ZFC wins first final of Chittamani Winners Cup
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 01 2012:
ZFC, Churachandpur beat DM RAO, Awang Sekmai 4-1 in the first final match of the ongoing 17th M Chittamani Singh Memorial Winners' Cup, 2012 organised by Hunphun Shaiza Youth Society under the aegis of All Manipur Football Association (AMFA) in home and away basis.
The first final match was played at CCpur Public Ground as the Home Ground of ZFC, CCpur.
H Kilong of DM RAO drew the first blood of the match in the 8th minute of the match.
Unable to open their goal account, ZFC players struggled hard to equalise the score.
On the other hand, DM RAO after opening their account were busy in defending themselves against the numerous attempts of ZFC.
The first half concluded with the score at 1-0 in favour of DM RAO.
In the second half, both teams played the match with full determination to win.
Surprisingly, ZFC began to take control of the match in the second half while DM RAO players witnessed gradual decrease in their performance.
As a result, ZFC successfully equalised the score in the 73rd minute of the match through a volley of Zolthang.
Minutes later, Paokhongam of ZFC scored one goal in the 83rd minute while his teammates Helun Haokip and Zamthianlal scored one goal each in the 85th and 89th minutes of the match respectively.
The second final match will be played at SKYC Ground, Awang Sekmai on November 3 as the Home Ground of DM RAO.