NEROCA FC grab narrow win in Manoranjan football tournament
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 13 2022:
NEROCA FC beat TRAU FC in a penalty shootout to advance in the 12th Shaheed Manoranjan Singh Memorial CRPF Football Tournament on Thursday.
NEROCA needed a late equaliser from Th Naresh to force all draw.
They struggled to contain their strong opponents who went ahead in the first half.
TRAU took control after Kh Lucky found the back of the net in the 33rd minute.
NEROCA looked clueless for the major part of the game until Th Naresh fired home the equaliser in the 8lst minute that paved the way for his side's penalty triumph.
In the shootout, NEROCA held their nerves to convert all their five attempts through Thonam, Kh Lucky, Jonathan, Ch Barian and Benjamin.
On other hand, TRAU scored three goals to be on the losing side.
Friday's fixtures see NERC (Takeyel) take on Classic FA at 10 am and Muvanlai (Kangpokpi) play KSC (Kangpokpi) at 1 pm .