LS Trophy: SSMT, SYC, TYPOM complete next round lineup
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kangpokpi, September 03 2022:
With the end of the first round league of the ongoing Len and Sang Trophy, altogether eight teams, group winners and runner-ups from each of the four groups, advanced to the next league round to clash with Manipur State League and AMFA Cup teams from Monday.
In the last three first league round matches on Saturday, Satkhohen and Sumkhomang Memorial Team (SSMT) held Saikotjang Youth Club to a 1-1 draw as both teams progressed to the next league round.
Ngamlenlal's opener for Saikotjang YC in the 62nd minute of the second half was quickly equalised by SSMT through Lenminlal in the 72nd minute to force a 1-1 draw.
With the result, SSMT emerged group winners while Saikotjang YC were second in Group C.In other Group C match, Willie's brace in the 18th and 29th minutes gave Golngai Football Club a 2-0 win over pointless Eimi Students' Fellowship Maram.
Despite their win, Golngai FC failed to qualify for the next round.
Meanwhile, TYPOM Maohing were given a walkover after Hintwi FC failed to turn up for the Group A match.
The walkover helped TYPOM finish runners-up of Group A with 8 points Altogether, eight teams, ie two teams (group winners and runner-ups) from each of four groups of the first league round qualified for the next league round.
Twilang Area Sporting Association and TYPOM Maohing from group A, Satkhohen and Sumkhomang Memorial Team Team (SSMT) and Saikotjang Youth Club (SYC) from group B, Manipur Terrier Imphal (MTI), and Taphou Football Club (TFC) from group C, and Football Club Gorkha 11 Manipur and Kuki Football Academy (Junior) team entered the next league round as group winners and runner-ups respectively to clash with KLASA Keinou, Symropia Churachandpur, Sagolband United from MSL teams and Kuki Sporting Club and UKB from AMFA Cup teams.
For the next league round, Kuki Sporting Club (KSC), Twilang Area Sporting Association (TASA), and Saikotjang Youth Club (SYC) are clubbed in Group A.The Group B teams are KLASA Keinou, Satkhohen and Sumkhomang Memorial Team (SSMT), and TYPOM Maohing.
Symropia, Manipur Terrier Imphal, and Kuki Football Academy (junior) teams are in group C while UKB, Sagolband United, and Taphou FC are in Group D .