U-14 football: GFA, RFCC book semis spots
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 15 2023:
Golden FA and RFCC entered the semifinals of the U-14 Boys' Inter Club Football Tournament in contrasting styles at Artificial Turf Ground, Lamlong Thongk-hong on Wednesday.
Sagolshem NongsHaba Singh scored a hat-trick to steer Golden FA to comfortable 5-0 win over BFA in their quarterfinal encounter.
Nongshaba started off with a 25th-minute opener as Oi-nam Telheiba Meetei doubled the lead in the 46th minute before Nongshaba netted a double in succession (58,67) to complete his treble.
Then Golden FA collected their fifth goal in the third minute of stoppage through Thangjam Winson Meetei (80+3) to enjoy a smooth passage to the semifinals.
RFCC, on the other hand, overcame a stiff challenge from NESU in a 1-0 win for their place in the last four.
Heigrujam Rock Singh was the hero of the match as his 48th-minute goal eventually proved to be the decider after coming through a tight tussle.