State 3rd in Dr T Ao football
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 13 2012:
Manipur had to be content with third place finish and four consolation awards as the Dr T ao football tournament concluded at Gangtok, Sikkim on March 9 .
In the third place play-off against Tripura on March 9, Naoton netted a brace to help Manipur cruise to a 2-1 win.
I Nilakumar was adjudged the tournament's best player and Manipur declared the winner of the fair play award as the best goalkeeper and top scorer awards were bagged by Bishworjit and L Gouro respectively.
Mizoram won the championship after a nail-biting 10-9 win via the sudden death against Sikkim.
Penalty shoot-out was applied to decide the winner after normal period ended in a 1-1 stalemate.