29th Junior Boys Inter District Football Tournament begins
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 04 2017:
The 29th Junior Boys Inter District Football Tournament 2017-18 kicked off today at Artificial Turf Ground, Khuman Lampak under the aegis of All Manipur Football Association (AMFA) .
The opening ceremony of the tournament was attended by S Sanatomba, president AMFA, H Sulanjoy, president Imphal East District Football Association, L Ranjit Roy, assistant general secretary AMFA and H Meghachandra, executive member AMFA, as dignitaries.
Five district teams divided into two groups are taking part in the tournament .
In the opening match (Group A) of the tournament, Imphal East district team (IEDFA) held Kakching district team (DSA Kakching) to a 3-3 draw in a high scoring match .
DSA Kakching struck the opener early in the 11th minute through W Sadananda but was equalised in the 24th minute by Md Arshad of IEDFA to keep the score level at 1-1 till the end of the first half .
After the breather, it was N Suraj who gave DSA Kakching a 2-1 lead in the 50th minute of the match.
Stung by the goal IEDFA responded soon with another equaliser struck by Y Sanajaoba in the 55th minute .
It was almost a see-saw affair with both teams evenly matched and equalising the scoreline at will.
It was IEDFA’s turn to take the lead and they succeeded when H Thoungamba fired in a stinging shot past the custodian in the 86th minute .
The fortune swung so fast that the very next minute saw an equaliser from W Tejkumar of DSA Kakching to make the score levelled at 3-3 .
Imphal West District Football Association (IWDFA) will take on District Sports Association Thoubal (DFA Thoubal) tomorrow at 1 pm.