7-men soccer tournament kicksoff; Choklong Sunrise, Phunal Sambun move to next round
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 13 2018:
In the opening match, Choklong Sunrise Youth Club held their nerves to beat Kakching Lamkhai New FC 2-0 in penalty shootout after both the team failed to score goals in the regulation time while Phunal Sambun Youth Club edged past Khuningshi FC 1-0 of the XVIII 7-men soccer tournament 2018 organized by Manipur Soccer youth Development Organization (MSYDO) through AMSA at Laiching Meipou playground today.
In the first match, Choklong Sunrise Youth Club and Kakching Lamkhai New FC displayed brilliant football in the field in their fight to remain top on each other.
However, the match ended 0-0 at the end of the normal time.
The match was then pushed to penalty shootout where Choklong Sunrise Youth Club scored two goals out of the five attempts while Kakching Lamkhai failed to convert any of their shots into goals.
In the second match, Mosmile scored the winning goal for Phunal Sambun Youth Club in the 35th minute to after goalless first-half.