Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 03:
Capitalising on the expulsion of an opponent player, YWC, Thambalkhong thrashed ABA, Kshetrigao by a comfortable margin of four goals to one in the MK Ghanendrajit Memorial Super division Football tournament 2004 for Imphal east district at Thau ground, Thangmeiband today.
The match referee sent off ABA's Md Munir Khan for deliberately handling the ball inside the marked zone 15 minutes into the match.
G Ninja Kabui made no mistake from the spot to double the YWC lead after W Umakanta had opened the score with a seventh minute strike following a Hemin Guite pass.
Hemin Guite also fed N Ibotombi with a defence splitting pass which the latter converted into goal in the 28th minute for a comfortable 3-0.H Deben's 36th minute header put the match further beyond ABA's reach off a Md Kabir ahmed flag kick before S Sabir pulled back one for the Kshetrigao side a minute later.
By virtue of the win YWC has qualified for the forthcoming Winners' Cup football tournament to be organized by AMFA.
Earlier, in the M Ibobi Singh Division I Football League Tournament 2004 at the same venue PYA, Kairang pipped AAYCA, Andro 3-2 with Ibochouba scoring a brace.
After Amos Kom struck the PYA opener in the 15th minute Ibochouba's two goals came in the 30th and 33rd minutes respectively.