TRAU, SU notch up victories in Manipur State League
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 15 2022:
Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) anol Sagolband United (SU) registered slender victories in the Tuesday's fixtures of the 15th Manipur State League at Artificial Turf Ground, Lamlong Thongkhong.
TRAU fought back from an early deficit to snatch a 2-1 win over Anouba Imagi Mangal (AIM) in their Group B encounter.
AIM started the with a bang when Khaidem Jacky Singh pounced on TRAU's defensive slipup t o give his side a 1-0 lead just four minutes from kickoff.
However, TRAU took just 10 minutes to get back into the game as Daniish Aribam evened the score before teammate Khumanthem Arun Singh was on target in the 62nd minute and his second-half goal eventually turned the tide in TRAU's favour.
Sagolband United, meanwhile, struck twice in the second period to edge past Muvanlai Athletics 2-1 in a Group A meeting.
Goals eluded both sides in the first 45 minutes.
The game sputtered to life in the early minutes of the second period when Singam Subash Singh was action in the 49th minute to put SU ahead.
Muvanlai made it all square in the 64th minute after Mungkhanlian found the back of the net.
Then the Sagolband side were awarded a penalty kick in the 88th minute for which Rungsing Muinao stepped up and converted from the spot.
In the ensuing minutes of exchanges, SU held on to seal all three points.