LKSU, Ngairangbam FC, Sangai FC win IW Men's Village Open Football tournament
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 25 2019:
Sangai FC Khumbong, Ngairangbam FC and LKSU Loitang emerged victorious in their respective league matches of the ongoing Imphal West District 7-A Side Village Men's Open Football Tournament-2019 organised by Imphal West Students' Club at its ground at Khumbong, today.
In a Group D fixture staged today, Sangai FC thrashed Mangal FC Yurembam by 6-2 .
O Maniton Singh opened the account for Sangai FC in the 3rd minute of the match while his compatriot Sobha extended the lead to 2-0 in the 4th minute.
Following a 2-0 deficit, H Bidyananda Singh pulled back a goal for Mangal FC, however, their chances of making their way back into the game was cut short again as Sobha Singh struck his second in the 14th minute and helped maintain the 2 goal lead for Sangai FC.
Khumbong side continued to exert pressure on their opponent and netted another goal through P Linthoi Singh in the 15th minute to make the scoreboard read 4-1 in favour of them.
Mangal FC, with a little hope of equalising the score, scored their second through M Malemnganba in the 18th minute, before O Mocha Singh and P Linthoi Singh scored the 5th and 6th goal of Sangai FC in the 28th and 30th minute respectively.
The second (Group B) match too saw a one side match as Ngairangbam FC sealed a comfortable 4-0 win over BFC Awangkhunou, riding on two goals from O Oken and one each from W Dinku and Kh Suresh.
The only competitive match of the day was played between LKSU Loitang and IWSC-A, in which the former team had a narrow 3-2 win over the latter.
Chinghei Singh, Jimmy Sing and Daya Singh scored one goal each for LKSU while Taibanganba scored the two goals for IWSC-A.