DFA-A, AFC share spoils in 1st U-13 Boys Football Tournament
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 28 2018:
DFA-A, Thoubal and AFC, Thoubal Athokpam finished their last Group C league match of the 1st U-13 Boys Football League Tournament with a 2-2 stalement to bow out of the tournament.
Group A winners KRC, Thoubal Kshetrileikai will face Group C winners, KWYWA, Kiyam Wangmataba in the first semi final match of the tournament organised by DFA Thoubal at Chaoyaima Higher Secondary playground on January 30 while Group B winners, CRA, Chrangpat Mamang Leikai will take on Group D winners, Yairipok H/S on the same day for a place in the final.
The last league match was a very crucial game for DFA-A as a win with 4 goal difference or more would have handed them the semi-final berth but they fell short to reach the target and settled for a 2-2 draw with AFC.
In this see-saw match, Lenin M of DFA-A found the opener when the match was only 4 minutes old but Khongkham Thoithoi of AFC came up with the equaliser in the 18th minute.
The parity broke the very next minute as S Roshan of DFA-A found the breakthrough and gave his team a 2-1 lead.
Disappointed with the sudden takeover, AFC threw more men in the opponents half started to find the gap and it was Khongkham Thoithoi again who came to the rescue slotted home the ball and levelled the score again at 2-2 in the 30th minute.
The second half saw both teams trying to capitalise over one another but their defense lines played a commendable job in neutralising all possible
threats they made.