Technical error and bad light force matches of IW 1st Divn League to stall
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 14 2019:
In an interesting turn of an event, two matches of the ongoing 26th L Sangita Memorial Imphal West First Division Football League 2019 organized under the aegis of Imphal West District Football Association were both aborted before conclusion.
The first match played between WAFA Wangoi and SICO Lourembam Leikai played at BMSC ground, Taobungkhok ended undecided after an argument broke between the officials and players of SICO, following a decision to hand WAFA a controversial goal off a direct kick.
The free kick went past the SICO wall and the ball was collected after being dropped once by the keeper.
The referee was quick to award WAFA a goal but the SICO players and the audience could not agree with the decision as they complained that the ball did not even went close to the goal line, thereby making the play end undecided.
The second match between YAC, Yaiskul and PAMYAL, Patsoi on the other hand, was put on hold after 65 minutes of play due to bad light.
PAMYAL was leading 1-0 before the match was stalled.