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7th Shaheed Manoranjan Memorial tournament begins MTFC start off with a bang
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 23 2017:
The 7th Shaheed Manoranjan Singh Memorial CRPF football tournament began today at Khuman Lampak Main stadium.
In the opening match, MTFC, Leimakhong overwhelmed NCC, Khonghampat by a margin of six goals to two as Rd Ngalangmi did the star turn for the winners.
Right from the first whistle, MTFC dominated the game while NCC played defensive.
H Arunkumar slammed home the opener for MTFC in the 22nd minute.
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RD Ngalangmi scored a massive four goals (31', 58', 76', and 86') while K Lungkoiba Maram (43') added one for the Leimakhong side.
W Michael of NCC hit a brace (67' and 89') to reduce the margin.
The tournament is being jointly organised by Group Centre, CRPF and Imphal West District Football Association under the aegis of IG Manipur and Nagaland Sector, CRPF and AMFA.
Earlier, the opening ceremony of the tournament was attended by Pramod Asthana, Addl DG, Manipur Police as the chief guest. Other dignitaries of the opening ceremony were Vikram Sahgal, IGP, CRPF, Manipur & Nagaland Sector; L Kailun, IGP, Manipur Police; Mohinder Kumar, DIGP, GC, CRPF and Memcha Devi, mother of Saheed Manoranjan.
While the aim and objective of the tournament is to pay fitting tribute to Saheed Manoranjan, who made the supreme sacrifice during a special operation in fighting naxals in Chhattisgarh on March 17, 2009, the tournament is also an endeavour to promote sports, particularly football, and motivate youth of the State to keep abreast with sports, according to the organisers.
A total of twelve teams will compete for the top honour during the nine-day football extravaganza.
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