A2 Patsoi beat Panthoibi FC 3-1 to take PTCC Trophy title
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 31 2022:
A2 Patsoi Part I sealed the title of the PTCC Trophy 2020 (rescheduled as 2022) State Level 9-a-side Football Tournament after beating Panthoibi FC, Patsoi Part III 3-2 today in the ultimate clash.
A2 Patsoi found the opener early in the 13th minute but Panthoibi FC fought back to cancel the lead via Arun in the 20th minute.
The second half saw A2 Patsoi shifting gears and regaining the lead with Nanao strike in the 40th minute but Panthoibi FC too made their way back with Sanatombi finding the equaliser five minutes later.
However the parity did not last long as Chaoba broke the deadlock yet again in the 46th minute to ensure A2 Patsoi earned the top honour.
Ratan Jewellery, Patsoi Part I in the meantime earned the third place title beating OFA, Pungdongbam 2-1 earlier in the day.
After a barren first half, Peter (17') and Suranjoy (22') scored for the winning side while Rohit scored the only goal for the Pungdongbam side.
Eventually, winners A2 Patsoi Part-I walked away with the title trophy and a cash prize of Rs 70,000 sponsored by AK Mirabai, former MLA while runners up, Panthoibi FC got a cash reward of Rs 50,000 and a trophy.
Third place winners, Ratan Jewellery on the other hand received a cash reward of Rs 30,000 and a trophy as OFA, Pungdongbam got fair play award of Rs 3,000 and a trophy.
Individual prize winners- S Priyojit of Panthoibi FC (best goalkeeper), Wankhem Arun Singh of Panthoibi FC (best defender), Th Kishan Singh of RFC Khamnam Leirak (top scorer-22 goals) and L Gouro of Panthoibi FC (best player) were also feted with cash prize of Rs 2,000 each with trophies.