Iputhou Pureiromba Cup : Young Boys, NKFC-A cruise into semi-finals
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 30 2019:
Young Boys, Pukhao beat YDCL, Pungdongbam 2-1 while NKFC-A, Nongada overcame Sekta-A by 3-1 goals to seal their place in the semi-finals of the ongoing Iputhou Pureiromba Cup soccer tournament jointly organised by Eastern Lion Club, Nongada and Eastern Unique Club, Kameng at their playgrounds.
The first quarter final match of the tournament saw Young Boys ride on Umakanta and S Abung goals to beat YDCL Pungdongbam by 2-1 goals to book the semi-final berth.
YDCL had the most of the ball in the early part of the game and opened up the scoring in the 11th minute of the game through Leishemba.
Young Boys however pulled level in the 20th minute of the match through Umakanta before S Abung hit the winner in the 39th minute of the match.
The second quarter final match was also a similar one as K Naoba gave Sekta-A the opener in the 12th minute before NKFC-A overturned the lead and sealed the victory with goals coming from Rupa (23'), Abungo (25') and Prakash (50') .