5th Heirok Cup : STAWA thrash SINC 6-3 to enter semifinal
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 07 2019:
STAWA thrashed SINC 6-3 in the 2nd quarterfinal and entered semifinal of the ongoing 7 ASide U-14 Boys State Level Football tournament organized by Chingdompok Ideal Top Youth Club, Heirok at City Club Heirok ground since February 11 with the participation of 12 teams clubbed into 4 groups.
STAWA enjoyed lion's share of goal possession throughout the match and also created flurry of chances in the first 40 minutes with both Md Samir and Md Zahir Khan converting maximum of the chances into goals unsettling the composure of opponent's goalkeeper.
In the meantime, players of SINC also seized upon the chances created in the midfield and near the goalmouth to stay in the match than giving away the match rather easily to STAWA.
The first goal of the match was scored by Abinash of SINC to give his team the first lead but Md Samir equalised it in the 10th minute of the match while Md Zahir Khan scored 4 (four) successive goals in the 11th, 13th, 19th and 22nd minute to take his team to a comfortable 5-1 lead at the end of first half.
After the changeover, Abinash of SINC again scored the 2nd goal of his team to reduce the parity to 2-5 but Md Zahir Khan continued his impressive form to add one more goal in the 40th minute to extend the lead to 6-2.Players of SINC tried hard to reduce the goal margin in the second half of the match which is slipping away from their grip.
However, their effort paid off in the 48th minute when Bungo shot past the custodian of opponent team to make the scoreline read 3-6 .
But STAWA managed to hold on the lead to seal the match with a convincing 6-3 win.
YDC Yairipok will meet DENI FC Kaboleikai on March 11 at 2 pm in the third quarterfinal while Thoiba FC, Heirok will face Kakching United FC in the last qtr final on March 12 at 2 pm .