Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 02 2009:
NEVFA, Porompat thrashed IEVFA, Salanthong 7-1 to cruise into the quarter finals of the 11th Challenge Cup Veteran Football tournament at Mapal Kangeibung today.
While NEVFA advanced into the last eight stage as group runners-up behind table toppers NVFA (Nagaland), Ching-tam, Sangakpham and HEVFA also sealed the berths in quarter finals after a 2-2 draw.
NEVFA, Ching-tam and HEVFA all netted 6 points each with one wins, same number of losses and three draws in the six team group but the Porompat veterans pipped Ching-tam to the runners-up spot with a better goal average.
Group champion NVFA won three and drew two of their group matches.
In the first match today, Naipu kom (5th, 6th, 19th, 37th) scored four of the NEVFA goals in the convincing victory over their Salanthong rivals.
A brace from Md Abton Khan (3rd, 29th) and one by D Kipgen (44th) completed the IEVFA demolition.
T Ibomcha (25th) and Ronald Sitlhou (35th) scored the Ching-tam goals with Kashim Ali (30th) and L Lukhoi (38th) responding for HEVFA in second match.