IUFC beat Juvenile Club 2-0 to secure IW 3rd Divn League title
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 09 2022:
IUFC-Sekmai were crowned the champions of the 5th Sh Mani Sharma 3rd Division Football League Tournament.
The Sekmai team won 2-0 against Juvenile Club-Tera in the final clash today at SKYC ground, Sekmai to seal the top honour of the 16-team competition organised by Imphal West District Football Association.
The two sides started cautiously and saw out the opening half in a goalless draw even as they had some close calls.
The Sekmai side however surged ahead with L Lemba finding the breakthrough in the 54th minute.
Boosted by the goal, IUFC's confidence grew and added another through T Shekhar in the 65th minute to make it 2-0 .
Juvenile Club too had their chances to cut the gap but lack of finishing touch and IUFC's resolute defending denied them from making their efforts count.
Eventually, IUFC walked home 2-0 to lift the title trophy.