13th Manipur State League : YPHU hold AFC to 1-1 draw as SU cruise to 3-0 victory against NACO
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 24 2020:
AFC, Thoubal were held to a 1-1 draw by YPHU, Lalambung as Sagolband United (SU) posted second win with a 3-0 rout of NACO, Nambul Mapal at Artficial Turf Ground today in the ongoing 13th Manipur State League.
AFC and YPHU had a cautious start today in the tournament's 32nd fixture and the first half remained goalless despite both teams having fair share of opportunities.
The Thoubal side however managed to break the deadlock in the 52nd minute through S Arunjit but their lead was cancelled out by YPHU's Lunkhongam in the 76th minute to make it any-one's game.
As the score was all squared, both teams pushed hard for the lead but failed to make any chances in the scoreline till the end of the game.
S Rahul and O Rohit of AFC were yellow carded in the 67th and the 84th minute respectively for their unsportsmanlike behaviours.
Elsewhere in the tournament's 33rd match, SU started the game slowly and took a slender 1 -0 lead before grabbing two more goals in the second half to complete the 3-0 rout of NACO.
Basanta Singh put SU ahead when the match was just 7 minutes old but the sudden lead forced NACO, who were unbeaten in last three matches to step up their defence to deny further scoring in the first half.
The impetus of the game remained with SU in the second half as well and their consistent effort rewarded them with the second goal in the 62nd minute when L Milan rounded off an effort well.
SU continued to dominate the proceeding looking for more goals but faced stiff opposition from the Nambul Mapal side until H Premananda struck the team's third lately in the 87th minute to hand NACO their first defeat at the tournament.
GSC will play NISA in the next match on February 26 at 11.45 am before AIM face off with UKB latter at 2 pm .