KLASA drub RAU en route to State League glory
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 21 2022:
Keinou Library & Sports Association (KLASA) handed a dominant 3 0 defeat to Rising Athletic Union (RAU) to win the Khumukcham Ingocha Memorial 15th Manipur State League 2022 at Artificial Turf Ground, Lamlong Thongkhong on Wednesday.
Ningthoujam Momocha Singh, Oinam Sanatomba Singh and Sudhir Laitonjam got their names on the scoreboard in their side's memorable title triumph of the top-tier football league in Manipur.
KLASA and RAU were evenly matched in the first period that saw a couple of missed chances from both sides.
After the break, KLASA showed their intent with relentless attacks that proved rewarding.
The game finally burst into life in the 51st minute when Ningthoujam Momo-cha, who took a well-timed pass, dodged his way through the opposition defence before dispatching a powerful shot that hit the back of the net.
After the goal, KLASA were in no mood to take a cautious approach as they continued their onslaught and made further inroads in the space of eight minutes.
This time around, it was Oinam Sanatomba who did the needful with a clam finish in the 59th minute.
RAU remained clueless as they hardly threatened up-front.
And the game was as good as over for them in the 80 th minute when KLASA foui id their third.
It was Sudhir Laitonja: tn who made it 3-0 to wrap up the victory.