Imphal East win men's football title
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 29 2022:
Imphal East overcame Churachandpur in a penalty shootout to emerge champions of the men's football tournament in the 2nd Manipur Olympic Games at Artificial Turf Ground, Lamlong Thongkhong, on Monday.
The final match was decided by penalty kicks after both sides remained goalless at the end of regulation time.
In the shootout, the Imphal East team outscored Churachandpur 3-1 courtesy of strikes by Bilky, Giftson and S Abinash while Pauginmuan was the only scorer for the losing side in the penalty contest.
Kakching claimed the third place in the men's football competition.
They pulled off a 4-3 win over Imphal West in a keenly contested match.
Ashokkumar (9', 29') grabbed a double as Samir (22') and Abinash (31') chipped in with a goal each for Kakching, while Lansingam (18'), Th Kishan (26') and L Johnson (34') scored for Imphal West.
In the women's third-place match, Kakching prevailed 3-2 against Bishnupur.
Ksh Margaret (13', 18') netted a brace after M Ambika (1') opened the scoring to help Kakching seal the victory.
Both goals of Bishnupur were scored by A Roja Devi (36', 42') .