Jiribam I-Division League : Echel Club edge past PYC
Source: The Sangai Express
Jiribam, September 29 2017:
Echel Club Dibong edged past PYC 4-3 in today's match of the ongoing 15th Th Radhamani Memorial First Division Football League Tournament 2017 organised by All Jiribam Sports Association (AJSA) at Jiribam Higher Secondary School ground.
In today's high scoring match.
Gaikhaolung (J no 4) did the star turn as he scored 4 of the 4 goals for Echel Club while Jacob (J no 18) also scored a brace for PYC.
The first-half of the match ended 1 -0 in favour of Echel Club with an early goal scored by Gaikhaolung in the 5th minute.
PYC also made few raids but ended without any success.
It rained goals in the second half with both teams taking their turns to add goals one after another.
Barely a minute after the match resumed, well placed Gaikhaolung added his sec-ond goal to extend the lead by 2-0.Spurred by the double
lead.
Kamkholun went on a counter attack which yielded positive result when he found the back of the net in the 47th minute to reduce the deficit by one goal.
Thereafter.
Gaikhaolung made a solo run and successfully outstepped a few defender to score his third goal in the 58th minute.
PYC did not slacken and resumed their raids.
Their forwards swarmed the goal mouth of Echel Club and Jacob emerged from the flank and fired in his first goal in the 62nd minute.
Jacob struck back with another powerful shot to score his second goal in the 67th minute to level the score 3-3.The parity did not satisfy Echel Club and they again went on the offensive.
Gaikhaolung again made his run and danced past few defenders of PYC and unleashed a clinical shot in the 75th minute of the match to break the deadlock and seal the match 4-3 in favour of his team.
Young Sinlung will face LFC in tomorrow's league match.