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Challenge Cup Veteran Football: FCI record win; FVWA-VSAI match ends in draw
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 07 2015 :
FC Imphal, Mayaikoibi beat KFC Keishamthong while FVWA, Pologround and VSAI, Thangmeiband shared the day in the league matches of the 17th Challenge Cup Veteran Football Tournament being played under the supervision of Manipur Veteran Football Association (MVFA) at MapalKangjeibung on Thursday.
FC Imphal registered win on the performance of N Itocha.
FC Imphal was put on the defensive early in the match when Ronikumar exploited the nippiness of defenders to slot the ball into the net in 6th min for KFC.
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The goal serves as wake up call to FC Imphal and forces to pull up their socks.
Stunned by the early goal, FC Imphal made series of attacks to reduce the margin.
The raids resulted in a goal when S Rohenproduced a powerful low drive to beat the custodian in 8th min and the lead was extended by N Itocha in 25th min to go into the break at 2-1 .
After change of ends, N Itocha took the match beyond the reach of KFC by adding another one in 51st min and takes his personal score to two goals.
KFC press hard reduce the margin and effort resulted in a spot kick in 53rd min.
The penalty was successfully converted by M Bimolchandra to make the score line 2-3.The goal provide an opportunity to KFC to come back in the match but L Surchandra makes sure that KFC did not realized the dream when he put the ball in KFC goal mouth in 62nd min and hand over the match to FC Impah.
The final score line reads 4-2 in favour of FC Imphal.
FVWA and VSAI fought hard in the second match of the day.
VSAI took the early lead in 11th min through N Inaocha and brought joy to their supporters.
The joy was short live when T Phullen's of FVWA strike found the back of the net in 14th min.
Both the teams were at 1-1 at the breather.
After the break, VSAI again took the lead through Stanlee in 43rd min.
VSAI defended to protect the lead while FVWA made an all out effort to get the equalizer.
In the 53rd min VSAI got a corner which was taken by GolmeiKajaingampu.
Golmei well measure kick draws FVWAI custodian out and K Lokendro put the ball into the vacant goal mouth to the delight of supporters and support staff.
Both the teams could not added further goals and the match ended in parity.
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