U-14 football: UFC outscore SDC 4-3
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 05 2023:
United Football Club (UFC) fended off Social Development (SDC) in a 4-3 win as Regular Football Coaching Center (RFCC) and Eastern Sporting Union (ESU) settled for a point each in the U-14 Boys' Inter Club Football Toumament on Sunday.
Machungangpou Rongmei netted a brace in UFC's triumph against SDC.
Machungangpou put UFC in front in the 16th minute and then Namsinlung Kamei doubled their lead in the 22nd minute before SDC halved the deficit in the 29th minute through Longjam Boss Singh.
UFC restored their two-goal cushion when Phaomei Pouchungthai found their third goal in the 25th minute before Machungpou scored his second goal and made it 4-1 in the first minute of first-half added time.
After the break, UFC went into a lull as SDC further reduced the arrears in the 51st minute through Laishram Phalguni Singh.
They then fought hard but their comeback effort fell short.
By the time SDC scored their third goal through of Shandham Shyam Singh (80+1), it was too late.
Meanwhile, RFCC and ESU shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.