAU, Kwakeithel registered comfortable victories while USA, Khurai held YWC, Thambalkhong to a 1-1 draw in first leg matches of the 4th Manipur state League football tournament at Mapal Kangjeibung today.
Host MPSC suffered 2-0 loss to NEROCA while TRAU trounced home side PYC, Phoudel 6-2 which also put the Kwakeithel (13) to second place in the title race at the end of sixth round.
Capitalising on sloppy defending of the police side, H Chakravarti opened the NEROCA score 31 minutes into the match before his second in the 75th ensured the easy win.
In the drawn contest between YWC and USA (host), the Thambalkhong side took the lead when N Dhananjoy found the mark in the 34th minute which the home side neutralised in the 52nd minute.
Lunminlal Khongsai scored three of the TRAU goals in PYC's home match that also saw two penalty awards converted successfully by both sides.
After opening the score only four minutes into the match, Lunminlal also struck in the 60th and 84th minutes with one goal each by Th itomba (23rd), S Herojit (31st) and L Tiken (90th/P) rounding off the thumping victory.
Jayenta (77th) and Krishnachandra (79th/P) narrowed the loss deficit for the Phoudel side, who are languishing at the bottom of the table.