Sub-Junior NE qualifying Meghalaya edge out Manipur to enter final round
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 04 2017:
Meghalaya beat Manipur narrowly by a margin of 1-0 in the last Group- A match of the National Sub junior NE qualifying today at the Khuman Lampak artificial turf ground .
With the win, Meghalaya have entered the final of the sub junior NE qualifying round .
Taking cognizance of the importance of the match, the two teams played cautiously and rarely went all out on the attack, instead concentrating on keeping their citadel intact .
Manipur paid the price for a foul in the 20th minute of the match which resulted in a penalty kick for the opponent.
Maghalaya did not miss the chance and Glennys Godfrey Lynrah found no difficulty in beating the custodian of Manipur with a power packed shot from the spot .
The hosts’ efforts to equalise were prevented by the Meghalaya defenders .
In the previous group match, Meghalaya thrashed Tripura 13-0 while Manipur beat Tripura 5-1 .