Classic FA scrape past SSU into Manoranjan football semifinals
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 21 2023:
SSU (Singjamei) paid dearly for conceding an own goal as Classic FA (Chingmeirong) ground out a 2-1 win for their place in the semifinals of the 13th Shaheed Manoranjan Singh Memorial State Level Football Tournament on Tuesday.
In the early stages of a seesaw battle, the pressure exerted by Classic FA on their opponents proved rewarding in the 16th minute when an attempted clearance by SSU's A Nanao went into his own net.
Buoyed by the goals, Classic FA went all out and set up Serto Worneilen who extended their advantage in the 32nd minute, heading into the second half.
The second period saw numerous attempts to score from both sides but the back-and-forth exchanges went on for the major part of the second 45 minutes until a foul committed by CLASSIC FA inside their penalty area seven minutes before the 90th minute gave SSU a penalty kick and hope of recovery.
Th Chingkheinganba stepped up and scored from the spot.
By the time SSU reduced the deficit, they were already left with little time to mount a comeback as Classic FA held on and made sure of semifinal spot.
The third quarterfinal fixture will see SU (Sagolband) take on AMOFA (Moirang) on February 23 .