21st Winners' Cup HISU book final berth
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 09 2016:
The hope of RAU, Lairikyengbam Leikai to enter the final of the ongoing Thangjam Birachandra-Maipakpi memorial 21st Winners' Cup was dashed even as they clinched a thrilling 3-2 win over HISU, Thoubal today at their home ground, Artificial turf, Khuman Lampak.
RAU had earlier suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of HISU at the later's home ground in the first leg of the semi-final.
HISU enter the final on goal aggregate.
In the second leg of the semi-final today, Y Jugeshore struck home twice (34th and 53rd minute) and M Abungcha netted one in the first half additional time for the home team-RAU.
After scoring the three goals, the home team were convinced that they had already tamed the visitors.
But the visitors pushed hard to equalise the goals.
They got rewarded for their efforts as S Robinson pulled one back for the visitors in the 87th minute.
L Romesh banged in another in the last minute of the second half additional time.