LHYC hold KSU in Jiribam Second Division league
Source: The Sangai Express
Jiribam, October 05 2017:
LHYC held Kuki Sporting Union to a 2-2 draw after a hard fought match today in the 15th District level P Tilotama Memorial 2nd Division League organised by All Jiribam Sports Association at Jiribam Higher Secondary School ground .
KSU dominated the first-half of the match.
They opened the account through Satminlal when he found the net early in the 9th minute of the match.
Desperate to restore parity LHYU also launched series of raids but defence of KSU warded them off with ease to make it 1-0 till the end of first-half .
After the recess, LHYC entered the field with more purpose and started their raids against KSU.
Their efforts yielded positive result in the 55th minute when Nehemia breached the defensive wall of KSU to crack a clinical shot and parity was restored .
KSU restarted their attacks soon and went ahead with fine runs in the flanks and the midfield.
Then, Chonglalkhon of KSU, who was in the midfield managed to control the ball and outstepped few defenders inside the box and unleashed a powerpacked shot to regain the lead by 2-1in the 71st minute.
The lead did not last long as LHYC pulled back another goal in the 74th minute to draw level.
Both teams made relentless attempts to break the deadlock but failed due to alert defence lines that disallowed every penetrative moves made against one another.