SSU and NISA wins at CC Meet football
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 05 2013 :
Former champions SSU, Singjamei and NISA, Thangmeiband dominated their respective opponents to cruise into the pre-quarter final round of the 56th CC Meet football tournament being held at Mapal Kangjeibung.
In second round matches played today, SSU trounced KIYC, Kshetri Iril Mapal 7-1 while NISA blanked another former champion ESU, Wangkhei 3-0 .
Md Sahidur Rahman, who opened the SSU score in the 10th minute, netted his second of the match in the second minute of first half injury time as the Singjamei side took the break with a comfortable 4-0 advantage as L Gogocha (16th) and L Dewan (30th) also found the match in the opening session.
Md Imran Khan maintained the pressure on the rivals with the team's fifth goal in the 53rd minute.
While A Rojio Singh (54th) pulled back one for KIYC, Gogocha completed his hattrick with a brace (60th, 86th) to ensure easy passage for the Singjamei side to the pre-quarters.
The second match between NISA and ESU ended in a goalless stalemate at the lemon break but NISA translated dominance into goals in the second half with S Herojit (51st), P Peter Meitei (55th) and Th Borish Singh (77th) finding the back of the rival goal.
USA, Khurai will play DM Rao, sekmai (11.30 am) while TRAU, Kwakeithel take on YOSC, Khurai 1.30 pm) in tomorrow's matches.