16th KIWT 2020 : Ward No 10, 14 triumph in football
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, January 24 2020:
With the tempo and mood of 16th Kanggui Inter Ward Tournament, the biggest sports event in Kangpokpi DHQs skyrocketing last few matches in both football and volleyball disciplines are giving everyone thrilling experiences.
In today's first ground of the main football, Ward No 10 had a narrow 1-0 win over Ward No 2(A) and booked themselves a place in the knockout round.
The winning goal was scored by Lamginlen in the 49th minute.
Meanwhile Ward No 4 vs 7 match ended in a 2-2 draw in the second ground.
Ward No 7 found the opener in the early 3rd minute through Lunjangam before Haogoumang added another goal in the 10th minute.
However, Ward No 4 cut the gap when Seiboilen brilliantly converted a penalty kick at the stroke of the half hour mark before slotting home another in the 45th minute to pull level.
Despite Ward No 4's hard earned equalizer, Ward No 7 entered into the knockout round.
In the veteran football, Ward No 14 had an unexpected 1 -0 win over Ward No 3 with a brilliant goal from Thangpi in the 23rd minute.
But the team could not make themselves into the knockout round as Ward No 3 despite the loss entered into the knockout round having better goal count.
In men's volleyball, Ward No 1(A) defeated Ward No 16 25-12/24-25/25-19/25-20 before Ward No 10 defeated Ward No 4 25-9/25-17/25-11 .
Meanwhile in women's volleyball, Ward No 3 (A) defeated Ward No 11 25-21/ 25-22 .