LBFC, SSMMT advance to Cdl Veteran football tourney semis
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 04 2022:
Lamkang Brothers FC and SS Moring MT progressed to the semifinals of the 2nd Veteran Football Tournament 2022 which got underway at Mini Sports Complex, Chandel, on Saturday.
Lamkang Brothers FC scored a 3-2 win over Bujuur Veteran FC to ensure their place in the last four.
Sk Bungthot put Lamkang Brothers ahead in the 19th minute and Sk Benjamin made it 2-0 in the 45th minute before Ashok halved the deficit for Bujuur in the 52nd minute and teammate Minthang's 61st-minute strike put his side on level terms.
After conceding two goals in succession, Lamkang Brothers bounced back in a matter of four minutes as Th Warngam broke the 2-2 deadlock in the 65th minute and his goal eventually proved to be decisive.
The second match saw SS Moring MT defeat Japhou Veteran FC 2-1 to join Lamkang Brothers in the semifinals.
Thanglianmung opened the scoring for SS Mohring in the 9th minute but it was cancelled out by Ng Holy's 45th minute goal for Japhou.
Then it was up to Surash whose goal in the 59th minute tilted the scales in SS Mohring's favour.