K Madhop 2nd Divn League : Wanglen stars as CFA cruise to 6-2 win over UPSA in title clash
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 19 2021:
Classic Football Academy (CFA) were crowned champions of the Koijam Madhop Second Division Football League tournament organised by the Imphal East District Football Association at YWC ground, Thambalkhong.
The Chingmeirong team emerged winners after thrashing UPSA, Pukhao by 6-2 goals today in the final match, courtesy four second half goals by Wanglen.
The two sides were neck and neck till halfway and were locked at 2-2 but Wanglen ran riot in the second half to banged in four goals alone to help CFA seal the game 6-2.CFA drew first blood in the 17th minute when Ganningam converted a superb opportunity only to be equalized by UPSA's Kaikhulen in the 30th minute.
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The parity did not last long as Angamba earned CFA the lead again in the 32nd minute before Kh Raj had his way to help UPSA come to level terms in the 39th minute.
The second half, however, went entirely to the Chingmeirong side as midfielders and forwards worked in tandem to dominate the possession and strung a series of scoring chances.
It took a while for them to breach the UPSA defense wall until Wanglen opened his account in the 67th minute and pumped in three more goals later on (77',80+1', 80+2') to give CFA a comprehensive 6-2 win and the tournament title.
Earlier in the relegation match, UDA Heingang survived relegation beating YVO, Huikap 4-2.UDA took a slender 1-0 first half lead early with a freak second minute goal by Farukh who scored another in the 47th minute to help UDA sink YVO 4-2 .
The other goals for the winning side came from Orbit (44') and Ajmal (53') while the goals for the Huikap side were scored by Liyakat and Mk Jahit respectively in the 36th and the 55th minutes.