Sh Rakesh 2nd Divn League : Similar 2-1 wins for UCC and SFC
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 08 2019:
UCC, Kakching and SFC, Sugnu managed 2-1 wins today in the ongoing Sh Rakesh 2nd Division Football League organised by District Sports Association Kakching at DSA Kakching playground.
In the first match of the day, UCC fought from one goal down to draw level in the first half before Md Nawab Khan sealed the victory for the team in the latter half.
Boynao handed FSC the lead in the 18th minute after the two sides made a cautious start but the lead did not last long as Ksh Ghanashyam managed the equaliser for UCC in the 24th minute to make it 1-1 till the break.
The second half saw both teams making relentless attempts to break the deadlock but UCC came out to be the luckier side as they completed the comeback in the 59th minute with the help of Md Nawab.
UCC then slipped to a more defensive format after the goal as FSC tried hard to close the gap on numerous occasion and successfully fended off all charge to earn all three points.
Meanwhile in the second match of the day, SFC led the first half by a slender margin as T Henry Zote found the breakthrough in the 40th minute after KMSWC, Keirak produced a fine defensive performance in the earlier proceedings.
KMSWC which were languishing in the earlier half improved themselves after the restart and made their way back into the game with Md Samir scoring the equaliser in the 49th minute.
They two teams looked to share the points as they failed to capitalise on their scoring chances but P Japan's strike for SFC in the 76th minute came in between to separate the two sides.