Unapal Winter Cup: Nungourok FC, SDO, KUFC register win against rivals
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Kakching, January 24 2015 :
Nungourok FC, SDO Pallel and KUFC Kakching registered win against their respective opponents in the matches of the ongoing 3rd Unapal Winter Cup organised by Unapal Sports Association at Unapal Village playground in Chandel District on Saturday.
In the first ground, Nungourok FC defeated ASYSCO Satu by 5-2 goals in tie break after both team scored one goal each during normal time.
During the normal time, Angnaipham (Jersey No.11) opened the account of Nungourok FC in the 20th minute.
But it was equalised by Nainai (Jersey No.9) of ASYSCO Satu in the 51st minute.
In the tie break, Nungourok FC won the match after Luckson (Jersey No.3) and Johnsonte ( Jersey No.12) of ASYSCO Satu failed to convert their kicks into goal.
Meanwhile, in the first quarter final match played on Saturday, SDO Pallel beat YPO Sora by 6-4 goals in a tie break and became the first team to enter the semi final of the tournament.
After remaining goalless in the first half, Saruk Khan (Jersey No.4) of YPO Sora struck a goal in the 45th minute of the match.
But the score was later equalised by Romenjit (Jersey No.4) of SDO Pallel in the 54th minute.
SDO Pallel emerged winner of the match after its goalkeeper Basant dived and saved the kick from Salam (Jersey no.8) of YPO Sora in the tie break.
In the second quarter final match played between KUFC Kakching and SWC Waikhong, KUFC Kakching defeated SWC Waikhong, again in a tie break by 6-7 goals after both teams scored 2 goals each during the given time.
SWC Waikhong dominated and led by one goal in the first half after H.Ajoyson (Jersey No.6) and Herojit (Jersey No.3) scored one goal each.
However, KUFC Kakching equalised the goals with Ashok (Jersey No.11) and Sushil (Jersey No.10) striking one goal each in the first and second half of the match.
Tomorrow being Sunday and Republic day falls on Monday, there will be no match on 25th and 26th January.
When the tournament resumes on 27th January, the third and fourth round of the quarter final matches would be played between 7 stars Thoubal and UBSA Mantak in the first ground while UFC Unapal and Nungourok FC in the 2nd ground.