State league
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 20 2013:
TRAU, Kwakeithel defeated AIM, Khabam 1-0 to replace the rivals in the fourth position of the 8th Manipur State League football tournament while league debutantes ZFC, Churachandpur maintained its seventh position in the points table after a 1-1 draw with USA, Khurai at the end of the 10-team league competition's seventh round at Mapal Kangjeibung today.
N Dhananjoy scored the matchwinner from an S Ratan cross in the 67th minute to fetch TRAU 12 points, which also secured the team fourth place finish at the end of the eighth round.
AIM now occu-py the fifth slot on 11 points.
In an earlier match, L Ro-shan put USA ahead with a first half injury time goal from a K Phalguni cross, which ZFC neutralised in the 51st minute from a T Kam-khullian free kick.
With two wins, same number of losses and four draws, ZFC are in seventh place with 10 points, two more than USA, who are second from bottom.
Winners' Cup: UPAA, Kyamgei and UBSA, Mantak split points after a 2-2 draw in the former's home game of the 18th M Chittamani Memorial Winners' Cup football tournament at khuman Lam-pak Artificial Turf today.
The keenly contested match saw Apharian net the mantak opener in the 11th minute and Ak Pradipkumar restoring for the home team in the 41st.While Raju Singh regained the UBSA lead in the 72nd Adim Pamei rescued the Kyamgei side with a fourth minute injury time equaliser.
The otherwise exciting match was marred two sent-offs and five bookings.