Kings MCJ win Thungkhu football tournament
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 07 2022:
Kings MCJ held their nerves to beat PMT in a penalty shootout and won the 1st Thungkhu 9-a-side Men's Open Football Tournament 2022 organised by Thungcheng Youth Club, Chandel.
The final match went into the penalty shootout after both teams remained tied 3-3 at fulltime.
In the shootout, Kings MCJ delivered on all of their shots to secure a thrilling 5-4 win against their opponents.
Marconi, Armstrong, Mitchel, Thumson and Mongampha all converted their attempts to help Kings MCJ clinch the tournament title.
PMT rued a missed attempt as Ngamlensei's shot came up short of the target while teammates Haominlun, Ngamneo, Daniel and Sangmon all made their strikes count.
Earlier in their normal time action, Amstrong (2, 25) scored a double and Marconi (80) added a goal for Kings MCJ while Daniel (66, 69) netted twice and Ngamneo (74) got a goal for PMT.
Thomas and Daniel shared the top scorer award as Amstrong Dilbung was adjudged best player and Mangkholen walked away with the best goalkeeper trophy.