lst U15 Football League gets underway
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 26 2019:
The District Football Association Moirang kicked off its "1st Under 15 Football League 2019" Thursday at Moirang Multipurpose Higher Secondary Ground, Moirang, Bishnupur district featuring a total of 12 teams clubbed into two groups, in it.
The league opened with a Group A match between YSUC and SYDOP which ended goalless.
The second and last match of the opening day however witnessed a tight Group B competition where NASA beat Ideal Club 2-1 .
The match started with both teams playing cautiously and neither could score in the first half.
The play after the break saw NASA playing stronger with its W Amekar teasing Ideal Club's defence line on multiple occasion before scoring twice in the 47th and 49th minute.
A minute after W Amekar's second goal, Ideal Club saw a ray of hope with K Somorjit's pulling back goal but their latter effort fell short to close out the gap.
CMYC and Seva are lined up to play against SYC and FC Kumbi respectively in Group B matches tomorrow.
Mairembam Shivraj, Translator Manipur Legislative Assembly and Konjengbam Charanjit Singh, manager FC Moirang attended the opening ceremony as dignitaries.