56th CC Meet: ZFC beats TRUGPU, KSC blanks UPAA
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 07 2013:
Zomi Football Club (ZFC), Churachandpur today thrashed Tiddim Road Unique Gmay Players' Union (TRUGPU), Nambol 4-1 and entered into the pre-quarter final rounds of the ongoing 56th Sir Churachand Singh KCSI, CBE Memorial Football Tournament (CC Meet) organised by AMFA at Mapal Kangjeibung, Imphal.
In the first match today, ZFC thrashed TRUGPU with a humiliating defeat of 4-1.The match began with high notes among the players of both teams.
Jolthang of ZFC drew the first blood in the 12th minute of the match.
Unable open their goal account, TRUGPU players did not lose their hearts and kept on mounting pressure against their opponents to square back the game.
As a result of their efforts, they successfully equalised the score in the last minute of the first half.
The equaliser of TRUGPU was scored by N Rajesh in the 45th minute of the match.
However, in the second half, ZFC played the match with a whole new tactics and caught the players of TRUGPU offguard and took the lead again in the 47th minute of the match with a volley from Lalminlian Vaiphei.
Minutes later, Jamthianlal of ZFC added a goal into his team's account and extended the lead to 3-1 in the 54th minute.
Short of two goals, TRUGPU players recovered soon from the shock of two successive goals which left them far behind in the scoreboard.
With all their might, they tried their best to defend themselves against the strong attacks of ZFC and in the same time, they also tried to get behind the defence of ZFC and square back the game.
But it was the skill and coordination of ZFC players which pay in the last as they scored their fourth and last goal of the match against TRUGPU in the 90th minute of the match and left TRUGPU players yearning for more time if possible.
However there were not that much time for TRUGPU show up a good fight and claim back the match and had to exit from the tournament with a heavy heart.
Later, in the second match, KSC, Nambulane blanked UPAA, Kyamgei with two goals and entered the pre-quarter final rounds.
The two goals of KSC were scored by Housonpao and S Bungthot in the 56th minutes of the match respectively.